Thanks, Steve. I'll get back to you via private email.

Welcome to the forum. I've not had any issues with my Rossi 92's, but I've never been in a life-and-death situation with any of them, thankfully. Interesting to learn more about the mechanics as you describe them. I have a 338 Lapua that had a very-slightly-too-long firing pin, and I thought I coul...

Why, thank you, Ray. I write Sci fi, so I hope I'm getting good at dramatic suspense. Unfortunately it bleeds over into my non-fiction, too...

I have three Rossi Pumas: a ~40-year-old .38/.357, a 16-inch .45 Colt that I've owned for maybe 20 years, and a .454 Casull I've had almost that long but have done little with. All three have the same problem: the firing pins are too short. I expect that this was a "safety" measure by Ross...