I received the Rossi R92 yesterday afternoon. The gun looks great and Rossi has really stepped up their game in the cosmetics department. I ordered a spring kit, safety delete button, and a stainless steel magazine spring and follower to fix a few design issues with the gun.
While the gun's action is smooth, chambering a round takes some effort as the cartridge catches on the two notches at the bottom of the barrel. If I continue and chamber a round it puts parallel gouges on the bottom of the cartridge. If I stop and slightly relieve the pressure on the lever, then continue, it is easier, but it still scratches the brass.
Here's where it gets stuck. Its hard to see, but the cartridge is tilted up slightly and the bullet is all the way in the chamber.
I think its getting stuck on these two notches.
The brass has two parallel gouges on it after chambering. I don't know why the gouges aren't straight - maybe the cartridge spins as it enters the chamber? It shouldn't have encountered the rifling at the point where it gets stuck.
I compared the width from the outside of one notch to the outside of the other notch and its wider than the distance between the marks on the case. It looks like they are being made with the outside edge of one notch and the inside edge of the other. I'm just not sure which ones are involved.
Here's a cartridge I chambered about 20 times. This is unacceptable.
Those two notches at the bottom of the barrel seem like an odd design choice. I wonder why there isn't ramped area for the cartridge to slide on into the chamber. I've contacted both the vendor I bought the rile from and Rossi to see what they say about the issue. I have to take it apart to install the parts I ordered and I could use a small round file to take those sharp edges off those notches, but once I do that, the gun is my problem and not the Vendor's or Rossi's. I'm inclined to just wait to hear what they have to say about the situation. It sure is disappointing.
While the gun's action is smooth, chambering a round takes some effort as the cartridge catches on the two notches at the bottom of the barrel. If I continue and chamber a round it puts parallel gouges on the bottom of the cartridge. If I stop and slightly relieve the pressure on the lever, then continue, it is easier, but it still scratches the brass.
Here's where it gets stuck. Its hard to see, but the cartridge is tilted up slightly and the bullet is all the way in the chamber.
I think its getting stuck on these two notches.
The brass has two parallel gouges on it after chambering. I don't know why the gouges aren't straight - maybe the cartridge spins as it enters the chamber? It shouldn't have encountered the rifling at the point where it gets stuck.
I compared the width from the outside of one notch to the outside of the other notch and its wider than the distance between the marks on the case. It looks like they are being made with the outside edge of one notch and the inside edge of the other. I'm just not sure which ones are involved.
Here's a cartridge I chambered about 20 times. This is unacceptable.
Those two notches at the bottom of the barrel seem like an odd design choice. I wonder why there isn't ramped area for the cartridge to slide on into the chamber. I've contacted both the vendor I bought the rile from and Rossi to see what they say about the issue. I have to take it apart to install the parts I ordered and I could use a small round file to take those sharp edges off those notches, but once I do that, the gun is my problem and not the Vendor's or Rossi's. I'm inclined to just wait to hear what they have to say about the situation. It sure is disappointing.