What do I have here? (Lever action)

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Looks like you’ve got yourself a nice rifle.

Rossi’s sometimes came new with some problems, hopefully they’ve been worked out on yours by now.

They’re known to be pretty accurate, and it’s a strong action. They’ve come drilled and tapped for a scope for a while, it would be a scout scope as the holes are under the rear sight. Hard to tell from your photo, but it appears to be “case colored”, but they used chemicals rather than real heat treatment, so not the longest lasting finish.

Lots on info on www.Rossi-rifleman.com

Good luck with your new gun!
 
NorthBorder said:
NICE GIFT! Is that ammo on that box?
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Box says Federal .22 LR. That's a nice rifle. It's not a carbine. It looks like a 24 inch barrel. Early Rossi's could have rough actions out of the box. I know mine you had to really slam the lever down to get the elevator to come up. I filled the action with white lithium grease and worked it for a couple of hours and it slicked up to where you could feed ammo with your pinky finger.
 
I have an OLD Rossi in 357. It was rough and massively over sprung. Especially the ejector spring. But with some work it cleaned up nicely.

Lever guns are fun, enjoy it. You will probably be a lot happier shooting 44spl than 44 mag.
 
I had a Rossi full length rifle with an octagon bbl years ago. .45 Colt. It was previously owned by a Cowboy Action Shooter and it had had thousands of rounds through it. It was the slickest, smoothest lever gun I have ever handled. It rivaled any toggle action Winchester I have ever used. Its owner said it took about about four or five hundred rounds to reach the state it was in. Rossi's are usually a bit cobby at first but they can turn into slick and smooth guns.
 
tark said:
It is a modern replica of an 1892 Winchester.
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Howdy

That is correct. A replica of the Winchester Model 1892.

This Model 1892 is chambered for 44-40 and left the factory in 1897. It has a tang mounted peep sight. The barrel is 24" long.

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This Model 1892 is a carbine. Also chambered for 44-40. In addition to the 20" barrel, notice the different shape of the butt stock, the barrel bands that keep the fore stock and magazine in place, and the lack of a fore stock cap. It shipped in 1918.

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I had a .45 Colt Rossi 92 that looked identical to yours @horsemen61

Mine handled pretty rough so I took the advice of some of my cowboy action pards and bought the Rossi 92 DVD from Stevez Guns and performed some of the mods he recommended in his video. I did not fully “slick it up” because I wasn’t only using it for competitions, but also hunting and a general woods gun.
Here is his website https://stevesgunz.com/

Mine was a very accurate shooter once I figured out what load it liked. The one problem I did have after putting a thousand rounds through it was it started ejecting live rounds with fired brass. It was a simple matter of shimming the right cartridge guide with a .005” shim.
Also, mine was cartridge length sensitive. If I loaded cartridges to max SAAMI maximum length I would have a bit of a time cycling the lever to load cartridges. That was 1.600”. When I set the bullet in a little to a cartridge length of 1.585” - 1.590” my cartridge fed perfectly.
I sold mine because I wanted a shorter rifle after having shoulder issues.
Mine was a fine shooter once I cleaned things up a bit and figured out what it liked.

Congratulations on your new Rossi. :thumbup:
 
Go hit stevesgunz. I found the best simple upgrades he has is a steel magazine follower and a fiber optic front sight. If you want to do more longer distance shooting, get a tang peep for it. Makes a huge difference.

Your lever may be a little rough, but shoot it a while and it will slick up. They can be quite accurate.
 
You got gifted a nice rifle. Rossi discontinued the octagon barrel case hardened receiver rifles a few years back. I assume they are still out of production.
 
You coulda let on that you acquired it in a faro game…

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But getting it as a gift is pretty cool, too. :)

I did the magazine follower upgrades and also bought the dvd from Steves Gunz for my Rossi’s in .357 and .45 Colt. (My .44 is an 1894 Trapper, it’s not quite as smooth-functioning as the 1892 actions are.)

Let us know how it shoots for you when you get a chance. :thumbup:

Stay safe.
 
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