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Posted: 1/29/2012 3:17:33 PM EDT
Just picked this beaut up last night. Love the way it handles. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but I've always wanted a lever gun and one in 357/38 made sense since I have a revolver in the same calibers.
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Nice catch, a trapper model. If you'd like to slick up the action (makes a world of difference) and lose the bolt top safety, give Steve's Gunz a look. He has a DvD kit that has what you need to slick up both the action and trigger. You'll be amazed at the difference and the lighter springs will help your Rossi last longer. Along with the kit, I'd buy the bolt plug to remove that silly safety. I have both a 20" rd bbl carbine and 24" octagon bbl rifle. They are surprisingly accurate at long range with 158grn bullets as I shoot our 8" steel at 200yds with the carbine and our 'hog' steel at 300yds with the rifle using it's tang sight. After 3,500rds through each, they are still running smooth.  Since that picture, I've refinished the stocks and replaced the front sight on the rifle with a globe.   |
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Nice catch, a trapper model. If you'd like to slick up the action (makes a world of difference) and lose the bolt top safety, give Steve's Gunz a look. He has a DvD kit that has what you need to slick up both the action and trigger. You'll be amazed at the difference and the lighter springs will help your Rossi last longer. Along with the kit, I'd buy the bolt plug to remove that silly safety. I have both a 20" rd bbl carbine and 24" octagon bbl rifle. They are surprisingly accurate at long range with 158grn bullets as I shoot our 8" steel at 200yds with the carbine and our 'hog' steel at 300yds with the rifle using it's tang sight. After 3,500rds through each, they are still running smooth. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/DSCN1709.jpg Since that picture, I've refinished the stocks and replaced the front sight on the rifle with a globe. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/DSCN2840.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/Coloradoglocker/DSCN2832.jpg Thanks I'll look into that after I go put some rounds through it. |
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Looks good! When funds allow, my dilemma will be .38/357 as I shoot that also, or .45LC. I really like my .45LC... It is a great hunting carbine. The '92 is a stout action and it can easily handle "Ruger/TC" type .45LC loads. I use 260 gr Nosler Partitions over 23.5gr H110 and get 1550 fps out of my 20" short rifle. Wicked on pigs. BTW, nice lever gun OP 
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Looks good! When funds allow, my dilemma will be .38/357 as I shoot that also, or .45LC. You'll end up with both  I recommend the 357 first, it picks up about 500 fps out of a carbine and becomes a heck of a nice little gun. Almost the power of a 30-30 with very little recoil.
I am a big fan of the 357 lever gun and have 357s from Marlin, Rossi, and Browning. |
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Looks good! When funds allow, my dilemma will be .38/357 as I shoot that also, or .45LC. I really like my .45LC... It is a great hunting carbine. The '92 is a stout action and it can easily handle "Ruger/TC" type .45LC loads. I use 260 gr Nosler Partitions over 23.5gr H110 and get 1550 fps out of my 20" short rifle. Wicked on pigs. BTW, nice lever gun OP
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/dp_holland/Rossia.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/dp_holland/Pics10-25-10234.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v668/dp_holland/Pics10-25-10235.jpg - AG You can get into 45-70 territory by handloading for the 45 Colt in a 92. I had a little blued Rossi trapper in .45 Colt and used it to shoot up some heavy handloads I found after selling my last Ruger .45. These were stout loads with 300 and 325 grain hardcast bullets. They were accurate but I needed a taller front sight to get zeroed (it was fine with any 355 grain load). The recoil was as nasty as anything I've ever owned, and I shoot stout loads in a couple of Marlin 45-70s and my favorite bolt gun is a 338 Win Mag. |
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Looks good! When funds allow, my dilemma will be .38/357 as I shoot that also, or .45LC. You'll end up with both I recommend the 357 first, it picks up about 500 fps out of a carbine and becomes a heck of a nice little gun. Almost the power of a 30-30 with very little recoil.
I am a big fan of the 357 lever gun and have 357s from Marlin, Rossi, and Browning. You're right, I probably will! |
| Took the Rossi to the range today on my lunch break. Shot flat nose, round nose, and hp .38, .38+p, and .357 out of it. Not one problem. The 38+p hp's are the 100 round bulk back you can buy at Walmart. These didn't like to feed as smoothly into the magazine as the other rounds but still functioned flawlessly. I found the rifle to be quite accurate once I figured out the correct sight alignment. The .357's where 125 grain Hornady Critical Defense. I found these to be less accurate than the .38 ammo and had a bit more bark, but nothing to right home about. Overall I'm very pleased with this little carbine. |
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On your 38spl loads feeding; a levergun by it's design is somewhat OAL sensitive and the shorter 38spl loads can cause issues. When I handload 38spl for my leverguns, instead of a max OAL of 1.460" like the books say, try an OAL of 1.500". You'll find that they cycle through your Rossi as sweet a anything. Now that you've seen how well it shoots, let me suggest that you try some warm to full power loads with at least 158grn bullets. The light 125grn are OK for varments but because of the higher velocities you generate, the heavier, higher Ballistic Coefficient bullets do much better in the leverguns. 357 Mag loads from Buffalo Bore in both 158grn and 180grn make great hunting bullets for smaller White-tailed deer and Texas hogs. |
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On your 38spl loads feeding; a levergun by it's design is somewhat OAL sensitive and the shorter 38spl loads can cause issues. When I handload 38spl for my leverguns, instead of a max OAL of 1.460" like the books say, try an OAL of 1.500". You'll find that they cycle through your Rossi as sweet a anything. Now that you've seen how well it shoots, let me suggest that you try some warm to full power loads with at least 158grn bullets. The light 125grn are OK for varments but because of the higher velocities you generate, the heavier, higher Ballistic Coefficient bullets do much better in the leverguns. 357 Mag loads from Buffalo Bore in both 158grn and 180grn make great hunting bullets for smaller White-tailed deer and Texas hogs. I was acutally really surprised the Hornady loads where only 125 grns considering all of the .38 loads where 158. I had these laying around from carrying them in my Taurus 651 revolver. I'll keep my eye out for some 158 grn. I don't reload yet, what are some good factory .357 loads? thanks |
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I've owned several 357 leverguns over the years and am a big fan of them. Believe it or not my current Rossi 92 (stainless trapper) is more accurate than my Marlin 1894c or Browning 92.
I have a hard time putting together anything that outshoots the American Eagle 158 JSP load. I bought a case of this stuff a few years ago when I found it cheap, I'm hoarding it for my 357 leverguns <G>. I've never had much luck accuracy wise with 110 or 125 grain loads from a rifle. |
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I've owned several 357 leverguns over the years and am a big fan of them. Believe it or not my current Rossi 92 (stainless trapper) is more accurate than my Marlin 1894c or Browning 92. I have a hard time putting together anything that outshoots the American Eagle 158 JSP load. I bought a case of this stuff a few years ago when I found it cheap, I'm hoarding it for my 357 leverguns <G>. I've never had much luck accuracy wise with 110 or 125 grain loads from a rifle. I've got a 158grn handload that uses a Zero JSP bullet at an easy 1,822fps in my Rossis that's absolutely dead nuts on. I use it to shoot my carbine at 200yds and my rifleat 300yds. I can't believe a pistol round is that accurate at long range. Best of all, because it's my handloads I can make as many as I want to for $6.55 a box of 50!!
I've got some 180 grain cast WFN ga checks that I'm planning to work up a load with. I haven't shot a hog with the 357 yet, but plan to use it next time I go. I'm also planning to take a cow elk (meat hunt) at one of the Texas exotic ranches, and may use the 357 levergun for that too. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I've owned several 357 leverguns over the years and am a big fan of them. Believe it or not my current Rossi 92 (stainless trapper) is more accurate than my Marlin 1894c or Browning 92. I have a hard time putting together anything that outshoots the American Eagle 158 JSP load. I bought a case of this stuff a few years ago when I found it cheap, I'm hoarding it for my 357 leverguns <G>. I've never had much luck accuracy wise with 110 or 125 grain loads from a rifle. I've got a 158grn handload that uses a Zero JSP bullet at an easy 1,822fps in my Rossis that's absolutely dead nuts on. I use it to shoot my carbine at 200yds and my rifleat 300yds. I can't believe a pistol round is that accurate at long range. Best of all, because it's my handloads I can make as many as I want to for $6.55 a box of 50!! I've got some 180 grain cast WFN ga checks that I'm planning to work up a load with. I haven't shot a hog with the 357 yet, but plan to use it next time I go. I'm also planning to take a cow elk (meat hunt) at one of the Texas exotic ranches, and may use the 357 levergun for that too. Those 180s might be just the thing for hogs but as far as elk, it seems to me you're going to have to get up really close (75yds max) to ensure that you have the velocity and muzzle energy to put them down humanely. |
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I've owned several 357 leverguns over the years and am a big fan of them. Believe it or not my current Rossi 92 (stainless trapper) is more accurate than my Marlin 1894c or Browning 92. I have a hard time putting together anything that outshoots the American Eagle 158 JSP load. I bought a case of this stuff a few years ago when I found it cheap, I'm hoarding it for my 357 leverguns <G>. I've never had much luck accuracy wise with 110 or 125 grain loads from a rifle. I've got a 158grn handload that uses a Zero JSP bullet at an easy 1,822fps in my Rossis that's absolutely dead nuts on. I use it to shoot my carbine at 200yds and my rifleat 300yds. I can't believe a pistol round is that accurate at long range. Best of all, because it's my handloads I can make as many as I want to for $6.55 a box of 50!!
I've got some 180 grain cast WFN ga checks that I'm planning to work up a load with. I haven't shot a hog with the 357 yet, but plan to use it next time I go. I'm also planning to take a cow elk (meat hunt) at one of the Texas exotic ranches, and may use the 357 levergun for that too. Those 180s might be just the thing for hogs but as far as elk, it seems to me you're going to have to get up really close (75yds max) to ensure that you have the velocity and muzzle energy to put them down humanely. This is Texas, so any elk here would be on a high fence ranch. Getting up close and having a perfect shot is the only way I'd attempt it with a 357. I would probably end up using a 45-70 anyway. I will probably use the 357 on a few hogs before trying it on anything bigger. |
| Nice rifle, I had one exactly like it about a year ago. Mine was an older one without the safety but shot great. Mine had a hell of a sharp edge on the rear sight though, SOB cut me twice in the month I owned it. I sold it when I bought a Marlin 1894CSS, it was fun though. |
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Quoted: Fellas, I have a new favorite gun! Love this little carbine! Took it out shooting again last night. This time shooting some steel. Ding! Everytime I pulled the trigger! Very accurate and zero malfunctions. We have ourselves a keeper. There's just something about a lever action. It's hard to explain but no matter what mood I'm in, all I have to do is pick up one of my leverguns and I'm smiling. |
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There's a blue steel 24" Rossi in stock at Bud's Guns for $464 delivered. They also have a couple of blue steel 16" Rossis in 45Colt for $440 and 44mag for $421 too. |
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Quoted: There's a blue steel 24" Rossi in stock at Bud's Guns for $464 delivered. They also have a couple of blue steel 16" Rossis in 45Colt for $440 and 44mag for $421 too. Easy there, killer. Don't go spreading the word on those rifles before I can get mine ordered. |
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Quoted: Quoted: There's a blue steel 24" Rossi in stock at Bud's Guns for $464 delivered. They also have a couple of blue steel 16" Rossis in 45Colt for $440 and 44mag for $421 too. Easy there, killer. Don't go spreading the word on those rifles before I can get mine ordered. You ain't done it yet? |
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There's a blue steel 24" Rossi in stock at Bud's Guns for $464 delivered. They also have a couple of blue steel 16" Rossis in 45Colt for $440 and 44mag for $421 too. Easy there, killer. Don't go spreading the word on those rifles before I can get mine ordered. You ain't done it yet? I located a used, like new .357 one for $250 OTD. Have not road tested it yet, perhaps b4 end of week. Need to see how it runs along with my new LCR in 22LR. |
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There's a blue steel 24" Rossi in stock at Bud's Guns for $464 delivered. They also have a couple of blue steel 16" Rossis in 45Colt for $440 and 44mag for $421 too. Easy there, killer. Don't go spreading the word on those rifles before I can get mine ordered. You ain't done it yet? I located a used, like new .357 one for $250 OTD. Have not road tested it yet, perhaps b4 end of week. Need to see how it runs along with my new LCR in 22LR. Wow killer deal. Sometimes I think people just don't know what they have and how much they are worth. |
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make sure you look for the rust under the foreamr almost every used Rossi I have seen are rusted pretty good were the wood forearms touchs the mag tube and barrel. plus it will give you chance to refinish the wood to better protect it and the metal.
That is what I did with mine when I found the rust peaking around the forearm. My refinish thread. in case you are curious |
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