Rossi 92

[dak0ta]

Hi,

So I picked up a used R92 stainless with 20'' barrel, and chambered in 357magnum.

To my surprise it doesn't have the top safety or the hammer safety, how old is this rifle? It has the Amadeo Rossi roll mark on the tang. Any idea when this rifle could have been made? Reading online says that once Braztech took over, the safeties were added, what year was this?

The action is smooth to me, as I was worried about what people were saying before. I'd say it's smoother than my Marlin 336.

What kind of wood do they use? It seems to have nice figure, is it walnut-stained hardwood? I like the look of it, but it seems dry, could I put a few coats of BLO on it to moisten it up and give it a smooth satin look or would that not penetrate the wood? I might matte polyurethane over top the BLO to seal it all in.

Thanks

 

[dak0ta]

Could it be a PUMA ?

 

[d4xycrq]

Dakota,

Sounds like you called it; My Puma is as you describe. What I would give to get rid of that stooped Cat insert.

Ray

 

[joecil]

The only ones that seem the safety on are the Brazil-tech stamped version, which I think started when Taurus took them over. Mine had the safety which I've since replaced. Be happy though as it is a pain when shooting in a hurry at least it was for me. Little difference really between any of them that I can see other than the safety and the key lock safety which isn't a problem since it doesn't get in the way or distract from the gun.

 

[dak0ta]

I looked up the date of manufacture on the Rossi website and it says it was:
Your Model Is HG-M66-N6
Production Year 1986

Could that be possible?

 

[dak0ta]

It came with the old manual, definitely a Puma, with lots of Portuguese and poorly translated English. I hope this era of the 92 was good, it feels smooth and solid at least.

 

[Kernel]

There wasn't a stainless Rossi '92 in 1986. I'd guess your gun was made in the late '90's. Like 1997-1998. I bought mine, a blue 20" .357, in about '95. At that time they were still putting the roll marking on the side of the receiver (very poorly, I might add). They moved it to the tang a few years later. By the early 2000's they had fully adopted that fuggly safety on the bolt. I went to a lot of gun shows in those times and that's what I remember. Could be wrong.

Would love to have one just like yours. Stainless with roll on the tang, .357, 20", and no safety.

 

[Float Pilot]

I had one years ago that looked like stainless but it was really a dull brushed nickel plating.

The best Rossi lever gun I had I bought in 1983 in Fort Yukon, at the Alaska Commercial Co. store. It cost me $115 because it was an order that had not been picked up by the original party.

It is over at my brother's house as we speak.

 

[MCgunner]

What I would give to get rid of that stooped Cat insert.

Fell out of mine after about the first half box of ammo. There's a big inset where it once was. Mine's been great for 25 years, near bouts. I got it in the late 80s. The one thing I changed on it was the rear sight. I had an aperture click adjustable for elevation that in installed. I got it off an old single shot .22. I THINK the wood is Brazilian walnut. Mine's oil rubbed, looks nice. I sit around and admire it sometimes. With a light handload involving a .38 brass, 2.3 grains of Bullseye, and a 105 grain SWC (Lee mold), it makes a pretty good .22. Loaded in .357 brass with Lil Gun and a gas checked Lee 158 (weighs 165 grains) SWC, it's good for hogs and deer to 100 yards. Requires an elevation change, where that click adjustable elevation sight comes in.