QuarterHorse
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So I have been waiting and waiting for my Rossi to become available again since the beginning of the year. I got a more than fair deal when a somewhat local shop ordered me in a 20" SS/Walnut Rossi in 45 Colt.
I had done a TON of reading/research on the gun, mostly positive with some negative. Let's not get it twisted on what I want it for, a hunting rifle to sister to my SBH Hunter in 45C and a possible CAS gun to sister up with my NM Vaquero in 45C. It's not a "wall hanger" to be pretty, although I can fit the stock and refinish it to do so. I'm going to be using this gun for pig hunting trips as well as deer down south just for fun.
I received the gun and took it home. Coated in that thick nasty oil I cleaned 'er up and worked the action. A little stiff sure, but not awful. I wasn't until I started running dummy rounds though it that I was worried. I thought to myself all the horror stories are true. I did read a lot of "you have to shoot it" comments as well. In my head I'm thinking, "Right, shooting it will fix this failure to feed concern I have". I had it in my gun vise and worked the snot out of the action, and that helped a little when cycling rounds, enough so I thought I'd take it to the range.
Chambered the first round, a little sticky with my 255gr RNFP in front of 8.7gr of Unique (loads for my NM Vaquero) and fired. R/L were dead center but about 3 inches high @ 25 yards. The second round chambered a lot better but not great, and more of the same for shot placement. Chambered the next round and it was like a different gun! This thing is shooting slick!!!!!
The short version is 60 rounds later and shooting 1-2" low at 100 yards I can't WAIT to get my 315gr LNFP rounds in front of 24gr of H110 to see where she's hitting!
Because no thread is complete without pics, here we go!
Oh I never even ran the LEVEREvolution ammo though it.
I had done a TON of reading/research on the gun, mostly positive with some negative. Let's not get it twisted on what I want it for, a hunting rifle to sister to my SBH Hunter in 45C and a possible CAS gun to sister up with my NM Vaquero in 45C. It's not a "wall hanger" to be pretty, although I can fit the stock and refinish it to do so. I'm going to be using this gun for pig hunting trips as well as deer down south just for fun.
I received the gun and took it home. Coated in that thick nasty oil I cleaned 'er up and worked the action. A little stiff sure, but not awful. I wasn't until I started running dummy rounds though it that I was worried. I thought to myself all the horror stories are true. I did read a lot of "you have to shoot it" comments as well. In my head I'm thinking, "Right, shooting it will fix this failure to feed concern I have". I had it in my gun vise and worked the snot out of the action, and that helped a little when cycling rounds, enough so I thought I'd take it to the range.
Chambered the first round, a little sticky with my 255gr RNFP in front of 8.7gr of Unique (loads for my NM Vaquero) and fired. R/L were dead center but about 3 inches high @ 25 yards. The second round chambered a lot better but not great, and more of the same for shot placement. Chambered the next round and it was like a different gun! This thing is shooting slick!!!!!
The short version is 60 rounds later and shooting 1-2" low at 100 yards I can't WAIT to get my 315gr LNFP rounds in front of 24gr of H110 to see where she's hitting!
Because no thread is complete without pics, here we go!
Oh I never even ran the LEVEREvolution ammo though it.
