Rossi Revolvers

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GaryH

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The last two trips to the range I had the opportunity to shoot a friend's Rossi 4" .357 Revolver. I'm not sure of the model, but it was blued and had target sights. It seemed like it was very good shape even though he says he's put nearly 5K rounds thru it.

I would never suggest to him that I thought it was anything other than a nice gun, but honestly, I think it was a very nice shooter. I had always thought them to be junk. Have they improved their guns lately, or am I just not as much of a gun snob as I used to be?
 
If I'm not mistaken, Rossi is now owned buy the same company as Taurus (Braztech International, I think...), and from what I have heard, the customer service as well as the guns are very hit and miss... In my limited experience, when quantity grows, quality goes... So it kinda seems like a gamble.

Although the price was very attractive, I personally backed off buying a new Rossi .357 after reading many mixed reviews.
 
I can't say I care for thier larger frame revolvers, but I have owned a couple of the 5 shot 357 mags and I remember them always being reliable. I just got rid of an "interarms 711", the crafstmanship was awful and no aftermarket availability. I guess things have changed since that thing was made. And if it isn't stamped with "Braztech", forget about any warranty.
 
Was your gun replaced due to faulty ammo?
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I doubt it.

Who's to knows, the box of factory ammo (Corbon's), they were all fine in my other .357's.

Long story short, they replaced the revolver for a new one. Must have been something in the frame that broke.
 
I've shot a number of the older Rossi J-frame copies, always in .38 Special and usually with a 3" barrel. I've also shot a couple of their 4" .357s and at least one .44 Special. Some were a little loose and some shot better than others; but they all worked and would all keep a cylinder-full between your shirt pockets, at 25 steps. I view them as useful little stow-guns, but probably not amenable to tons of shooting.
 
Rossis Are Decent Revolvers

They're better than Taurus if they're still the kind I bought back in the 80s!

Here's my Rossi 88 and my S&W 60. I used this same 88 to fend myself and my date from about six unsavory types in an underground garage in Washington, D.C. Had I not had it (illegally), I think things would have gone badly. At the time, I thought being able to protect a date was more important than trusting it to the police.


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I dought a rossi or a taurus would go 5K dry firinings without having to exercise their famous gaurantees. Not to mention numerous calls to, and visits with, a few UPS drivers.

And just whom... in your life... is trying to get you ...to lower... your pistol operational & quality control standards and expections?

Colts work. S&Ws work. Rugers work. Pythons, DiamondBacks, Lawmans, S &W Models 27, 28, 19, 868, 66, 64, 15, 14, Model 10...Ruger Security and Speed Six, SP101, GP100, work. They have been working just fine by the tens of thousands for decades. And someone is telling you that you're a snob because why?
 
He's saying the older Rossi revolvers, from Interarms, are better than a Taurus. They are not the same as the new ones that are made by Taurus.

Durr!

It's generally advisable to know what you are talking about if your gonna ad wise cracks!:p
 
bdb benzino said:
He's saying the older Rossi revolvers, from Interarms, are better than a Taurus. They are not the same as the new ones that are made by Taurus.

Durr!

It's generally advisable to know what you are talking about if your gonna ad wise cracks!:p
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Taurus is fine even now. I have one. Goes bang every time.
 
Have not owned or shot a Rossi yet. But after owning the Taurus I have now ( which I love ) I would buy one if I had the money to spend seeing how they are made by the same people who own Taurus.
 
I have owned a 461 (Black 357 with a 2" barrel) for a few years now. Although I don't announce it here often because I don't want to be chastised. I love the thing. It shoots very well, I really like the grip, the finish on it is beautiful, and the single action trigger pull is fantastic. The double action trigger is quite heavy but smooth. But that's ok since it's meant to be a carry gun. I have put roughly 1,000 rounds through it and have never had any issues. I shoot mostly 38 Spc in it, but some moderately loaded 357 as well. I do not run hot 357's through it though, those are painful in a small snubby. I think the main problem people sometimes have with them is breaking the firing pin.
 
Justin251 said:
Taurus is fine even now. I have one. Goes bang every time.
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You are one of the lucky ones, then. But don't think that your experience is representative of a majority of Taurus/Rossi firearms.

Personally, I think Rossis were better before they were acquired by Taurus.
 
I bought a new stainless 6 shot Rossi .357 snub at a Daytona beach gun shop when we moved to Florida in 1997. I fired one cylinder of. 357 WWB through it and on the second round of the next cylinder the gun locked up tight. I could not get the cylinder open. I took it back to the gunshop and the gunsmith there got it open to unloaded it and the shop sent it to rosssi for repair. It works now but I won't use it for self defense just the range. When did Taurus buy Rossi?
 
Aguila Blanca #16

You are one of the lucky ones, then. But don't think that your experience is representative of a majority of Taurus/Rossi firearms.
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Another Internet expert that I doubt can back up his words. But he did read it on the Internet, right? So that should be proof enough, right?

I'd say you have it backwards son.

Question, what experience have you had with them?
 
Between myself and a few other family members and close friends I know there are at least a dozen Taurus/rossi revolvers of mixed rimfire and CF calibers. All but 2 are going to be from mid 80's to mid 90's vintage and I own the 2 newer ones (both rimfires).

So far none of the bunch have had any problems.
 
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