rossi 92 454

surprised

I know the Rossi .454 has been in production and afield now for some time but I am surprised that the M92 action can handle the cartridge's operating pressures. Previously I believed the M92 action reached it's limit with pressures in the .44 mag range, but full house .454 loads go way beyond. The fact that the action can handle those pressures is a real tribute to Browning's design.

Would it be safe to say that the M92 in .454, particularly the 16" model is the most powerful repeating carbine there is, in terms of platform weight/size v. cartridge energy? If I lived in an area where bad bears and big cats frequented, the M92 in .454 might be a welcome companion.
 
Rossi 92s are fun little levers and I have used them on non-dangerous game hunts. Never in a million years would I choose to rely on one in a dangerous situation unless there was no other choice. Just me--I'm sure somewhere out there someone will claim to have dropped all of the big 5 using one--more power to them.
 
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Hey Stag, I don't mean to sidetrack the thread, and I have zero experience with western bears and cougars and God knows we beat that topic to death.

I was just thinking that the tiny carbines offer a lot of punch (exceeding .44 mag energies) for all the bigger they are.
 
Hey Stag, I don't mean to sidetrack the thread, and I have zero experience with western bears and cougars and God knows we beat that topic to death.

I was just thinking that the tiny carbines offer a lot of punch (exceeding .44 mag energies) for all the bigger they are.
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I've never had any experience with them either--other than seeing their fresh tracks and deciding--I think I'll go back from where I came from.:) But I have taken my rossis apart and they do not instill a whole lot of "if the stuff hit the fan" confidence in me. Purely my personal bias. I did take a look at the 454 once--I may be wrong but I seem to recall the bolt and receiver were perhaps a bit beefier than those of my 2 44 mags--but I can't say for sure.

A grand for one? Not a chance I'd pay that.
 
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