Am I being unreasonable?
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TimboKhan
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I have shot some decent-to-great Rossi rifles, and I have shot some real stinkers. Honestly, if I were you, I would just buy a Marlin and be done with it. They hold their value pretty well, and I honestly think they are better than the later model 94's by a pretty wide margin. I have a Marlin 39A .22 rifle that is great, and I would recommend that rifle to anyone. If your specifically looking for a .22, the Henry isn't bad. My Dad thinks the Henry .22's have the smoothest action of any lever .22, and it is nice, but I think my Marlin is just as nice, if not nicer.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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After dealing with a POS Rossi revolver----I'd avoid anything Rossi like the plague.
I don't even both to look at them in the store----no sence wasting my time.
I don't even both to look at them in the store----no sence wasting my time.
jpwilly
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I've never used the Gun Book of Values to ever help me make a dicission nor have I stayed away from good firearms becasue of brand name. Any manufacterer has produced a model or two that has been a lame duck. Many manufacterers have some of their product line produced under license by people you've never heard of! Others have produced more of their fair share of crap but you can usually tell quality when you see it, feel it, etc etc. Don't be put off by a name brand!
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Hokkmike
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I have never seen a Mossburg lever until just yesterday at G Mt. An interesting possibility!
bogie
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Keep in mind that these are WORKING guns, and will never be collectors items (barring weird unforeseen stuff). So find one that feels right, functions nicely, and be happy.
Carl N. Brown
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The Rossi Puma (Brazil) is apparently similar to the long-running
El Tigre copy of the Winchester 1892 made in Spain.
The Rossi Puma has been made for police use, for hunting and
general utility especially throughout South America. And for
export to the U.S. Just as I have seen Winchester 1894s I would
want, and a 1960s "Olin" Era Winchester I traded off as I thought
the materials and workmanship were not up to par, I suspect that
Rossis made in different years, or under different contracts, may
vary in quality. I remember a lot of complaints about S&W quality
in the early 1970s.
The Puma I have was made for Legacy importer catering to the
CAS crowd, and appears to be a very good gun for the $300 I paid.
(My rear sight elevator was setup for .38 Special and I had
to swap it out for a lower one since .357 has a flatter trajectory.)
I certainly could not find a good Winchester 1892 and have it
converted to .357 for $300.
As far as the quality of a Puma (or for that matter any make)
sitting in a pawnshop rack, I don't know and I wouldn't guess.
As pointed out by others, the Marlin guns have always maintained
a consistency of excellant quality and reasonable price. If I
did not have the Puma, I would probably have a Marlin 1894 in .357.
El Tigre copy of the Winchester 1892 made in Spain.
The Rossi Puma has been made for police use, for hunting and
general utility especially throughout South America. And for
export to the U.S. Just as I have seen Winchester 1894s I would
want, and a 1960s "Olin" Era Winchester I traded off as I thought
the materials and workmanship were not up to par, I suspect that
Rossis made in different years, or under different contracts, may
vary in quality. I remember a lot of complaints about S&W quality
in the early 1970s.
The Puma I have was made for Legacy importer catering to the
CAS crowd, and appears to be a very good gun for the $300 I paid.
(My rear sight elevator was setup for .38 Special and I had
to swap it out for a lower one since .357 has a flatter trajectory.)
I certainly could not find a good Winchester 1892 and have it
converted to .357 for $300.
As far as the quality of a Puma (or for that matter any make)
sitting in a pawnshop rack, I don't know and I wouldn't guess.
As pointed out by others, the Marlin guns have always maintained
a consistency of excellant quality and reasonable price. If I
did not have the Puma, I would probably have a Marlin 1894 in .357.
Green Lantern
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My great-uncle left me his Rossi .22 pump when he passed away a while back. I hadn't shot it in many years, till a nice warm evening this week. I'd forgotten just how FUN it is to shoot! And accurate to boot.
I had never gotten any real instruction on MAINTAINING it, but that screw is nice and 'in your face' enough that I was able to figure out how to take it down for a good cleaning...
I had never gotten any real instruction on MAINTAINING it, but that screw is nice and 'in your face' enough that I was able to figure out how to take it down for a good cleaning...
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