putting a rail on a Rossi 1892

trekker73 · Dec 23, 2020

Fellas, anyone scoped or put a red dot on an 1892? I know quite a few fellas out there scope their lever guns but after specifically what rail would be best on this model in the scout position. Its a 20" round barrel so some finicky work will be required I imagine. I'd get the local gunsmith to do it all anyway.

I'll probably retain backup sights in the form of getting a williams reciever mounted peep sight. Saw one on a gun before, if anyone had an exact part number or suggestion that would be good too. Not interested in tang sights or any other open sight as a primary anymore. My astigmatisms are bad enough I know when to call it quits. The option of switching out red dots and scopes will give me a new hobby to play around with.

trekker73 · Dec 23, 2020

And if the mods want to move this, no probs, just realised it may be better off in Accessories and optics.

gotboostvr · Dec 23, 2020

The R92's are drilled and tapped under the rear sight. Take that off and you'll see the mounting points. Rossi sells an inexpensive picitanny base that bolts right up to it.

I beat on mine pretty good on some tough deer drives through some thick brush and thorns and the Bushnell TRS25 on the factory mount has never failed or had the zero wander in about 5 years.

trekker73 · Dec 23, 2020

nice setup gtboostvr looks like the 16" barrel stainless model. Btw how does that sling attach?

gotboostvr · Dec 23, 2020

I got some Uncle Mike sling attachments from Midway years ago. They've been holding solid.

Great short range brush buster.

Edited to add: I think this was it,
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1015391260

Tommygunn · Dec 23, 2020

What Gotboostvr said. The Rossi 92 is THE lever gun to get if you want a red dot sight on it!

Alaskan Ironworker · Dec 23, 2020

Its a pretty simple proposition to drill and tap the rear barrel band for a sling swivel.

Speedo66 · Dec 23, 2020

@trekker73

As mentioned, most round barrel Rossi's are drilled and tapped under the rear sight.

Rossi no longer makes the rail, but NOE, the bullet mold people, does.

Here's a link: https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/scope-mounts/rossi-model-92-scope-mount-p892-black/

gotboostvr · Dec 23, 2020

Speedo66 said:
@trekker73

As mentioned, most round barrel Rossi's are drilled and tapped under the rear sight.

Rossi no longer makes the rail, but NOE, the bullet mold people, does.

Here's a link: https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/scope-mounts/rossi-model-92-scope-mount-p892-black/

Interesting they still D&T them, but don't offer a mount seeing how there's no common substitute other than one company who happens to make them.

Speedo66 · Dec 23, 2020

gotboostvr said:
Interesting they still D&T them, but don't offer a mount seeing how there's no common substitute other than one company who happens to make them.

Same with their tang sights, I believe they still D&T some rifles for it, but no longer produce their own.

gotboostvr · Dec 23, 2020

Speedo66 said:
Same with their tang sights, I believe they still D&T some rifles for it, but no longer produce their own.

I'm glad they do, it costs them probably a dollar per each rifle to do it. It'd cost me probably $50 to have a smith D&T it.

Pudge · Dec 23, 2020

Traditional scope will block ejection, need a scout scope. I have found the Rossi rail to not be parallel with the bore and needed to shim it to be able to get enough elevation adjustment. Love the gun though.

Speedo66 · Dec 23, 2020

gotboostvr said:
I'm glad they do, it costs them probably a dollar per each rifle to do it. It'd cost me probably $50 to have a smith D&T it.

I managed to find one of their tang sights, NOS, and had the tang on my Rossi 92 D&T, only needed one hole. I think they charged me around $25 a few years ago.

As it were, I decided to put a scout scope on it, the tang sight just sits there folded over. Maybe one day....

The particular Rossi model I got, now discontinued, came with a Rossi scope mount, which works fine.

trekker73 · Dec 24, 2020

Thanks fellas, I had a rail on an octagonal barrel at one point, when my eyes were okay. The gun got sold a while ago as was very muzzle heavy. Wasnt sure how a rail would go on the round barrel I now use. Sounds like not a big problem. Just clarifying the above so the rossi rail needs a shim to be paralell to the bore, but the NOE does not?

gotboostvr · Dec 24, 2020

trekker73 said:
Thanks fellas, I had a rail on an octagonal barrel at one point, when my eyes were okay. The gun got sold a while ago as was very muzzle heavy. Wasnt sure how a rail would go on the round barrel I now use. Sounds like not a big problem. Just clarifying the above so the rossi rail needs a shim to be paralell to the bore, but the NOE does not?

It's more likely than not that neither will need it. If the mounting holes are true and straight (mine are) and the base is true and straight (my factory one is, I'd assume NOE's would be as good, if not better) you'll be fine.

If the mounting holes in the action are off, any base might need shimmed/modified.

P89DCSS · Dec 24, 2020

The pre-drilled and tapped holes on the round barreled Rossi R92 are on a section of the barrel that's tapered. The NOE Picatinny rail is tapered to compensate. Last time I looked NOE was out.

Dave Markowitz · Dec 25, 2020

When my teen daughter expressed an interest in deer hunting, I mounted a Bushnell TRS-25 on my 20" .357 R92 using an NOE Bullets rail. I also installed one of the bolt-mounted peeps from Steve's Gunz for a backup.

I recommend that you use a drop of blue Loctite on the mounting screws to ensure they tight.

Speedo66 · Dec 25, 2020

trekker73 said:
Thanks fellas, I had a rail on an octagonal barrel at one point, when my eyes were okay. The gun got sold a while ago as was very muzzle heavy. Wasnt sure how a rail would go on the round barrel I now use. Sounds like not a big problem. Just clarifying the above so the rossi rail needs a shim to be paralell to the bore, but the NOE does not?

My Rossi original equipment rail was fine, tapered to the barrel contours, and needed no shims.

I wonder if the need for shims was putting a tapered mount on a straight octagonal barrel?

The black NOE mount appears to be out of stock, but the silver one appears to be in stock. Could be painted black, of course.

Pudge · Dec 25, 2020

Speedo66 said:
My Rossi original equipment rail was fine, tapered to the barrel contours, and needed no shims.

I wonder if the need for shims was putting a tapered mount on a straight octagonal barrel?

The black NOE mount appears to be out of stock, but the silver one appears to be in stock. Could be painted black, of course.

16" Round barrel. Tried two different rails ordered from Rossi.

pairof44sp · Dec 25, 2020

Who needs a rail for a basic optic:

or even for modern, high technology glass with all the fixings:

P89DCSS · Dec 25, 2020

pairof44sp said:
Who needs a rail for a basic optic:

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Wheres the loading gate? Is that one of those pretend lever guns?

DocRock · Dec 25, 2020

Eeeeeeeew.

pairof44sp · Dec 25, 2020

P89DCSS said:
Wheres the loading gate? Is that one of those pretend lever guns?

I don’t really know; I was just going for a quick and easy gag.

Speedo66 · Dec 25, 2020

pairof44sp said:
Who needs a rail for a basic optic:

View attachment 965146

or even for modern, high technology glass with all the fixings:

View attachment 965147

The steampunked scope in the second photo looks like something you might have seen on "The Wild Wild West".

CraigC · Dec 25, 2020

A dinky little 2.5x Scout scope would be ideal for that rig.

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