Rossi 68 score.

[Barry loyd]

Traded a plastic Taurus 9mm that I loathed for a locked up Rossi 68. The gun wasn’t really locked up just gummed up so bad it hardly function. Got it home and stripped it and soaked it in kerosene for a few hours. Once cleaned up it functioned but the trigger pull was horrendous. I don’t normally cut springs but this thing needed it. Took 1.5 coils out of the rebound spring and 2 coils out of the hammer spring. I only cut half a coil at a time with a function check each time. Polished the usual suspects with a ceramic stone. The DA sear spring went flying and wasn’t found. Cut a valve core from a tire valve stem and used the spring (handy tip.) Did some cold bluing to the barrel and cylinder. It has a serrated trigger face that’s probably going to polished smooth, it blistered my finger. Took and shot and didn’t have any function issues. Yes, that rear sight blade is adjustable. I enjoy resurrecting old neglected revolvers. I shoot it better than that plastic thing anyway.

 

[docbrown]

Nice find and glad to know it has found a loving home!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Neato!

.38, .32?

My only Rossi experience wasn't a pleasant one, I'm afraid. Paid (relatively) big bucks for a good looking old Princess .22- copy of the original S&W Ladysmith.

SHOULD have been a great little pocket plinker, but, alas, after 50 rounds or so, flame cutting had nearly severed the topstrap on the Zamak frame.

They certainly did make some pretty good guns in the '70s and '80s though. Hope you have better luck than I did!

 

[Barry loyd]

Neato!

.38, .32?

My only Rossi experience wasn't a pleasant one, I'm afraid. Paid (relatively) big bucks for a good looking old Princess .22- copy of the original S&W Ladysmith.

SHOULD have been a great little pocket plinker, but, alas, after 50 rounds or so, flame cutting had nearly severed the topstrap on the Zamak frame.

They certainly did make some pretty good guns in the '70s and '80s though. Hope you have better luck than I did!

.38 Special.

 

[Waveski]

Rossi made zamak frames?

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Rossi made zamak frames?

Sadly, yes:

If they had just used steel, like S&W, the Princess would have been a keeper!

The frame was Zamak, as was the barrel shroud- it had a thin steel liner. I don't know what, if any, other models they used it on.

 

[Riomouse911]

I had a stainless Rossi 2” .38 that looked great, but the face of the cylinder was crooked and it would rub on the forcing cone as it rotated.

I hope your newly resurrected Rossi gives you no trouble, especially after you did all that work to bring it back form the scrap heap!

Stay safe!

 

[Waveski]

Well , I learned something new. Bad move by Amedeo & Co. At least the subject Rossi is steel framed. And , it landed with an ideal owner.

 

[MedWheeler]

NIGHTLORD40K writes:

If they had just used steel, like S&W, the Princess would have been a keeper!

I don't see a cylinder release on yours.. is it opened by pulling on that thing ahead of the rod?

 

[MedWheeler]

I have an older Interarms-imported M68 I picked up from a pawn shop maybe a year or more back. It's a little blueing-worn, but locks up like welded, and feels good in hand. I've never seen another one that looks exactly like it; it has about a 2.5-inch barrel and the front fight blade isn't as tall as every other one I've seen. I wonder if someone shortened it after it left Interarms.

I've yet to shoot it..

 

[Waveski]

NIGHTLORD40K writes:



I don't see a cylinder release on yours.. is it opened by pulling on that thing ahead of the rod?

Ala LadySmith , IIRC.

 

[bannockburn]

Barry loyd

I had a Rossi Model 88 which had the same features as your gun only mine was in stainless steel. Like the oversized grips on your gun. Always thought of it as being a great little Kit Gun, perfect for those long walks in the woods.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

Congratulations on your find, and the gun gods thank you for restoring an old soldier to fighting trim.

I'm a sucker for 5-shot .38 special revolvers, and have an old-old-old 3" Rossi that shoots pretty well.

(Not as well as my 3" stainless 851 six-shooter, but still pretty good.)

 

[Barry loyd]

Congratulations on your find, and the gun gods thank you for restoring an old soldier to fighting trim.

I'm a sucker for 5-shot .38 special revolvers, and have an old-old-old 3" Rossi that shoots pretty well.

(Not as well as my 3" stainless 851 six-shooter, but still pretty good.)

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That’s a good looking revolver. What are the import markings? I believe mine may be very old as well since it doesn’t have Interarms or BrazTech on it.

 

[Jeb Stuart]

Scored a Rossi S&w 32 long a few years ago that looked like it had not been shot more than box of ammo. Nice little shooter. Very accurate. Congrats on your find.

 

[Nathanael_Greene]

That’s a good looking revolver. What are the import markings? I believe mine may be very old as well since it doesn’t have Interarms or BrazTech on it.

No import markings. Just "Made in Brazil". I figure it's probably from the late 70s at the latest. The cylinder latch isn't like any of the later models.

 

[skfullen]

I have a Rossi just like Jeb's in .38. I also have one in a snubbie version. Both are solid and shoot well.

 

[Eddietruett]

One of the guns I regret selling a lot was a Rossi 3" barrel 44spl. I think the model was M720. Fixed sights and 5 shot. I had so much fun with that gun and for a long while it was my truck gun. I let a friend beat me out of it and I have not seen one since.

 

[Jeb Stuart]

Sadly, yes:
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If they had just used steel, like S&W, the Princess would have been a keeper!

The frame was Zamak, as was the barrel shroud- it had a thin steel liner. I don't know what, if any, other models they used it on.

That would not have keep me from Keeping the gun. I bet it worked just fine for a 22,cal.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

NIGHTLORD40K writes:



I don't see a cylinder release on yours.. is it opened by pulling on that thing ahead of the rod?

Yep.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

That would not have keep me from Keeping the gun. I bet it worked just fine for a 22,cal.

The issue was with extreme erosion due to flame cutting of both the top strap and all around the barrel extension. The top strap was cut over halfway through after only 50 rounds. The damage was only evident to the Zamak parts of the frame- the crane was steel and was not eroding.

The cylinder gap measured at .025 which should have been acceptable- I can only surmise the frame alloy was far too soft- I think the Germans had a better handle on their metallurgy than the Brazilians back then.

 

[Steel Hayes]

Sounds like a great trade, but I’m biased when it comes to the M68.

 

[Waveski]

Nataneal Greene said:

I'm a sucker for 5-shot .38 special revolvers, and have an old-old-old 3" Rossi that shoots pretty well.

(Not as well as my 3" stainless 851 six-shooter, but still pretty good.)

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I divested myself of my 3 Rossi revolvers about 5 years back because 2 of 3 failed me. The ss 851 was really rather nice , and totally reliable. I've wondered ever since if I did the right thing...