Rossi model R 92 spring kit

[RWMC]

I bought a brand new Rossi model R 92 carbine with a 20 inch barrel in caliber 45 colt this past Friday. I realize many owners of Rossi model R 92 firearms have opted for installing spring kids and these to smooth up the actions. I am not a competition shooter but would basically be shooting the rifle at the most 50 rounds on the weekend. So for this amount of shooting, besides taking the rifle a part initially and cleaning and the bearing any rough edges on the internals, is buying a spring kit still a necessary route to go on? Thank you for your input and advice in advance.

 

[Speedo66]

Keep those spring kids out of your carbine. lol

I found the one spring I needed was the ejector spring. Nothing wrong with the original, it was just so strong it launched empty cases quite a distance. I changed that spring to a common hardware store spring and now it drops them at my feet. It also lessened the effort to cock the gun.

The spring is a Century C-530.

People also cut a few coils off the magazine spring to make it easier to load. Speaking of loading, many times the Rossi's have sharp edges at the loading gate. I found I could peen them down by rubbing the upper part of a drill bit across them.

Enjoy your new rifle! Lots of info on Rossi's here: http://rossi-rifleman.com/

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I bought the Steve Gunz DVD and followed it. I replaced the factory ejector spring with his. My 16" gun now has a very slick action and a fantastic trigger.

 

[Riomouse911]

My .45 Colt R-92 had a good action, but I did buy the DVD and replaced the stupid safety switch and put in a mag spring and metal follower using a Steves Gunz kit.

My .357 R-92 had such a strong extractor spring it chewed up the case rims on cartridges so badly they were ruined. Again, a mag spring and follower change was done to get rid of the plastic follower, the safety lever was changed, and a lighter extractor spring and some minor grinder work on the underside of the extractor itself fixed it right up.

I even spoke to Steve when I had a question about the job I was planning, he is a great guy with a ton of knowledge on these rifles. I can't be happier with his stuff!

 

[dh1633pm]

I replaced the springs on mine. a 92 in 45 Colt. Was cheap and worth while. Also replaced the safety and the follower. All internal parts were polished on a buffer wheel.

 

[Glockula]

I would oil the rifle and work the lever in front of the TV a few hundred times and go shoot it. If it needs to be smoothed out or its mangling brass work on springs.

 

[AZAndy]

I've never done a thing to my .357 '92, and it works just fine.

 

[Mosin Bubba]

If only Rossi would start making the 92s again...

 

[RecoilRob]

I got a '92 in 45 Colt for a very attractive price because 'it doesn't work right'....and so it didn't. The shell lifter wouldn't lift all the way up so the rounds jammed and wouldn't feed...but it only took a swipe or two with the file to fix it and a little more polishing to really slick it up. Has worked great ever since and was so nice that a friend talked me out of it at the range. He started shooting and said that I had to sell it to him because he wouldn't give it back...so I did. I kept the 357 and the only mod besides refinishing the wood was replacing the ejector spring as it really ejected them too energetically. The loading gate was really stiff to push in while loading. Wanted to just tweak the spring a little to soften it...and it snapped. Dang! But happily I found that an original replacement from Numrich fit in just fine only needing a normal amount of filing to fit. Pretty neat that original 92 parts fit in the copies...must be pretty good, and they are.

 

[ZGunner]

The only thing I have done to my 44 mag is polish the internal mating surfaces with 1000-grit paper. My 454 needed the hammer reprofiled so it wouldn't get mashed in between the bolt and tang, polished to 1000-grit and it's as smooth as butter. Now that 454 is one of my favorite guns to toss in the truck when I'm headed to the farm or taking a walk in the woods.

 

[tritonguy]

I have a Rossi M92 in 44-40 that was rough to cycle and ejected the brass like a rocket, severely denting nearly every case. I installed this (https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...re/springs/rossi-92-spring-kit-prod66634.aspx) spring kit and did just a little polishing on spots where there was obvious metal to metal wear. The kit includes instructions and a couple of different ejector springs and an adjustable hammer spring. It was worth every penny. Cycling is smooth and brass is dropped at your feet undamaged. Now if I could just fix the sights so I don't have to adjust the rear so far to one side. The front sight is made into the barrel band.