Rossi 92 lever action
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Spug
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I just got one about two weeks ago. Made by CBC, as rule303 notes above.
Went into the shop thinking I wanted a Marlin in .44 or .45 to keep my Guide Gun company (blued, definitely, and with a rifle-style forend on the stock), but somehow fell in love with a Rossi stainless in .357 with 20" barrel and carbine-style barrel band.
I justified it by convincing myself that reloading the .357 would be more economical, especially as I don't have anything else in .44 mag or .45 Colt. And then I thought how nicely it would go with my Ruger Security Six or SP101, also in stainless. And how I wouldn't have to worry much if it got a little wet. And then how good it looked and felt, and I ended up walking around the busy small gun store with the rifle because I didn't want anybody to buy it out from under me.
The shop wouldn't bend on the price but I did twist their arm into throwing in a box of Magtech 158 grain JSP, which I figured was a nice gesture in the current red-hot sellers' market.
I put probably 30 roads of the Magtech down it and maybe the same amount of handloads, but mostly offhand and I didn't have a spotting scope or even functioning eyeglasses so it was hard to shoot with any precision (assuming I were capable of that) or to judge its accuracy. I was surprised at the seeming potency of the Magtech ammo. Felt it on my shoulder shooting from the bench much more than I thought I would.
Anyway, the CBC-made gun seems to be a quality piece, no buyer's remorse yet. I even kind of like the big buckhorn sights. The safety is pretty cheesy and I will probably replace it with a plug, or maybe even a peep site that fits where the safety is. But now that I have it I think I actually prefer the cheesy-pluggable sights over Winchester Miroku's sliding tang safety, because holding the straight grip feels so pleasant. The loading gate doesn't seem overly stiff or sharp. I would definitely check out the new-manufacture Rossis and will be keeping my eyes open for another in a larger caliber and/or shorter barrel.
Went into the shop thinking I wanted a Marlin in .44 or .45 to keep my Guide Gun company (blued, definitely, and with a rifle-style forend on the stock), but somehow fell in love with a Rossi stainless in .357 with 20" barrel and carbine-style barrel band.
I justified it by convincing myself that reloading the .357 would be more economical, especially as I don't have anything else in .44 mag or .45 Colt. And then I thought how nicely it would go with my Ruger Security Six or SP101, also in stainless. And how I wouldn't have to worry much if it got a little wet. And then how good it looked and felt, and I ended up walking around the busy small gun store with the rifle because I didn't want anybody to buy it out from under me.
The shop wouldn't bend on the price but I did twist their arm into throwing in a box of Magtech 158 grain JSP, which I figured was a nice gesture in the current red-hot sellers' market.
I put probably 30 roads of the Magtech down it and maybe the same amount of handloads, but mostly offhand and I didn't have a spotting scope or even functioning eyeglasses so it was hard to shoot with any precision (assuming I were capable of that) or to judge its accuracy. I was surprised at the seeming potency of the Magtech ammo. Felt it on my shoulder shooting from the bench much more than I thought I would.
Anyway, the CBC-made gun seems to be a quality piece, no buyer's remorse yet. I even kind of like the big buckhorn sights. The safety is pretty cheesy and I will probably replace it with a plug, or maybe even a peep site that fits where the safety is. But now that I have it I think I actually prefer the cheesy-pluggable sights over Winchester Miroku's sliding tang safety, because holding the straight grip feels so pleasant. The loading gate doesn't seem overly stiff or sharp. I would definitely check out the new-manufacture Rossis and will be keeping my eyes open for another in a larger caliber and/or shorter barrel.
Speedo66
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Rossi had been drilling and tapping scope mount holes under the rear sight on the carbines. Very likely the new manufactured ones are the same, but unless it's mentioned in the paperwork, you'd have to drift out the sight to find out.
It's a nice position for a scout scope. NOE, the mold people, make a scope mount for the Rossi carbines in stainless and blue.
It's a nice position for a scout scope. NOE, the mold people, make a scope mount for the Rossi carbines in stainless and blue.
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Pudge
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I like the 92 with a scout scope, but... I ordered the rail from Rossi for mounting the scope, and still couldn't adjust the scope to keep from shooting WAY high. Had to shim the front of the rail to make it work. Love the gun, but thought it was worth mentioning.
doubleh
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Mine is recent manufacture and it has the holes.
Spug
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Mine is drilled and tapped too. I like scout scopes but think I will stick with irons on the Rossi because it is so light and svelte. Still it's good to have the option. I never would have thought to look for a sight mount at NOE.
Another kind of nice feature about the new Rossis: the safety indicator is just a small dimple with red paint, no large F and S markings on the bolt as on the old ones, for those who care about such things.
Another kind of nice feature about the new Rossis: the safety indicator is just a small dimple with red paint, no large F and S markings on the bolt as on the old ones, for those who care about such things.
Speedo66
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Here's a link to the mounts: https://noebulletmolds.com/site/shop/scope-mounts/rossi-model-92-scope-mount-p892-silver
gotboostvr
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Another nice thing about the safety, it's very easy to delete and disable it if you're the type so inclined. Mine still wears the safety, mostly because I haven't been bothered enough to do anything about it.
jimherb
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One of the dumbest things I ever did was let my Rossi 45 go. I have been looking for a 16" bbl in 38 for a long, long time.
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