Hokkmike
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A friend is looking to buy a single shot Rossi rifle for his left handed wife. He also considering the Rossi "combination" gun with a barrel for .243, .22, and 20 gauge. Do you have any opinion(s) to post that I can share with him?
Opinions on Rossi single shot rifles....
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Wolfgang2000
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If his wife wants a gun let HER pick it out. It's safer and cheaper that way. 
I have a 410 22 lr Rossi combo set for my grandson. It's a fairly nice unit. My one complaint is that the receiver does not have a milled slot for the shotgun bead. I solved the problem with a dot of paint. But a milled slot would have been better. The 22 barrel has both front and rear sights mounted on the barrel.
Again it a fairly nice unit for the money.
I have a 410 22 lr Rossi combo set for my grandson. It's a fairly nice unit. My one complaint is that the receiver does not have a milled slot for the shotgun bead. I solved the problem with a dot of paint. But a milled slot would have been better. The 22 barrel has both front and rear sights mounted on the barrel.
Again it a fairly nice unit for the money.
highbrow
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Got a 308 youth model Rossi for my son a few years ago as his first rifle. At first it was ok, but later it started to misfire. Would get very light primer strikes. Couldn't easily fix it, so traded it for a Savage bolt action and never looked back.
Picknlittle
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My nephew has one of the combo kits. It seems to be a well made set up. It groups nice, is really easy to switch barrels on and it's very affordable.
The only issue I have is with the way the safety works. It is safe, it is effective, but for a drifty snot like myself, I want a safety to either block the trigger, or remove all tension so I know the safety is on if I try to shoot.
Nephew missed out on a gift doe because he and I thought he had a misfire thing going on because the hammer dropped but the shell did not fire.
The safety prevents the hammer for fully falling, but does not change the feel of the trigger.
There than that, great gun for the money.
The only issue I have is with the way the safety works. It is safe, it is effective, but for a drifty snot like myself, I want a safety to either block the trigger, or remove all tension so I know the safety is on if I try to shoot.
Nephew missed out on a gift doe because he and I thought he had a misfire thing going on because the hammer dropped but the shell did not fire.
The safety prevents the hammer for fully falling, but does not change the feel of the trigger.
There than that, great gun for the money.
plumberroy
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rossi's are ok n.e.f.'s are a better gun and American made too. transfer bar mean no second safety, break open lever is perfect for a lefty I've had people tell me it could not have been me shooting because no one could fire a single shot that fast[was goose hunting]:warning I may be a little biased I've only got n.e.f.'s in 410bore,28ga,20ga,20ga rifled,16ga,12ga,10ga,45-70 ,30-30ackley improved,17hmr
NH hunter
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I bought the Rossi 3-barrel Youth set for my 10 yr old son. I think they call it the Trifecta now. He's left-handed so the single shot works OK for him. He likes shooting the .22 but he hates shooting the 20 gauge and the .243. To be honest, I don't like shooting it a bunch either. It's pretty light. The .243 kicks a fair amount with 100g ammo. I've never shot a .243 before I shot his and I was surprised at how much recoil it had (for a .243). I shot a box of 20 gauge through it and ended up with a sore shoulder. These were target loads, not full power. I think a lot of it was the poor fit of the Youth stock on a 6 foot man and the light weight. He needs some more practice before he's ready to go deer hunting but he'll have a gun that he can use for a while. Overall quality is OK. Stock fit is fair to poor. This gun has the synthetic stock. Very easy to change barrels. For the money ($199) it was a pretty good deal for three guns.
I bought the Rossi 3-barrel Youth set for my 10 yr old son. I think they call it the Trifecta now. He's left-handed so the single shot works OK for him. He likes shooting the .22 but he hates shooting the 20 gauge and the .243. To be honest, I don't like shooting it a bunch either. It's pretty light. The .243 kicks a fair amount with 100g ammo. I've never shot a .243 before I shot his and I was surprised at how much recoil it had (for a .243). I shot a box of 20 gauge through it and ended up with a sore shoulder. These were target loads, not full power. I think a lot of it was the poor fit of the Youth stock on a 6 foot man and the light weight. He needs some more practice before he's ready to go deer hunting but he'll have a gun that he can use for a while. Overall quality is OK. Stock fit is fair to poor. This gun has the synthetic stock. Very easy to change barrels. For the money ($199) it was a pretty good deal for three guns.
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