Rossi LWC single shot

OkayShooter said:
Well Rossi has 333 USD MSRP which is like 457$ CAD, so 479 isn't bad.

I mean some people buy a 200$ shotgun and a 250$ adapter, because the single shot rifles are no wheres to be found.
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Fair point. I've noticed that Bullseye tends to price stuff on the high side in general though, so I'll wait. Plus I don't do pre-orders. Watched too many people get burned by those around here over the years...
 
Suther said:
Fair point. I've noticed that Bullseye tends to price stuff on the high side in general though, so I'll wait. Plus I don't do pre-orders. Watched too many people get burned by those around here over the years...
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Yeah I never pre order. But I really wanted a single shot in 357.
 
unstableryan said:
I wanted a big badger in 30-30 or .350 this summer, but the 8.6 version of this looks attractive. I want something to cast super heavy bullets slow for cheap.
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Canada's Gun Store lists a 30-30 Big Badger, but sold out. I don't think they've actually received any, I think they've just put it up on their website in anticipation.
 
I got one in .357 and shot it today with an inexpensive red dot.
In my opinion, it's a well built gun, and is a good purchase for the price (it was 490 CAD + tax + shipping for me).
The barrel has nice matte coating (nitride? phosphate?), not shiny bluing.

Trigger is not fantastic, but very usable. I didn't shoot it for groups from a rest, but when shooting off hands at 25 yards with a red dot sight, subjectively it's as accurate as you can be - it places a bullet exactly where the red dot is. I'm not planning to put a scope on it and not planning to shot it at long distances, so I'm very happy with accuracy.

It's a light gun and the buttstock has no recoil pad, so .357 Mag (AE 158gr soft point) recoil is quite unpleasant if you're wearing clothes made of thin synthetic fabric. I've ordered an inexpensive recoil pad and an ammo holder, hopefully it's going to improve shooting experience.

Shooting .38 SPL (also 158gr) from this gun is just pure fun - there is some recoil, but not much, a good option for teaching new shooters.
There were no malfunctions of any kind (around 50 rounds fired total, magnum and special). The button which unlocks the barrel is pain to use (quite literally, after awhile), I hope it's going to get a bit easier over time.

Ergonomics of the stock is not bad, but not stellar - not very surprisingly square profile of the stock where it meets the receiver doesn't feel great in hand. A single action revolver feels much better in hand. I want to replace the stock with the one from Rossi Tuffy (it has a pistol grip, looks decent and probably feels good in hand too), but can't find it anywhere in Canada for sale. I found a thread online where a guy said he has both LWC and Tuffy, and either stock fits either gun, so compatibility shouldn't be an issue.
 
brybenn said:
I looked at the 44mag but couldn't get passed the looks. Bought the cva take down. Glad I did
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Rossi LWC is not going to win any beauty contests, that's for sure. I'd buy CVA if they (or any other decent manufacturer, really) made a .357 Mag break action carbine. For unknown reason CVA has .44 Mag carbines but not .357 Mag. Caliber was a crucial factor because the only other gun I have for .357 Mag is a single action revolver, and I'm not using it often enough, so I wanted to have an alternative way to use the same ammo.

Lever actions look nice, but I don't love to shoot them, and they are very expensive currently. Ruger 77/357 is a nice gun, but at 1500 CAD it's a bit too much. So Rossi was pretty much the only option. But I don't mind, it's a very solid gun, I don't regret buying it and already ordered some accessories for it.
 
scriptguru said:
I got one in .357 and shot it today with an inexpensive red dot.
In my opinion, it's a well built gun, and is a good purchase for the price (it was 490 CAD + tax + shipping for me).
The barrel has nice matte coating (nitride? phosphate?), not shiny bluing.

Trigger is not fantastic, but very usable. I didn't shoot it for groups from a rest, but when shooting off hands at 25 yards with a red dot sight, subjectively it's as accurate as you can be - it places a bullet exactly where the red dot is. I'm not planning to put a scope on it and not planning to shot it at long distances, so I'm very happy with accuracy.

It's a light gun and the buttstock has no recoil pad, so .357 Mag (AE 158gr soft point) recoil is quite unpleasant if you're wearing clothes made of thin synthetic fabric. I've ordered an inexpensive recoil pad and an ammo holder, hopefully it's going to improve shooting experience.

Shooting .38 SPL (also 158gr) from this gun is just pure fun - there is some recoil, but not much, a good option for teaching new shooters.
There were no malfunctions of any kind (around 50 rounds fired total, magnum and special). The button which unlocks the barrel is pain to use (quite literally, after awhile), I hope it's going to get a bit easier over time.

Ergonomics of the stock is not bad, but not stellar - not very surprisingly square profile of the stock where it meets the receiver doesn't feel great in hand. A single action revolver feels much better in hand. I want to replace the stock with the one from Rossi Tuffy (it has a pistol grip, looks decent and probably feels good in hand too), but can't find it anywhere in Canada for sale. I found a thread online where a guy said he has both LWC and Tuffy, and either stock fits either gun, so compatibility shouldn't be an issue.
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Where did you get yours?

I'm still waiting on a pre order from Bullseye..
 
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