Rossi, Legacy Puma, Rossi Puma

[TexasPatriot.308]

I was looking for a .44 mag carbine and came across one at a pawn shop used for $400, it was a Puma. I got a Legacy catalog which apparently is the parent of Puma and their MSRPs were in the $1,000 range, Buds Gun Shop lists some Puma .44 mag carbines for $400. What is the difference in these rifles, the Rossi, Legacy Puma, and Rossi Puma other than the apparent price? the Rossi Model 92s also are in the $400 plus range. they appear to be the same version of the old model 92s.

 

[ap55]

Had a Rossi 92 in 357 mag,would fire 38 specials and not feed the 357 mags.spent 6 months at the gunsmith,got it working.By then I didn't like it and didn't trust it.Save your some trouble and get a Marlin.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

I hear from several gun dealers and my gunsmith that the new Marlins being made by Remington have "issues" and do not recommend buying one, instead to look for the older ones made by Marlin itself.

 

[MAKster]

Many of the 1892s are made by Rossi in Brazil. Over the years they have been imported by Legacy Sports, EMF, Navy Arms, and a few other companies. "Puma" is just a brand name created by Legacy Sports. The Legacy Puma 1892s are now made in Italy by Chiappa and the price is much higher than the Brazil guns.

 

[DPris]

The Puma was an Interarms brand name for 1892 Winchester copies made in Brazil by Rossi.
Interarms disbanded when its owner died.

Legacy Sports now owns the rights to the Puma brand, and Legacy's Pumas are made in Italy by Chiappa.

Puma was never a manufacturer.
Rossi still makes their '92s, they're just no longer called Pumas.
Denis

 

[Pete D.]

Rossi

I have had a Rossi/Puma lever gun - .357 Magnum - for a couple of decades now. Nice, handy, accurate little carbine. It is a wonderful walk-in-the-woods gun. Hornady's new Leverevolution soft tipped bullets have added a new dimension to its use.
Pete

 

[bannockburn]

I have a Rossi Model 92 that was imported by Legacy Sports a few years back. It's a .45 Colt 16" barrel large loop lever carbine. The action is very smooth and the gun itself handles very nicely, being extremely quick and easy getting it on target.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

I have a Rossi Puma sold by Legacy (before Legacy went to Chiappa as a supplier of 1892 clones).

The only feeding issues I have had were with .38 Spl Wadcutters.

The Rossi Puma was a bit rough out of the box but smoothed up the more it was used. The Brazilian wood was stained very, very dark. The gun I received was sighted for .38 Spl and the elevator would not go low enough for .357 at 100yds; swapped out elevators with my .22 mag Taurus.

The Chiappa-made 1892 Puma is finer made, but I paid $295 for my Puma and it exceeded my expectations.

Puma is the US import name for 1892 clones; I have always woundered if that name was chosen because of the old Spanish 1892 clone called El Tigre?

 

[BCRider]

If you have the chance buy the Rossi over the Chiappa. The Chiappa looks great on the outside but that same attention is not reflected on the inside where it really counts.

 

[kBob]

DO either the Rossi or Chippy Pumas have the two screw holes on the receiver for mounting an aperature like later Winchester 94s had?

Is there a Marbles type folding aperature for tang mounting that would use existing holes?

-kBob

 

[dagger dog]

The BrazTech Rossi rifles 20"-24" are drilled and tapped for tang sights, the carbines are not.

I have a Marbles standard tang sight mounted to my BrazTech 45 Colt 24" octagon barreled rifle.

It would be an easy task to drill the forward hole in the upper tang of a carbine, the lower hole uses the through bolt that holds the stock to the tang, the threads on that bolt are metric.

The Marbles sight comes with the extra length through bolt and a short upper tang bolt plus three apertures, and is adjustable for windage and elevation.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

I am still thinkin bout the carbine in .357, .45 colt or .44 mag and whether to go with peep sight or scope...the market is opening up agin ....decisions, decisions.

 

[OleReb]

I have a Rossi 92 16" Large Loop 45LC rifle and its a great gun,i have heard all the negative comments on the Rossi Leverguns but mine is excellent. For the money you cant go wrong in my opinion,getting another one next week in 44mag.

 

[Blank Stare 73]

I have a Rossi 92 with a 24" Octagon barrel in .44 Mag. I love it! I was thinking I wanted a Henry, but the Rossi was $300 less and has a loading gate on the reciever. It shoots great, the action was a little "clunky" at first, but has smoothed out nicely by sitting and playing with it while watching movies
I "really" wanted a Uberti 1860 Henry replica, but right now, I simply cannot afford one, so I thought I'll get a Henry Big Boy instead. I didn't realize the Big Boys were so expensive, so I balked for a couple of weeks. I went to my LGS to by a .22 for my son's birthday when I just happened to notice this Rossi. It had all the "cool" features ( Octagon barrel, loading gate ) and the price was $479, well it was a no brainer for me. I am overjoyed with it. It cycles .44 Magnums and Specials with ease, and will hold 12 Magnums or 13 Specials in the loading tube.........In my opinion, it's pretty freakin cool.

 

[BCRider]

We ordered a Rossi 92 sight unseen from the other side of the country just today for a local buddy's wife to use in CAS events. I guess we'll see if this was a "mistake" or not in terms of the wood to metal fit.

The insides I'm not too worried about. That sort of thing can be fixed or tuned during the slicking up treatment.