Rossi 971 .357Mag
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ojibweindian
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$400 for a Rossi is about $100 too much.
Thanks for the advice. But I never really liked Rugers , and S&Ws are just too expansive for me right now, and I was looking for a new gun.
So what about that Rossi, I may not buy it, but still want to know if it’s any good.
Ps: I think guns, like condoms should be sold only once.
So what about that Rossi, I may not buy it, but still want to know if it’s any good.
Ps: I think guns, like condoms should be sold only once.
)strange246
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I'd go for a Taurus...I have one in .357, great gun....
I have a Rossi 357 snub nice little pistol except grips were trash. Replaced them after first fireing. I paid 250 for mine new Jan this year. $400 is to much.I like mine but its not a pistol Iam planing on putting several thousand rounds thru either. Its a night stand gun ,more likely couple hundred rounds a year at most.
I know you said you want new, but look for a lightly used older smith.....I went with my buddy today to look at a 4 in. 686, it looked like it only had 50 rounds through it, he paid $325.00 out the door, no internal lock, and you could shoot the heck out of that gun without hurting it.
I paid $300.00 for a similar condition 4 in. 66 recently.....buy a pre-lock smith, you won't regret it
.......tom
I paid $300.00 for a similar condition 4 in. 66 recently.....buy a pre-lock smith, you won't regret it
.......tomseeker_two
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Rossi's are good guns. I've owned four myself, and the only one I had a problem with was one I knew was used & abused (hey, $100 is a good deal ). A good cleaning & lube brought it back to the world of the living. Rossi's are like Japanese trucks--great quality for a low price, even if they get looked down on by the domestic crowd. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another---at a good price.
$400 is WAY too much for even a new Rossi. A new 971 shouldn't be much above $325 in these parts, and that's the top. Used Rossi's don't normally go north of $250. With $400, I'd lean more toward a new Ruger or used Smith.
). A good cleaning & lube brought it back to the world of the living. Rossi's are like Japanese trucks--great quality for a low price, even if they get looked down on by the domestic crowd. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another---at a good price.$400 is WAY too much for even a new Rossi. A new 971 shouldn't be much above $325 in these parts, and that's the top. Used Rossi's don't normally go north of $250. With $400, I'd lean more toward a new Ruger or used Smith.
As I have had to send a gun back for warranty repairs, I appreciate and share your preference for new revolvers, C&R notwithstanding. However, $400 is too much for a Rossi. I don't know how durable, exactly, Rossi's guns are. They are good guns as far as I know. Then again, a Chevy Malibu is a good car, but I won't pay thirty grand for one. Taurus, who does indeed manufacture Rossi's revolvers for them, makes a superior gun of more modern design that you should be able to acquire within your price range. They also carry the lifetime warranty (Rossi's warranty repairs are actually handled by Taurus), and you are likely to find a greater selection of accessories for a Taurus than a Rossi. I have a couple of Tauri, and have gotten good service from them.