I wish I would have bought one of the Rossi's when they were available. By the time I had heard of them they were gone. They were about as close to a Rook & Rabbit rifle I have seen.
Have faith and a bit of patience. Rossi is now finally making them again, however, slowly right now as they have shipped less than 200 total of both the 20", rd bbl, stainless steel M92s in 357mag and 44mag to the states this year. (Per Rossi CS a few days ago.)
They state that the 'learning curve' for the newer employees is steeper than they had hoped and that they expect to expand back into the full lineup next year as they get production experience back in the workforce.
Just to be mean, here are a couple of teasers for you while you're waiting. Both my Rossis are 357mag and both were purchased NIB in 2009. After slicking them up with an action job using Steve's Gunz video and parts, they have been solid shooters.
My first, was my 24" octagon barreled, casehardened, receiver rifle. I set it up for 300yd steel shooting with a Marbles tang with target aperture and Lymon Globe front sight just to see if I could hit anything with my 158grn full power 357mag handloads. The stock was a bit dull so I applied a coat of WATCO Danish Walnut to it right over the stock finish and it looks much better with rich colors and depth in the finish.
I couldn't just have one so a couple months later I decided to get a 20" round barre carbine. Besides adding new Marbles semi-buckhorn, and 1/16" brass bead sights and a saddle ring (1894 version), I applied a coat of WATCO as well as some leather 'just because'.
Yes, they are as much fun to shoot as they are to look at. They are my favorite range shooters and out in the woods 'just walking' I pack my Uberti SA Cavalry model 357mag pistol with my carbine and plink to my heart's content.
Best of all, my general plinking handloads using plated 158grn bullets, cost me less than I can buy the cheapest 22mag ammo for on the web!! (Yep, Ammograb shows the cheapest 22mag at 14¢ per rd + shipping and I load my 357mag for 13.7¢ per rd right here in my basement.)
And, I can load up from slow, 90grn, mouse fart level loads all the way up to 158grn or 180grn hunting loads suitable for medium sized game at ranges up to about 100yds. Try that with a 22 mag!!
Patience, patience, patience. You're Rossi is coming for you . . . . . . soon, real soon.