Rossi 92 in 357

no, but I keep thinking about a carbine to shoot .357 - partly just to reload for it and work with hand loading and accuracy. interested to see what people have figured out shooting at that distance. probably figuring out drop past 150 is the trick is my guess.

I have one in 45 colt. Very happy with it.

Rossi is a really good rifle. I have 4 of them, but none in .357 magnum.

I'd love to find one locally for sale (not much interest in ordering guns or hazmat products online) but haven't had much luck.

Initially, I was having trouble deciding between a .44mag or a .357.

I'm set up to handload both but I have much more .44 components.

In the end I decided on a .357 since this won't be a hunter, just a plinker (although, for the right price I would snap up a .44 in a heartbeat)

LGS, had a stainless 20" .357 with grey laminated stock and forend and leather wrapped large lever that I liked but I simply couldn't justify it's $947 price tag.

A couple of weeks ago they got a blued 16" with very nice wood for a much more reasonable $567 but I have my heart set on a 20" barrel.

Hopefully there's a shipment of 20" rifles on the way to my store soon.

I had a 16" SS 44mag R92 and loved it. It was a great brush hunting carbine.

Moved out to the desert though and no longer needed it. Sold it and picked up a 20" blued 357mag R92 that came with a few little upgrades like the safety delete.

For a plinker, I'll take a 357 over the 44 any time. Full power loads are a little flatter shooting and much less recoil. Plus it's even cheaper to load for.

I've got a 24" octagon barreled r92 in 357, and it's just awesome. Way better than the 44 I had previously. I got it used, and I'd bet someone slicked it up cause it is so nice. The rifle is a bit heavier than the little 16" barreled ones, but I love it. I don't love the buckhorn sight though, and will add a peep sight later.

I had one for a few years. I have. 45 Colt too. The Colt shoots great, the 357 shot about 3 to 4 inch groups with jacketed bullets. Cast bullets? Out of 10 shots I’d be lucky if half of them hit a Redfield sight in target. These groups/patterns were shot at 100 yd. A friend in the gun business had an unfired 20 ga sporting with beautiful wood on it that I just couldn’t justify buying. He says” What you got to trade?” I asked “what you looking for?” He says “ I got a guy wanting to do cowboy action and is looking for a 38 lever action.” You know how this ends. The wood on that 391 is gorgeous.

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I have a 20" 92 "SRC" in .357. Saddle ring carbine...I got tired of that ring flopping around pretty fast. Now it's a SRC without the "R". Anyhow, I think the .357 from a carbine barrel is much more than a plinker. I load mine with a 200 grain cast gas-check bullet over a ton of WW296, and I'm pretty sure it will leave a mark on animals that would try to eat, scratch, or bite me when out hiking/trekking/exploring in the mountains. Sure is a joy to carry.

Ugly Sauce said:

I have a 20" 92 "SRC" in .357. Saddle ring carbine...I got tired of that ring flopping around pretty fast. Now it's a SRC without the "R". Anyhow, I think the .357 from a carbine barrel is much more than a plinker. I load mine with a 200 grain cast gas-check bullet over a ton of WW296, and I'm pretty sure it will leave a mark on animals that would try to eat, scratch, or bite me when out hiking/trekking/exploring in the mountains. Sure is a joy to carry.

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I keep forgetting mine has "the ring" on it. I'm gonna delete that one of these days. Dunno why it's so popular. Awful sling mount point, and will just destroy the finish around it.

357mag is certainly formidable out of a rifle barrel. Mine might see use against javalina, and maybe whitetails when I make it back east to hunt there.

But mostly, it's for off hand iron sighted plinking for me.

savagelover said:

I haven't tried anything over 180 grain store bought cast bullets. Thinking about getting a 180 gr mold. But sometimes the money is just not there on an old man's salary.

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The 180 is a good bullet weight for a .357 carbine or rifle. Packs a better punch, I think, than the lighter bullets more suited to pistols. These days a guy has to have a Elon Musk salary to afford all the molds one desires.

I have a Winchester M94AE in 357 mag. It is a saddle ring carbine with the 16 inch barrel. I found the ring was more in the way for my use and had it removed. It's a great little gun for plinking and to bum around with. I found it shoots well with 180 grain hard cast bullets and use them exclusively in it. I cast my own using a SACO 180 grain flat nose mold set up for gas checks. I can push these pretty fast with H110 or Win296 with no leading in this gun. For an inexpensive gun this has a very smooth bore. A great gun for cast bullets. Fun guns that will get the job done.

Mine has a 20" barrel and wears a peep rear sight. They make great jeep guns. I have an overhead rack right behind the sun visors so it's a very handy setup. There is nothing in my area that a 140 gr. HP won't take care of right quick.

I've wanted one for awhile, but they've never been available when I had the money to buy one. Always ended up buying something else since I couldn't find one. The seem to pop up in batches and then be out of stock for forever.

I love my 16" R92 .357. It's my favorite long gun to shoot.

I don't have one, but I'd love to get one

I have a 16" stainless. I had a NIB 24" case hardened octagon. I probably shouldn't have sold it.

Mine is a 20-inch 92 SRC in .357 without the saddle ring. I Bought it new in the early 1990s and was a little disappointed it came into the LGS with no saddle ring and no place to put one. So while other people are ditching the ring I'd like to make mine as authentic as possible with a ring. A project for someday. On the plus side it's a pre-button safety model. The safety is half-cock hammer position.

I don't reload for it, but I've put a good amount of 38 Spl factory lead through it for plinking. It seems to like 158 gr the best.

I get the best accuracy with Fiocchi 357 142 gr FMJ and Federal American Eagle 357 158 gr FMJ. It's a slick little carbine... very well made. The only thing I've changed is the rear sight. The original notch sight was too small even when my eyes were younger. The semi-buckhorn I have on it now is just right.

Beck said:

Mine is a 20-inch 92 SRC in .357 without the saddle ring. I Bought it new in the early 1990s and was a little disappointed it came into the LGS with no saddle ring and no place to put one. So while other people are ditching the ring I'd like to make mine as authentic as possible with a ring. A project for someday. On the plus side it's a pre-button safety model. The safety is half-cock hammer position.

I don't reload for it, but I've put a good amount of 38 Spl factory lead through it for plinking. It seems to like 158 gr the best.

I get the best accuracy with Fiocchi 357 142 gr FMJ and Federal American Eagle 357 158 gr FMJ. It's a slick little carbine... very well made. The only thing I've changed is the rear sight. The original notch sight was too small even when my eyes were younger. The semi-buckhorn I have on it now is just right.

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Heck, I'll swap you my pin and ring, for your plain pin if you want it.

I prefer when my take off parts can find a new home.

I got a new-production 20" stainless .357, about a year ago I think. Manufactured by CBC. I still haven't put a ton of rounds through it or checked accuracy (need to find a better shooter) but I have shot it some. I had read some cautionary tales about Rossi fit and finish but mine is really nice. Haven't cut my thumb on the feed door either. Buckhorn sights seem fine even with my less than perfect vision and I'll probably leave them on. Can't find anything to criticize about it, really.

The newer ones have a less-obtrusive safety on the bolt with just a red dot to indicate ready to fire, no text. I may replace it with a plug in time but I can certainly live with it for now. It does seem kind of dinky, but is easy enough to ignore. I tend to prefer blued steel from an aesthetic standpoint but my other .357s (revolvers) are all stainless anyway and you can't beat the ease of maintenance.

I'd jump on another in .44, or a 16" in either caliber.

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Heck, I'll swap you my pin and ring, for your plain pin if you want it.

I prefer when my take off parts can find a new home.

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Thanks for the offer. I've considered the aftermarket type that replaces the hammer screw. I've also looked at the more complicated staple with ring that involves drilling holes, but haven't decided yet.

Some years back I had one with a 24" barrel, the rifle was very accurate but like a dummy I sold it. I currently have a .44 Mag with the 24" barrel, but it isn't anywhere as accurate as the .357 Mag I owned. I recently bought a new Model 92 in .357 Mag with the 24" barrel and just today I took it apart for oiling and installed a tang sight and globe front sight. I shoot metallic silhouette and that is why I buy the 24" barrel models for the longer sight radius. I hope in the coming week I can get it to the range and try it out.

I'm very satisfied with the fit and finish of the new 92 and the action is actually pretty smooth. For the money they are a good buy. I'll try to remember and keep targets and post them here.

ColtPythonElite said:

I have a 16" stainless. I had a NIB 24" case hardened octagon. I probably shouldn't have sold it.

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No, you shouldn't have but I wish it had been me that got to buy it from you. Makes me drool just thinking about owning it.