opinions on Rossi?

[mainmech48]

I own four Rossi rifles: two M62A's and two M92's. All have proven to be accurate, reliable and extremely versatile. Nothing on any of them has broken or worn out and all slicked up very nicely with use.

I'm also a long-time Marlin fan. My 336 in .35 Rem. and 39M .22 RF have both been with me for well over thirty years. They've also given me stellar service and helped keep me well-fed and amused. Also have learned to appreciate and respect the ancient .45-70 cartridge through my early model ported 1895G.

I once had an 1894c in .357, too. Its Microgroove barrel didn't like the LSW handloads which compose the bulk of my recreational shooting, and I passed it along when my first Rossi M92 proved to be able to work just dandy with them.

IME, the Rossi's I've owned have given me levels of service, performance and practical value well in excess of their modest cost.

 

[riflenut]

I have owned 1 marlin lever action 357 mag.it was ok the action was a little stiffer than i would liked. sold it got a winchester 1894 loved it sold it to buy a ar-15 back in 2006. got a bug to have another lever action , found a marlin 336 used about 2 weeks ago its sweet, love the smooth action on this rifle. well made, nice finish for a rifle made in 1973. just bought a taurus model 63 22 semi rifle. above average finish for the these days. if you decide to go with the rossi or taurus they come with lifetime warr. good luck!!

 

[Zzyzxx]

I was at the gun show.
I looked at a Rossi new in box.
Saw a 1974 winchester 94, lightly used, in 30-30.
I brought home the winchester.
'Nuff said.

 

[ball3006]

I have two Rossi 92s, one in 357/38 and the other in 45 LC. Both are great rifles. I did a smoothing job on both and they are like butter. Accurate too......chris3

 

[k_randomfactor]

You must be a pretty small guy.

badum *ching*

Nice one.

And no, by 'been in' I mean having to fix them when they break. One of the reason why I'm not a retail 'smith anymore.

 

[dagger dog]

Wanted a lever gun in pistol caliber to complement my Blackhawk .45 Colt.

Researched the forum boards from several sights for a year, and wound up with a Braztech Rossi 92, 24" barreled rifle.

Very suprised when I got the rifle in my hands, the receiver and curved butt plate are a nice bright blue,( yes the polishing could be better), the barrel is more of a matte blue and the two contrast nicely.

The wood is not walnut, but it has character and a matte luster exceptionally smooth finish on the forearm and straight stock. Wood to metal fit is very passable,I had read worse.

After swabbing LOADS of gunk from the barrel, I ran 300 plus rounds of .45 Colt AZOOM snap caps through the action, 6 at a time with out a hitch.
Since this is my first centerfire lever gun I can only say that it is relativley smooth.

Loaded 20 rnds, 10, Lee home cast wheel weight 252 gr SWC and 10,Lee 255gr RNFP both with the same loadings of Trail Boss Wolf LP primers.

Took 'em out in the backyard and banged away at my swinging target, @ about 30 yards, offhand and all hits on the 4 inch steel, all rounds fed and functioned flawlessly.

OK here come the cons, The funky little saftey and the red F and green S painted on the bolt, the cheesie yellow plastic cartridge magazine follower,the SIGHTS they are someones version of what the sights should look like.Old geezers like me need well defined sights.

www.stevesgunz.com provided an ivory large bead front,and full buckhorn rear, a stainlees steel follower, lower power ejector spring(to keep you from losing brass) and a litttle plug that replaced the firing pin saftey ON MY RIFLE, you may not want to do this to yours.

A dose of the war departments finger nail polish remover made short work of Pablo's F and S,

Plus a very helpfull DVD on disassembly and "tuning" the Rossi. WHICH WITH MY ROSSI I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANY TUNING, all the mods were done after shooting it for the first time.

The trigger breaks at about 5-6 lbs but has ZERO creep, but hey this ain't a target rifle, and the action smoothed out even more with a little Lubri-Plate in the right spots . I'm going to run her in some more before I do any of the grinding,etc.

It may not be a Winchester, Marlin, or one of those fancy I-Talian clones,it came in at 497 bucks out the door and the stuff frome stevesgunz added another 135 but I really didn't need those.

Did I luck out? Yes and it's a nice gun to boot!

 

[2 Wild Dueces]

I was at a gun show yesterday looking to by-chance find a Marlin 94 (357) as this would be my preferred rifle to buy. A New,Stainless Steel Rossi 92 in 357 and a 20" round barrel caught my eye. I had to pay sales tax at the show....but just over $400 later and I'm out the door with the nifty little Rossi 94.

I stopped at "the farm" to shoot it a few times and have done more reading on this gun. Everything seems to function quite nicely and I was popping some cans at short ranges without doing any sight adjustment. The gun has a few warts in the stock and the finish is not a work of art....but it seems to be a good functional gun for my needs.....and will work well for me while I continue my search for a Marlin Cowboy.

I have big plans underway for a new steel plate range (just 22's and pistol rounds at AR500 hanging plates) for my family and a few friends. This year I have added two Ruger 22 SA Revolvers, a Marlin 39 Century LTD, and a Ruger New Vaquero 357. I think the Rossi is going to fit into my "steel-plate battery" pretty nicely. I gotta stay away from gun-shows for a while. (grin)

All the firearms above are going to get shot regularly....and I like the stainless on 'em for letting me get by with less-demanding clean-up.

Hmmmm......now I see those Skinner peeps to fit the Rossi......anybody have experience with 'em?

 

[hoser45]

I've been recently told by a well know levergun gunsmith that the Rossi now is better made than modern Marlins (not sure about the older ones though). Thoughts?

 

[x_wrench]

unless money is a huge issue for you, buy the Marlin. i have no idea who originally said this, but it holds true today, and always will. "Buy quality when you can, you will never regret it." chances are, you will never have to send either of them back for service. but if you do, you will regret buying the Rossi. i went round and round with their partner brand on a warranty issue, that cost me over $70.00 to fix. AND THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. buy American, buy quality, your money will stay here, keep other Americans in their jobs, and if you have a real problem, you will not need to learn to speak and write a new language. and by the way, that was the only way to get my problem resolved. getting the Brazilians involved.