Looking at new rifles - 1) Rossi lever action in .357 because I can't find a Marlin in my price range. Please share any experience with the Rossi., 2) Ruger American Rifle in .243 or .270 because hey that's the ammo that can be found lately or 3) Browning Semi-auto .22. Comments please.
Got the itch
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I have a shooting buddy that has a Rossi LA in .357 & I have shot it extensively. His experience is that everyone that has ever shot it loves it! If I come a cross one, I'm buying it!
Accurate, handy, low recoil, easy to load, never jams & I suppose the .357 maggie would be a good WT deer cartridge up to 100yds. The fit & finish of his Rossi is excellent. We mostly shoot .38 spcl with cast bullets & the little Rossi just eats 'em up & never skips a beat!
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Accurate, handy, low recoil, easy to load, never jams & I suppose the .357 maggie would be a good WT deer cartridge up to 100yds. The fit & finish of his Rossi is excellent. We mostly shoot .38 spcl with cast bullets & the little Rossi just eats 'em up & never skips a beat!
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mxsailor803
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The Norinco Browning clones are nice but the real Browning SA are much more valuable if you decide to sell them. My grandfather came across a lot of 5 back in the 80's and paid just under 500 for all 5 Brownings. He actually just gifted me 2 really clean SA's and my cousin 2 SA's. I didn't even get a chance to shoot it before I left stateside. I will be shooting mine a bunch when I get back!!!
Huffmanite
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Of your choices, for me it'd be between the Rossi or the American (but not in 270). The Browning is a neat rifle....own a model 24 Remington made back in 20s/30s which is basically the same Browning design, that I enjoy shooting on occassions. But, this design 22 rifle is not what I want to shoot paper at range. Prefer my Marlin XT22LR bolt rifle or my Ruger 10/22 for that.
Don't own a Ruger American, but have thought about buying one, just to try it out. Unfortunately, Americans I've found locally use cartridges I either have enough of or just don't care to own. Why I commented about the .270 in above.
As to the Rossi, also don't have one, but did shoot with gent one day at range we are members who had one with him, but it was a 44 mag version, if I remember correctly. Seems it was also suppose to shoot 44 specials too, but he had a feed problem with them, but the 44 mag fed OK. Also, around 10 or so shots with the rifle, he'd have to mess with the cartridge tube under the barrel on the rifle. Recoil would loosen it and it's move forward.
Don't own a Ruger American, but have thought about buying one, just to try it out. Unfortunately, Americans I've found locally use cartridges I either have enough of or just don't care to own. Why I commented about the .270 in above.
As to the Rossi, also don't have one, but did shoot with gent one day at range we are members who had one with him, but it was a 44 mag version, if I remember correctly. Seems it was also suppose to shoot 44 specials too, but he had a feed problem with them, but the 44 mag fed OK. Also, around 10 or so shots with the rifle, he'd have to mess with the cartridge tube under the barrel on the rifle. Recoil would loosen it and it's move forward.
Can't go wrong with the ruger. My brother and my nephew hunt with that rifle in .308 and love them. I'd have one too, but can never seem to find a Southpaw when I have the money (and visa versa). Never shot the Rossi rifle, but I do like their revolvers and, hey, lever guns are fun!