my favorite ccw big bore

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Roosi 720 in 44 Special. 3in
My opinion, Rossi's best built handgun. I chose to install a hammer on mine. My main ccw.


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A buddy of mines mom has one. She doesn't shoot it, or even keep any ammo for it. She just likes having it around.

I've been trying to talk them out of it for a couple years since I shot it (I happened to have a buncha 44spl on hand for my 629 I had with me)
 
So are all the Rossi handguns made by Taurus today? And do they make both Rossi & Taurus models on the same lines?
 
I have an older Rossi snubbie in 38Secial . Made in Brazil. One of my better hand guns. Solid, shoots well.
 
They only made the 720 for a couple/few years in the early 90's. That was way before the Taurus days. I have the hammerless integral sight model as pictured, and also one with a hammer and adjustable sights. The latter is extremely fun to shoot. As far as I know all of them are stainless with 3" barrels.
 
The older Taurus and Rossi guns were actually very good quality (before about 1995). I used to work for a dealer and we sold and did work on them and they were quite nice for the price. No QC issues at all. But current models do have a lot of problems and should be avoided. I wish now that I had bought a few of those older Taurus and Rossi revolvers. You could easily get a nice trigger pull on them with the original factory parts. I have been a huge fan of .44 Spl. snubs since about 1985. When S&W announced the introduction of their Model 696 L frame .44 Spl. I bought the first one I saw for $400. Those guns are going for close to $1000 today (or more). It is still my main carry gun today and I have not found anything better - the DA pull is the best I have ever felt on any S&W revolver (after a little work). The .44 Spl. is a fantastic cartridge. The early Taurus models were available in blued steel and stainless. Not sure about the Rossi guns - I think they were all stainless. With any of the .44 Spl. snubs DO NOT run high velocity light bullet +P Corbon/Buffalo Bore loads in them - they will greatly accelerate wear and they are not needed. A 200 gr. or heavier bullet will do the job and will not abuse the gun.
 
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I watched a auction run it’s course a couple weeks ago. Same gun as above, but unfluted. I couldn’t do it, but that gun was gorgeous. I think it was listed as a 711 or 721.
 
Yup. They make a VERY FINE carry gun. I was stupid not to buy one when I could get them at dealer cost.
 
Here is a not very good picture of the other main version, the one with a hammer and adjustable sights. I think maybe both could be gotten with fluted or unfluted cylinders, but I could be mistaken about that. This one is very accurate for a smallish revolver shooting a largish cartridge.

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My hammerless version has the fluted cylinder and its trigger isn't as smooth.

Rossi720 44 Spcl

Rossi720 44 Spcl

 
I can't remember ever having seen a Rossi with a unfluted cylinder. Very cool.
 
I got lucky on the hammerless one. I saw it on Gunbroker for somewhere around $250-$300. I realized it was at a pawnshop just a few miles from my house. I drove over there and offered them $50 less, and they jumped on it. I don't think they really knew what they had.

My other one had been abused. The hammer-mounted firing pin (hammer nose?) broke off during a range trip. If that ever happens to you, a S&W Model 10 hammer nose can be carefully modified to fit. It's worked fine ever since.
 
Drail said:
The older Taurus and Rossi guns were actually very good quality (before about 1995). I used to work for a dealer and we sold and did work on them and they were quite nice for the price. No QC issues at all. But current models do have a lot of problems and should be avoided. I wish now that I had bought a few of those older Taurus and Rossi revolvers. You could easily get a nice trigger pull on them with the original factory parts. I have been a huge fan of .44 Spl. snubs since about 1985. When S&W announced the introduction of their Model 696 L frame .44 Spl. I bought the first one I saw for $400. Those guns are going for close to $1000 today (or more). It is still my main carry gun today and I have not found anything better - the DA pull is the best I have ever felt on any S&W revolver (after a little work). The .44 Spl. is a fantastic cartridge. The early Taurus models were available in blued steel and stainless. Not sure about the Rossi guns - I think they were all stainless. With any of the .44 Spl. snubs DO NOT run high velocity light bullet +P Corbon/Buffalo Bore loads in them - they will greatly accelerate wear and they are not needed. A 200 gr. or heavier bullet will do the job and will not abuse the gun.
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+1! The Brazilians had a golden age between about '85 and '95. Quality before that was about the same as the Spanish Basque-region gun makers like Astra and Star, but after that era has been slipping steadily.

I would love to have that .44spl, or even another '80s M85!
 
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