My Rossi 462

Im real happy with mine. I had to dull down the finish a bit... the fingerprints were driving me crazy. GREAT revolver for a budget price. I an going to buy the 6" after the first of the year.

You done good.

Good looking Snubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If that grip in the original pic is anything like my Rossi 877. They deteriorate and melt onto the frame. I got a compact pachmyar grip that isn't a perfect fit for my similar revolver but I bet you would be better off replacing it with the kind you see in that image with the two blued Rossi's. They probably fit just right. Mine needed a bit of fitting but it's better than gooey black stuff. Maybe Rossi changed the composition to the grips since they made my model, but they sure look the same. I like these Rossi snubbies too. So far so good with mine. It looks a lot like yours except the cylinder release button and the underlug and ejector rod.

A Rossi snub was my truck gun for years. I shot and cleaned it weekly. A buddy of has it now since I found a Smith 649 on consignment at the LGS for carry and put a Taurus 605 in the truck.

Rossi is now owned by taurus and I have no idea of the quality but the old one I had was reliable, accurate, well made and inexpensive.

I do a lot of work on Colt and Smith and Wesson revolvers, and I'm very much biased towards those two brands. However. One of newer Rossi full size .357's came into the shop the other day and I was pretty impressed. I didn't get a chance to look inside of it, but it felt right, locked up tight, and was a whole lot smoother than the stuff Charter Arms is putting out nowadays. Do you guys experience pretty good accuracy with your Rossis?

spazzymcgee :

Do you guys experience pretty good accuracy with your Rossis?

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Well, it's a short barrel and I can put all my shots into the vital areas in a life size bad guy target at 15 yds, and head shots at 7 yds. Mine shoots about as accurate I guess as my Ruger SP101 with a similar barrel, but double action is tough on both and definitely almost twice as hard on the Rossi. Shooting single action is no big deal anyway as I have trained myself to always fire my revolvers in SA anyway.

My wife's car gun is a 462. She is comfortable with the revolver and shoots it well.

Need dimensions of the Rossi 462

Can someone who owns one of these guns measure the diameter of the cylinder and also the width of the frame at a point above the grip?

I asked Rossi about these dimensions and believe it or not they could not tell me. They just referred me to the site.

Bill

Cylinder diameter 1.460"
Frame width right behind cylinder release latch .543

Thanks Weblance!

That means the frame of the 462 is slightly narrower than the Detective Special and the cylinder is about the size of an S&W K frame.

Bill

One of my best friends is a Rossi!

Had a Rossi Model 88 many years ago and found it to be very well made gun, both inside and out. I used it as my upsized (.38 Special), Kit Gun, taking it on many a hike through the backwoods.

I had a Model 68. The firing pin cracked within the first few boxes of shells. A new one was only a couple of bucks, though.

Tallball

That would be the Model 720 in .44 Special I believe. I have two of them with the fluted cylinders, and a Model 971 comp version (same stainless frame) in .357 magnum with the non fluted cylinder and built in compensator.

I have a lot of repect for these Models and workmanship on the ones I have are as good as the much higher priced guns.

MN - Yeah, that's my 720. I have four 44's, and it is my favorite. The trigger and accuracy are excellent, especially for an inexpensive revolver with a 3" barrel. Mine had been abused, but a local gunsmith helped me rescue it. I saw a hammerless fixed sight version for sale a while ago and wanted it badly, but money is tight right now and I already have a shrouded Bulldog.

If the newer Rossis are as good as mine, they are very good deals.

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If the newer Rossis are as good as mine, they are very good deals.

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Without any idea about long term durability, my 462 is an excellent revolver. Everything is nicely done, its smooth and pretty. It shoots to point of aim with 158 gr 357s, ejects spent brass perfectly, and has a good trigger in DA, and an excellent trigger in SA. The fact that its a 6 shot, and was less than $300 makes it a no-brainer for anyone looking for an excellent deal on a 357 snub.

My only complaint is the rear sight notch is small, and the front sight completely fills the notch, making it a bit difficult to get a fast sight picture. If Rossi would open up the rear sight notch a bit, they would have a perfect 10 with the 462.

I just bought a 462. I like it. It's fun to shoot and, works great. Good looking little revolver too.