Rossi Levergun

[Matthew Clark]

Thanks to all for your comments. I apologize for the delay in revisiting and answering your questions. I had a bout with covid and my students need to stay on track,so zoom meetings and trying to get well kept me overwhelmed for a bit.
I really appreciate all your comments and engagement in conversation. Thanks and Happy Shooting!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Hey my friend, sorry it took so long to get back here. A bout with covid and trying not to let my students down kept me busy.
Sorry someone installed your sight poorly. I love those peeps on a levergun.
I put the hammer extension on all of my leverguns due to poor feeling in my left thumb. I want to insure in the heat of the moment my thumb has a good perch on the hammer. One mishap was all it took for me to start adding it to all of them. No harm was done, just a missed shot when I thought I had it in the bag. Thanks and happy shooting!

Oh oh...are you another of us THR High School teachers? Seems to be a bunch of us. I retired early, just before the covid. Nice timing eh? Or...middle school? I'm not brave enough to do that. I did enjoy the grade-schools when I was substituting. The little kids are great.

Anyhow, yes I prefer peeps, but going back to the buckhorns on my Rossi was my best no-cost option at the time. And again, for a walk-about rifle just to keep the lions and tigers and bears from biting me, the buckhorns are fine. Yes both sights were installed poorly.

Okay, keep them hammer extensions on for that thumb of yours. !!!!

 

[Matthew Clark]

Okay, keep them hammer extensions on for that thumb of yours. !!!!

Absolutely! Lol
The trigger wasn't pulled during that first mishap on a Henry. The hammer did snap forward and was a wakeup call. It didn't fire but definitely got my attention. The game got away while I was distracted but no one was injured. It is a permanent must have since then.
Thanks and Happy Shooting!

 

[hawg]

I miss my Interarms 44-40 Rossi. I hated to sell it but I needed the money. The action was a little rough but it slicked up nice without buying extra parts. I did put a marbles full buckhorn on it.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I miss my Interarms 44-40 Rossi. I hated to sell it but I needed the money. The action was a little rough but it slicked up nice without buying extra parts. I did put a marbles full buckhorn on it.

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Dang! .44-40! Classic! That's cool, yep should have kept it. I'd need a warehouse if I had kept everything I should have kept. Mostly cars and motorcycles though, which take up a little more room.

 

[Gerd33]

I picked up my first M92 Rossi last fall chambered in 454 Casull.

 

[adcoch1]

I picked up my first M92 Rossi last fall chambered in 454 Casull.

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That ammo is mighty expensive, and in such a light gun it might kick too much. If you need to trade it for something to save you the headaches, I'll help you out... Just kidding of course, but that is a virtual grail gun for me. Nice specimen!

 

[Choctaw]

I have purchased four R92s since the end of the pandemic. I must say that each has had a decent trigger and a fairly smooth action right out of the box.

 

[courtgreene]

I have a 357Mag on layaway that is stainless. I do prefer blued, but I'll take what's available for now.
Thanks and Happy Shooting!

Funny, I wanted the stainless but found a blued one and snatched it up. We are mirroring one another.

when I got it I was sure I’d put the bolt sight safety replacement on it, but son of a gun it shoots great with the factory sight. So I’ll probably just plug the safety eventually and be done with it.

 

[Beck]

I miss my Interarms 44-40 Rossi. I hated to sell it but I needed the money. The action was a little rough but it slicked up nice without buying extra parts. I did put a marbles full buckhorn on it.

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I still have a pre-Braztech Rossi 92 in 357 Magnum, 20" barrel, imported by Interarms from early 1990s I love it. 3" groups at 100 yards with Federal American Eagle 158 gr JSP. It was a little stiff when new, but time and some work smoothing of the internals has it running slick as can be. It has the barrel band front sight, which is ok... is what it is, but I'd rather have the traditional barrel mounted sight that can be adjusted for windage. Other than that, it's peachy. I put a marbles semi-buckhorn rear sight on mine, which works for me.

 

[chicharrones]

I picked up my first M92 Rossi last fall chambered in 454 Casull.

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Woah. That has a removable magazine tube?

 

[Gerd33]

Woah. That has a removable magazine tube?

This one certainly does.
It takes 5 or 6 turns to completely unscrew it and be able to remove to access the tube loading port so I'm not sure why I would utilize that option over loading through the side gate.
It could be handy for unloading though.

That ammo is mighty expensive, and in such a light gun it might kick too much. If you need to trade it for something to save you the headaches, I'll help you out... Just kidding of course, but that is a virtual grail gun for me. Nice specimen!

Thanks, I have to admit that one of the reasons I acquired it was that it can also utilize 45 colt if I want something milder than the 454.

 

[chicharrones]

This one certainly does.
It takes 5 or 6 turns to completely unscrew it and be able to remove to access the tube loading port so I'm not sure why I would utilize that option over loading through the side gate.
It could be handy for unloading though.

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Very interesting. Thank you for the follow up photo.

 

[21H40]

20" 44M that I picked up last year. I couldn't use the buckhorn sight very well, so I opted for a RDS instead.

The trigger's fine, but the metal edges are sharp. Especially around the loading gate. I've bled more for this rifle than any other thanks to the stiff spring and sharp edge!

 

[Alaskamike]

Woah. That has a removable magazine tube?

Yep, the Rossi 92s that were chambered in .454 and .480 Ruger got those.

What I really like is that they are also threaded into the receiver, so no backing out under recoil like I've had happen on my .44 mag model 92.

 

[Speedo66]

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20" 44M that I picked up last year. I couldn't use the buckhorn sight very well, so I opted for a RDS instead.

The trigger's fine, but the metal edges are sharp. Especially around the loading gate. I've bled more for this rifle than any other thanks to the stiff spring and sharp edge!

You can use the top end of a drill bit to burnish down the sharp edges, even inside the loading gate.

Worked great on mine.

 

[Hokkmike]

She is pretty enough to take out often.

 

[GRIZ22]

I have a 357Mag on layaway that is stainless. I do prefer blued, but I'll take what's available for now.
Thanks and Happy Shooting!

Interesting. When I bought my blued 357 a few years ago you couldn't find a stainless.

I've zeroed mine for 158 gr 357 at 100 yds. With the same sight setting its zeroed at 50 yds with Federal 147 gr +p+.