My Rossi 92 .357 Review

I know it's been said but....

I sure hate to hear that happened to you. I bought a 24" barreled rossi 92 in .44 magnum and it has just literally been a real gem. The more I shoot it, the better I like it. It feeds anything I through in it. cast boolets, Flat points Jacketed, SP, HP, LRN...Specials or full mags. I even shot a box of FTP polymer tipped PD loads, which it FLEW through.
 
Old thread I'm jumping in to but I bought a Rossi 92 in .357 with a 16" barrel last month. So far it has been flawless with .38 and .357 ammo.would certainly buy it again.
 
"Rossi is the Yugo sedan of Brazil."

+1 on that every firearm forum on the web has threads on how to fix modify improve this fine piece of crapmanship.
Wonder what the retained value of a 100 yr old Rossi 92 will Be??
Doc.
 
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/taylor/rossi.htm

came across this site looking for smoothing the action, although rifle isnt in hand yet, i am already excited to get into it, my plan is to put about 500 through it before doing any alterations, but the lighter spring, stoning the internals, shimming trigger and replacing the plastic follower are all on the definite list

seems like alot of work to get a new rifle running right, but still cheaper than a true winchester, hopefully i dont end up with a total dog that has to be sent backk to factory like some others

i got the call from LGS today that my 92 is ready for p/u, will have it tomorrow, and will put in my first experiences with it on sunday weather permitting
 


i am happy to say that this rossi 357 doesnt seem to have any probs with anything i have tried to feed it, i dont have a huge variety, but it fed the 357 hornaday critical defense, the handload 38 flatpoint, and the 38 hydrashock w/o any trouble

havent shot it yet, but overall it looks like a very handsome rifle, other than it having more grease on it than a nagant right outta the crate, the only complaint i have is the edges where you load the round into the mag are very sharp and slicing the sides of my thumb a little, but the finish and stockk look great, i do see some chatter marks on the interiors, but i am not going to overthink it if it works correctly
 
Whimsy said:
As the for the safety, I actually LIKED it.
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Well there you go. You went and jinxed yourself by liking that damned safety ;)

Seriously... we had a 92 Trapper in 45 Colt here, that was just a splendid rifle. We are going 38/357 here however and we sold it in anticipation of getting another in that caliber. Rossi's old 92's were excellent carbines, perhaps a little 'sight-finicky' but mechanically very sound and strong as an ox. Your experience with this new one has me thinking perhaps I should hunt on an older one.

Sorry for your troubles, Compadre.
 
Honestly, it looked much better than the Marlin I looked at back at Christmas, which was so poorly put together that I told the salesman it was broken and not to sell it.
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People love to dog the new Marlins even though they're much better rifles than the Rossi. If you would of bought a Marlin instead of the Rossi you'd probably be shooting it right now instead of writing about how much trouble you're having with your new rifle on a forum. My Remlins have been absolutely flawless in fit and finish and performance. Any issues they may have had have probably been dealt with long ago.
 
Marlin and Rossi have had quality control problems in recent years and both companies are more recently reported to be improving product quality.

I have both a 2002 (JM) Marlin 1984 and a 2013 Rossi 92. Both rifles function smoothly and reliably. The only meaningful product quality difference between the two is that the finish on the Rossi's stock is not nearly as nice as the Marlin's. One caveat about the Rossi is that it needed to be thoroughly cleaned before use or it probably would not have functioned properly; the preservative Rossi uses to protect rifles during shipment from Brazil rivals cosmoline in its difficulty to remove.
 

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Rossi 92 sighting problems

I wish to know if any one experienced their Rossi lever gun in .357 shooting low or high from a bench rest? Mine seems to shoot high at 15 yards by about 5 inches, is this common with this rifle and what can be done to fix the problem. I am shooting 158 grain bullets using H 110 at 15.5 grains by the way I don't want to change sights if I don't have to. Also rear sight is set at the lowest point on the ladder. This rifle is almost brand new I have only fired 50 rounds of .357 through it currently.
 
Change the front sight. It's more of chore if you don't have the replacement sight. I went from a .043 to a .100 which pretty much centered .357 magnum, but left .38 specials a little high at 30 yards. Perfect! My 24" octagon makes a pretty civilized off-hand rifle. The tang sight is still an issue I haven't ironed out yet.
 
44 mag ?

Hi staffer, I am assuming your 24 inch barrel is a 44 mag. I am getting ready to order one . Can you tell me what the rate of twist is for the 44 mag? reply private message please. Nonsuch
 
I had two Rossi 92's, they worked good and I had no problems with them at all. I did sell both because as I learned I am not a fan of the Winchester top action eject. They both got traded for Marlins.
 
If you still have it, check all the screws to assure they are tight.
That's the most common cause for problems in Marlin lever actions
 
After trying a few rossis in 357 magnum I went with the ruger bolt action. I have the barrel cut to 16.25 inches and threaded. I also had a peep sight installed and put a new fiber optic front sight on the gun. This has been a pretty fun project.
 
I have an older Interarms Rossi .357 16" Trapper and it's a keeper. My wife loves this rifle and is deadly accurate with it. I 'm the 3rd owner but it's in great condition, and yes it does launch the spent shells into the next county, so I guess it's never been worked on. But it feeds both .38 and .357 without a fuss.

If I was buying a new one, I would want to inspect the rifle closely before buying. I would bring snap caps and ask if I could cycle them through the action.

One other option is to buy a 92 that's already been gone over and slicked up by Steve or another reputable leversmith. These really are very nice shooting and handling rifles and fully the equal of other levers when they work right. John Browning designed a good strong action.
 
My Rossi .357 1892 stainless had the same problems yours has. plus A badly cast hammer that was missing most of the full cock notch.
Be aware you taking your Rossi apart to repair it voids the warranty.
No more Rossi anything for me.
 
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