Rossi model 92 SRC= are they any good?

[ACES&8S]

I have a Rossi model 92 SRC here which I have the option to buy. It is 38-357 lever
action with the short barrel. It functions well & is fairly accurate so far with only 3
rounds run thru it before it got dark.
I don't know lever actions that well but I do own a few & so does the lady of the
house who gave me permission to purchase it. Also it is a short as you can see.
The price is $300 which I couldn't find out about yet.
It has no major blemishes & no outside signs of wear no rust either which is a
wonder considering where it came from.
The furniture is perfect as well, & it has been used but clean with good rifling.
Does anyone out here have one or know if they are reliable and continue to
do so? That & if the price is what I want to know about.
I also has INTERARMS below the model 92 src stamp.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

If you don't buy it for $300, tell me where it is so I can.

General consensus is they are good guns. Some might consider them rough, but generally a great functioning rifle. In my area, people want $500ish for used ones.

 

[midland man]

yep if you don't want it i'll take it!!

 

[ColtPythonElite]

Mine has been fantastic

 

[ACES&8S]

If you don't buy it for $300, tell me where it is so I can.

General consensus is they are good guns. Some might consider them rough, but generally a great functioning rifle. In my area, people want $500ish for used ones.

Thanks for the info.

 

[ACES&8S]

Mine has been fantastic

That's what I wanted to hear.

 

[Ironhand54]

Buy it. Good gun at a good price

IronHand

 

[midland man]

yep I own two of them but mine are chambered for the grand old cartridge I love and that is 45 colt! both of my rossi 92's are one in large loop and the other in regular loop and both of mine have 16in barrels and I cast my own bullets and reload using these to shoot with lights out accuracy!

 

[Mosin Bubba]

That's the old Puma 92, right? With a 16" barrel?

Buy it, or I will.

 

[Riomouse911]

Same here, I have one in .45 Colt and one in .357/.38 with the 16" barrels, mine are a lot of fun to shoot.

 

[Water-Man]

If the gun is as described, buy it. That's a good price.

 

[tark]

I have a twenty plus year old Rossi which is in 45 Colt. It has a full length octagon barrel and it holds 14 rounds. It was used by a cowboy action shooter and has God knows how many thousands of rounds put through it. It is the slickest, smoothest lever action rifle I have ever fired. Almost, and I did say ALMOST as smooth as a tuned toggle action 73' Winchester.

And it will nail a beer can at fifty yards!

The Rossi in your picture is a screaming bargain at that price, AND it has some very attractive wood, at least for a Rossi. BUY IT!!!

 

[AZAndy]

That would be a must-buy in my Book of Gun Purchasing Rules. I got one new five or six years ago and it's a lot of fun to shoot. Every time I introduce a newbie to shooting, I take it along, and it always seems to get the most attention. One of them immediately went out and bought a Henry as a first gun, since the Rossis are hard to find.

 

[GBExpat]

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[ACES&8S]

yep I own two of them but mine are chambered for the grand old cartridge I love and that is 45 colt! both of my rossi 92's are one in large loop and the other in regular loop and both of mine have 16in barrels and I cast my own bullets and reload using these to shoot with lights out accuracy!

I love the large loops, I will change it for sure.
I reload & my son does the bullet casting for lots of calibers including this one.
I am not sure about leading rifle barrels, I know lots of us use lead bullets in rifles so I am going to
have to get up on safe loads for lead in rifles. I know lots about revolvers & lead loads I have to
learn something else now. But I have been putting it off a long time with 3 other lever actions
in 44 mag & 45 LC now in 357.

 

[ACES&8S]

That's the old Puma 92, right? With a 16" barrel?

Buy it, or I will.

Wow, you just cracked an old-old memory of a time long ago when someone had a lever action & I loved
it, they offered to sell it to me & said it was a Puma which has stuck with me since then because I didn't have
much money back then & couldn't buy it.
I suppose it is a Puma but it doesn't have that stamped on it but it does have the 16" barrel.
The wood is so dark brown & the metal finish so dark that the rifle looks black from a distance.
I finished shooting it this morning for reload accuracy & it is accurate enough for me, I will run it some more for
function with 357 stuff this afternoon.
How do I define it as a Puma?

 

[ACES&8S]

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OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK!
Just did it!
Done deal!
Thanks for the input.

 

[ACES&8S]

Done deal fellows, just paid the man! Actually the woman took the money.
Thanks again for the help, I depend on you guys for lots of info.

 

[Ironhand54]

 

[Water-Man]

I have an LSI/PUMA M92. It has a 20" Octagon barrel, Color Case in .38/.357. Purchased in 2008.

 

[Legionnaire]

Good deal. I don’t even like lever actions, and I’d have bought it!

 

[ACES&8S]

Hey!
What makes a Rossi -Interarms- Model 92 SRC in 38-357 mag 16" bbl a PUMA?
Is it a Model name or series name or a nickname or is this one even a Puma? Because I can't remember what they looked like
& can't find any info on one.

 

[Speedo66]

Different importers or distributors gave the gun different names, and different build qualities. The Puma was considered one of the good ones, with nicer wood.

Enjoy!

 

[ACES&8S]

Different importers or distributors gave the gun different names, and different build qualities. The Puma was considered one of the good ones, with nicer wood.

Enjoy!

Thanks!

 

[Steveo_1704]

OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK! OK!
Just did it!
Done deal!
Thanks for the input.

Darn, I wanted it.
But since you got it, check out this page for tweaks you can do to it or get done to it: http://stevesgunz.com/
From the site:
Welcome to Steve’s Gunz. I specialize in the lever guns, in particular, the Rossi 92’s but, I work on all the cowboy guns. I`m known as the “Rossi 92 Specialist” only by default. All the easy guns were taken. Shhh… Don’t tell anybody, but, I even work on Marlin, Puma and non-cowboy guns too.