Keep the Rossi or give it the tossy ?

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luvtoshoot

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I have recently acquired an Amadeo Rossi in a trade; it was a two for one kind of deal so no matter what it was worth the trade to me. But Knowing next to nothing about revolvers (learning more every day) puts me at a great disadvantage as to actually know what the worth or quality of this pistol is. It is a six shot SA/DA 38 special caliber, it does not seem to have had more that a hundred or so rounds through it and has only a small rub mark on the barrel of it and the action on it feels tight and clean. The only thing that I know about Rossi is that I have seen the name on very cheap shotguns in Walmart. It has machined sights on it and the rear left side seems to be slightly lower than the right, which is annoying. My guess is that it is most likely of very low quality and not worth much but I would appreciate any info on it that anyone could give me. Is it safe to shoot? :eek:
 
Rossi make some good basic guns. I would shoot it for a while and see if I liked it. You never know it might be a good one. I have a Rossi hammergun which I spent some time hunting down, and I love it. I don't care if it's supposed to be cheap. It's solidly made and fits together tightly. It also shoots well.
As to the revolver being safe to shoot - I would check that there is no obvious damage and that everything functioning as intended. If you don't have much experience with revolvers it wouldn't be a bad idea to have someone who knows about them look it over.
They also make the Puma lever guns which are well regarded.
This Brazilian Company has been in business for over a hundred years, that must count for something.
 
Thanx ;) like I said it looks to be in very good condition no cracks or dents or dings and everything is nice and tight its not sloppy or anything so yeah I guess I will go put some rounds through it. :D
Thanks again.
 
If you want that thing worked on, the gunsmith who bought up all the tooling from Interarms (the former Rossi importer) lives here in Virginia, he's about the only guy who will work on them.
 
I used to own a Rossi .357 mag. It looked strtange, but shot very well, even with magnums. I now own a Rossi lever gun in .357/.38spl that is absolutely great.

Try it with mild loads, see how it shoots. Maybe a keeper.


Mark :cool:
 
I own one of those cheap shotguns

And I would recommend it to anyone. 20 gauge single shot that was worth every penny. If the revolver is any where near as well made as the shotguns and single shot rifles it is a keeper. I'm also a big fan of Taurus and Bersa.
 
Ok so I will keep the Rossi

I really didn’t expect to get very good feedback on this gun. It’s an obvious plus for the trade and I felt ok about it but now I feel I got an even better deal. It is a small thing, first time I agreed with my wife’s oh “that’s cute” comment :rolleyes: usually when she makes that comment I say no; its tough or nice or something like that but this time I said yeah I guess it is a little on the cute side. The 38 special in my 357 was very manageable but I wonder what the recoil on this gun will be like being that its not much bigger than a cap gun. If it works out well I think I will go get the shotgun. It would be the first shotgun I owned personally but I don’t think for 89 dollars I can go wrong.
 
Well...I got to shoot it today. It shoots nice, good action and it has less recoil than the 357 did with 38 special (must be the longer barrel). And its dead on too even with the annoying rear sight. I think I like it I might keep it in the truck like you said ED.
 
Bullrock

Thanx I will keep that in mind while I’m out shooting it and having no problems with the P.O.J, and enjoying it nonetheless. ;)
 
My guess is that it is most likely of very low quality and not worth much but I would appreciate any info on it that anyone could give me. Is it safe to shoot?
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Once Highroad gets back up from the server cutover, read Jim March's revolver checkout, in the revolver forum.

If it passes that it should be safe to shoot.
 
My experience

I own a Rossi 462 (2" snubby, 6 round of .357 magnum). I carry it concealed (with one speedloaderfull of .38 +p 135 gr. Speer Gold Dot) when I'm not carrying the Taurus PT 145.

I base my decision on its performance: reliable, accurate, concealable, comfortable.

Isn't this a prudent step? Or should utility be judged on price - the more "pricey" the better?

I thought gunowners are interested in thwarting "robbery", whatever the guise in which it comes.
 
should utility be judged on price - the more "pricey" the better?
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No. Utility should be judged on an overall accumulative scale of different factors, first being reliability, second being accuracy, third being price. (Generally speaking).

Bullrock was probably comparing the Rossi to a 2000 dollar race gun in his mind. If an off the shelf Rossi will do say 6" groups at 25 yds and the expensive race gun will do 1" groups (or whatever), is the Rossi junk or useless? Nah, its all relative and you can't really compare apples & oranges.

Can you keep someone off of you with a cheap 6" grouping gun? Hale yeah! And he don't have to cry if it gets scratched. There's plenty of people posting plenty of problems about high dollar guns on this forum so no, it aint necessarily about the price.
 
I have a Rossi 641 (2" blued 6 shot .357) and it's actually not a bad little gun other than a heavy D/A trigger. The fit and finish is good and it's fairly accurate. I've run about 500 rounds through it without any failures.

Would i trust it in a self defense situation? Sure would. If i was armed with the Rossi instead of one of my S&W's,Rugers,Taurus or Glocks i wouldn't be worried about it.
 
Edward429451

Bullrock was probably comparing the Rossi to a 2000 dollar race gun in his mind.
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Hey Edward, my mind is quite senile these days, so that's not a bad thought to hold. :D Fact is, I was comparing the Rossi, to the Rossi. Mine was not well made. A TFL member recently posted paying $300.00 for one. $300.00??? Put another $40.00 with that, and buy a Ruger SP101.

The Rossi R35102 is a .38Spl with a 2" brl. the SP101 is a .357/.38Spl. +p with a 3" brl. The Ruger is well made, the Rossi is not. The Ruger is reliable, the Rossi is not. The Rossi is a point & shoot wheelie. My Ruger performs at 25 yards. :)

How many Rossi's have you owned Edward? :confused: Fact is, you still get what you pay for, and sometimes less, even in the 21st century. Seldom, if ever, do you get more. ;)
 
Touche' bro, ya got me, I've never owned a Rossi. :D

But my point was 'sposed to be that cheap guns can be very useful as long as its reliable and goes bang, there's a niche for them. 300 would be too much (but he didn't pay 300!).

I think some people expect too much from their guns and think that if they pay more that they'll get more which isnt always the case. Sometimes more can mean more, but sometimes less can be more within relative practicalness (?). Probably the gunzines make people think that way.

Maybe you just got a lemon with your Rossi? I doubt it is an overall poor design or we'd be hearing more woe stories about the brand. He'll have to put a bunch of rounds through his Rossi to be sure if its junk or resonable for what it is. May turn out to be junk or maybe not. You never did detail your experiance that led you to believe that its junk. Was there reliability problems or did you possibly just subjectively not care for it?
 
Edward429451

You never did detail your experiance that led you to believe that its junk. Was there reliability problems or did you possibly just subjectively not care for it?
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Actually it was a good fit for my hand, and not a bad looking piece. The SA was a heavy pull, and the DA was worse. I had a difficult time being consistant with it at more than 10 yards. Other than that I guess you hit the nail on the head, "I subjectively did not care for it" :o

My Taurus 85 Ulta Lite @.38Spl. +p shoots rings around the Rossi. I appreciate your very well stated point. I would prefer a Rossi, rather than nothing... :)
 
thought an update was in order

All of this for a gun I paid ZIP for not a dime. I received it and another gun in a trade for a gun I didn’t care for or want anymore. Thank you all for your feedback on this matter.
Turns out it shoots very well I do like it although the action on it (both DA and SA) are quite heavy just as bullrock said his were. :barf: I attributed that to it just not being fired much before I got it but perhaps it’s just a Rossi trademark :rolleyes: nonetheless it still shoots well enough that I can knock cans over with it from 10-15 yards. No I wouldn’t enter it in any accuracy contests especially with me shooting it but it can’t be beat for plinking around with and it fits great in my 9 year old boys hand so he loves it and that in itself makes it priceless to me. :D
 
I have owned two older Rossi's. The first was a blued snubby .38 and the other was the 877, a ss .357 snubby.

The blueing on the .38 was very nice and both guns were very decent revolvers. I hate that I got rid of both of them.
 
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