MICHAEL T
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my 15 year old daughter wants one.She likes better than my 1911's . Think I slap her mother when she comes home. Better looking than a 1911 indeed Can't be my kid . Next she will want a glock Then she will be homeless for sure.
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MCgunner
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I think I'd wanna dry spin for practice for a while. I'd probably blow my idiot shoulder off trying that. 
Well, I do have a 20" Rossi .357 Carbine I bought 25 years ago. It's about 4 MOA accurate, plenty accurate enough for deer hunting to 100 yards. I rather prefer the longer barrel. It nips at the heals of a .30-30 with the right load, pretty danged awesome. and, with a light .38 load in it, turns it into a squirrel rifle. I'm not sure if the "ranch hand" would be all that handy. I see it as a curiosity for old farts that remember "Bounty Hunter".
I think I saw a MSRP on this thing and it scared the hell outta me.
Well, I do have a 20" Rossi .357 Carbine I bought 25 years ago. It's about 4 MOA accurate, plenty accurate enough for deer hunting to 100 yards. I rather prefer the longer barrel. It nips at the heals of a .30-30 with the right load, pretty danged awesome. and, with a light .38 load in it, turns it into a squirrel rifle. I'm not sure if the "ranch hand" would be all that handy. I see it as a curiosity for old farts that remember "Bounty Hunter".
I think I saw a MSRP on this thing and it scared the hell outta me.
TexasPatriot.308
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whoever said they wanted one in .460 or .500, bet your sore shoulder of black eye will tell you why it aint smart.
MCgunner
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Too bad Westerns are on the outs in hollyrock. You'd make a great producer.
I remember seeing an episode of "Murder She Wrote" once when the bad guy used a super 14 Contender with a barrel that looked like a .45/70 bore. Magically it fired semi-automatic. M2 Carbine
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Because it's a handgun, the same as these other handguns.
Alchymist
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I'm thinkin that if I had that much $$ to play with, it would be the Circuit Judge, just because. Looks neater, more versatile, and possibly even useful!
Lightsped
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I am ready to buy. The Ranch Hand isn't listed on Rossi's website yet.... Anyone have the Ranch Hand in stock? If not, what is the release date?
MCgunner
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Well, my 92 has been infallible and if you wanna slick the thing up....
http://www.stevesgunz.com/
These 92s (which is the action on the "Ranch Hand", are very popular in CAS competition I understand. Read some of the notes on that site. He knows 'em inside and out. I've never sent mine off. It's slick enough for me. I've killed one doe at 80 yards with it when I first got it, but I don't really hunt with it much. It's a very handy little hunting rifle, though, and very versatile. I can't knock it for quality, having owned 7 Rossis over the years. Only problem I've ever had with a Rossi was a busted firing pin on a revolver. That seems to be a 20 year on going problem with the revolvers using hammer mounted firing pins. You can fix that, though, by fitting a K frame firing pin. That's what my smith did and I never had a problem with that particular gun again.
I currently own an old M68 3" Rossi, a M511 Sportsman .22 kit gun, and the 92. They're all keepers.
http://www.stevesgunz.com/
These 92s (which is the action on the "Ranch Hand", are very popular in CAS competition I understand. Read some of the notes on that site. He knows 'em inside and out. I've never sent mine off. It's slick enough for me. I've killed one doe at 80 yards with it when I first got it, but I don't really hunt with it much. It's a very handy little hunting rifle, though, and very versatile. I can't knock it for quality, having owned 7 Rossis over the years. Only problem I've ever had with a Rossi was a busted firing pin on a revolver. That seems to be a 20 year on going problem with the revolvers using hammer mounted firing pins. You can fix that, though, by fitting a K frame firing pin. That's what my smith did and I never had a problem with that particular gun again.
I currently own an old M68 3" Rossi, a M511 Sportsman .22 kit gun, and the 92. They're all keepers.
Tallinar
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I've owned several Rossi 92's, and can comment a bit on their quality, I guess.
The only functional complaint I can make is that the extractors tend to be MUCH too stiff out of the box. Some are worse than others, and some kind of fix themselves with a few hundred rounds of break-in time. For those familiar with model 92's; you know that too much extractor tension equates to damaged brass. Steve at stevesgunz has a very educational DVD that walks you through his method of slicking up the action -- a significant step of which has to do with easing the extractor tension by more or less simply removing some metal from it.
As far as the wood goes, I've owned two Rossi's where the wood around the tang was very poorly fitted and required some filing/refinishing to make it look decent. This is mostly cosmetic, but I still considered it a problem.
Everything else about those model 92's is great. Like I said, I've owned several. Accuracy is perfectly acceptable and they make great cowboy guns.
As others will comment all around the web, Steve Young can make those Rossi's *sing*. His action jobs are beautiful (I've not had him work on any of mine, nor have I held one that he's worked on, but have read many accounts). If you don't want to pay or wait to have him do it, you could look into getting his DVD and attempting a DIY. He makes it look pretty easy.
The only functional complaint I can make is that the extractors tend to be MUCH too stiff out of the box. Some are worse than others, and some kind of fix themselves with a few hundred rounds of break-in time. For those familiar with model 92's; you know that too much extractor tension equates to damaged brass. Steve at stevesgunz has a very educational DVD that walks you through his method of slicking up the action -- a significant step of which has to do with easing the extractor tension by more or less simply removing some metal from it.
As far as the wood goes, I've owned two Rossi's where the wood around the tang was very poorly fitted and required some filing/refinishing to make it look decent. This is mostly cosmetic, but I still considered it a problem.
Everything else about those model 92's is great. Like I said, I've owned several.
Accuracy is perfectly acceptable and they make great cowboy guns. As others will comment all around the web, Steve Young can make those Rossi's *sing*. His action jobs are beautiful (I've not had him work on any of mine, nor have I held one that he's worked on, but have read many accounts). If you don't want to pay or wait to have him do it, you could look into getting his DVD and attempting a DIY. He makes it look pretty easy.
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You wanna know how to "spin" it? Watch the video at the bottom of this page...
http://maresleg.com/maresleg.htm
Those of us old enough to have had the Mattel version as kids might even remember how it's done. It's fairly easy to do, but I'd suggest practicing with an unloaded weapon. (Stating the obvious)
Practice enough and you too can be Josh Randall.....or Woody Harrelson.
http://maresleg.com/maresleg.htm
Those of us old enough to have had the Mattel version as kids might even remember how it's done. It's fairly easy to do, but I'd suggest practicing with an unloaded weapon. (Stating the obvious)
Practice enough and you too can be Josh Randall.....or Woody Harrelson.
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CoRoMo
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So... what's the difference between the Rossi Ranch Hand, and the Puma Bounty Hunter?
Besides the $800-$900 price difference.
I've always read/heard/thought that Rossi and Puma were the same manufacturer. If that's true, why/how could Rossi turn our a mare's leg for less than $400 while Puma (also Rossi?) couldn't do that for under $1,200?
Besides the $800-$900 price difference.
I've always read/heard/thought that Rossi and Puma were the same manufacturer. If that's true, why/how could Rossi turn our a mare's leg for less than $400 while Puma (also Rossi?) couldn't do that for under $1,200?
Puma is a registered trademark/brand name by Legacy Sports in Nevada, one of several US importers who bring (or brought) in the Brazilian-made Rossi leverguns. Each importer (EMF, etc.) contracts with Rossi for their own in-house models & brands.
Legacy imported the Rossi Puma for several years, then in the last year or so switched to the Chiappa-made 92 leverguns made in Italy. They carried on the Puma brand, applying it to the Chiappas.
The Chiappa 92 is truer to the original Winchester 92 in external frame lines & machining, uses very nice walnut instead of the Rossi mystery wood, is well-fitted and is made in a modern plant in Brescia on CNC machinery.
Chiappa says the 92 line is built almost entirely from parts fabricated in house.
Workmanship, from the samples I've seen, is typically better over all than the Rossis.
Rossis usually come fairly rough & oversprung.
Rossis now come with an irritating wing safety on top of the bolt, Chiappas do not.
I have the Chiappa Bounty Hunter "Puma", one very nicely built gun. (Also quite accurate, by the way.)
I have a Rossi "Puma", also a nice little 16-inch carbine, AFTER Steve worked over the action.
I'm dickering for one of the Ranch Hands, and if it comes through it'll go to Steve for some work.
And, finally- If it has to be "practical", you obviously don't understand the gun.
The Mare's Leg was the single most iconic handgun on TV 50 years ago, possibly rivalled only by the U.N.C.L.E. Special in the mid 1960s, and for those of us who watched it in McQueen's hands back then, that's reason enough.
Denis
Legacy imported the Rossi Puma for several years, then in the last year or so switched to the Chiappa-made 92 leverguns made in Italy. They carried on the Puma brand, applying it to the Chiappas.
The Chiappa 92 is truer to the original Winchester 92 in external frame lines & machining, uses very nice walnut instead of the Rossi mystery wood, is well-fitted and is made in a modern plant in Brescia on CNC machinery.
Chiappa says the 92 line is built almost entirely from parts fabricated in house.
Workmanship, from the samples I've seen, is typically better over all than the Rossis.
Rossis usually come fairly rough & oversprung.
Rossis now come with an irritating wing safety on top of the bolt, Chiappas do not.
I have the Chiappa Bounty Hunter "Puma", one very nicely built gun. (Also quite accurate, by the way.)
I have a Rossi "Puma", also a nice little 16-inch carbine, AFTER Steve worked over the action.
I'm dickering for one of the Ranch Hands, and if it comes through it'll go to Steve for some work.
And, finally- If it has to be "practical", you obviously don't understand the gun.
The Mare's Leg was the single most iconic handgun on TV 50 years ago, possibly rivalled only by the U.N.C.L.E. Special in the mid 1960s, and for those of us who watched it in McQueen's hands back then, that's reason enough.
Denis
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CoRoMo
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Thanks Denis!
beeenbag
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I want one!!!!!!!!! I don't know why, but I definitly want one!
garyk/nm
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This will make a perfect under the counter, or back office piece for my store. One website shows Nov/Dec availability. I want it NOW!
TexasPatriot.308
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gotta have one in .45 colt to go with my Blackhawk Bisley, I shoot hundreds of hogs but usually dont go after the wounded ones, got so many dont care, they are gonna die sooner or later, ever once in a while a really big tusker interests me and I dont take nothing less than a .44 mag or my .45 into the brush, this mares leg would work too, never can have enough guns. never know about hogs, I've dropped them in their tracks with a .17hmr and had em run off from a solid .308 hit. I am an old cowboy (still at it) and the .45 just fits me.
dagger dog
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I can see it now CBS Evening News reports ,about 6 mounths after the debut of the Rossi Ranch Hand, several hospitals around the USA reporting self inflicted gunshot wounds to the ARMPITS of Ranch Hand owners
aka108
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I would not buy one. Looks worthless to me. It is neither a handgun nor a rifle. Too Hollywoody from the 1950 and 60's.
montess85
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I want one in 357....I don't see any purpose for it other that it makes you feel like a kid.....And that is a good enough reason for me....I guess if you try really hard you can tell yourself it would make a good truck gun or backpack gun....Im sticking with its just plain cool....
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