Rossi 92 picture thread
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Rossi 92 picture thread
Ok, I'm new to lever guns and should have my first Rossi 92 pretty soon. So in the meantime, I'd love to see pictures of all your '92 lever actions, be it Rossi, Win., etc. A man can't have too many pictures of guns. So post some pics for all to see your glorious collection.
One of these days I plan on having a collection myself.
Just to start things off - here is a picture that has been my desktop background for a while now. A nice PUMA 92 in a proper setting.
My apologies if this is your rifle and you were going to post this pic.
One of these days I plan on having a collection myself.
Just to start things off - here is a picture that has been my desktop background for a while now. A nice PUMA 92 in a proper setting.
My apologies if this is your rifle and you were going to post this pic.
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That is my rifle! Send it home immediately!
This now is sans the wing safety and stock sights -has a slot in the dovetail and a new marbles front bead blade.
Really nice 44 Mag - great shooter. Gotta love the Rossi 92's!
This now is sans the wing safety and stock sights -has a slot in the dovetail and a new marbles front bead blade.
Really nice 44 Mag - great shooter. Gotta love the Rossi 92's!
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A year or so ago, bunches of us family and friends were together for a holiday weekend, and of course everyone brought their levergun (a few brought bolts or semis, but we didn't do them the dignity of photos ). We had so many we had to 'segregate' them by brand.
Here's the Rossis (none of us has had the 'bug' long enough or been motivated enough to get a real Winchester):
Since then, my daughter got her first deer with a .44 Mag 16" Rossi stainless I gave her (bought it for me, but told her it was hers since she killed her first deer with it ). So then, I just got this little 16" shorty in .45 Colt to make a "Night Scout" out of:
Here's the Rossis (none of us has had the 'bug' long enough or been motivated enough to get a real Winchester):
Since then, my daughter got her first deer with a .44 Mag 16" Rossi stainless I gave her (bought it for me, but told her it was hers since she killed her first deer with it ). So then, I just got this little 16" shorty in .45 Colt to make a "Night Scout" out of:
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The bottom 2 are my .44Magnum Pumas, the top is a Marlin 1895CB (.45-70). I've since added a Rossi .357, 24".
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Close up of my 1966 Antique Model 94.
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My 9422 and sleeping Mexican. Sorry I never took a photo of my .357 S/S Rossi
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Here's Hagler's
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Pretty '92s!!! Almost as lovely as the '94!
A gold-toned and etched .357 that's my wife's CAS rifle...
A .45 Colt Short Rifle, my son's current CAS rifle, and my pig gun!
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A gold-toned and etched .357 that's my wife's CAS rifle...
A .45 Colt Short Rifle, my son's current CAS rifle, and my pig gun!
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Reminds me of that Mexican revolution song, "Mi carabina trente-trente"game keeper wrote:My 9422 and sleeping Mexican. Sorry I never took a photo of my .357 S/S Rossi
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Just brought home my new toy today.
his completes my set. Now to make them user friendly.
his completes my set. Now to make them user friendly.
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Rossi .45 Short Rifle.
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Mine, worked over by NKJ, in .357
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Awesome guns guys. I can't wait to get one and join the club.
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Here's some old photo's
Winchester Legendary Frontiersman in 38-55
Winchester 1886 in 45-90
Pre WWII 1994 in 30-30
I've gotta get some new pictures. I've used these a million times.
Winchester Legendary Frontiersman in 38-55
Winchester 1886 in 45-90
Pre WWII 1994 in 30-30
I've gotta get some new pictures. I've used these a million times.
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My ASM 92 in .45 Colt.
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This is my 454 Puma as modified by Mic McPherson. It has the following:
Premium recoil pad installed
Mercury tube in buttstock
Refinished wood
Buttstock through-bolt conversion
Bedded forearm and buttstock
All internal parts plated with Robar's NP3 plating, a self-lubricating teflon/chrome hybrid
Trigger/action job
Action lengthened to accept cartridges almost 1.9 inches long depending on bullet shape. Allows greater case capacity and bullet selection.
There's more, but you get the idea. It doesn't look much different but it functions beautifully. I just used it at Gateway, CO at the Dynamite Shoot and won a competitive round on the Running Deer game where you get 3 shots for score on an 8 inch target on a "running deer". Beat out 9 competitors by one point.
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Premium recoil pad installed
Mercury tube in buttstock
Refinished wood
Buttstock through-bolt conversion
Bedded forearm and buttstock
All internal parts plated with Robar's NP3 plating, a self-lubricating teflon/chrome hybrid
Trigger/action job
Action lengthened to accept cartridges almost 1.9 inches long depending on bullet shape. Allows greater case capacity and bullet selection.
There's more, but you get the idea. It doesn't look much different but it functions beautifully. I just used it at Gateway, CO at the Dynamite Shoot and won a competitive round on the Running Deer game where you get 3 shots for score on an 8 inch target on a "running deer". Beat out 9 competitors by one point.
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What's them thar three snap-looking thingies under the buttstock...?CowboyTutt wrote:
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Twilight Apertures in 3 different sizes. Mic has threaded inserts he expoxies into the buttstock and the apertures just screw in for safe keeping and ease of access. -Tutt
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Built 20 years ago on a Rossi reciever. 44 mag, 22" Douglas med weight match barrel, 14" LOP, short mag, action and trigger job. One of my favorite deer guns or more and a great plinker. At the time it seemed like doing the same on a original Winchester or even a Browning would be a waste. Its been a good investment and a great gun.
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Hey RDB, that's a very tasteful custom Rossi. It must shoot well too! Someday I'd like to put a better barrel on mine but it seems to work ok for now. -Tutt
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Thank you Tutt. Saw your location...lived in Ukiah as a kid. Then fell in love with a local Ukiah bell while in college in WA state. Love the run to Booneville and down to the coast in my car now. As a kid the drive to Booneville was a full day and not that pleasant of a trip!
Likely this one doesn't shoot a whole lot better that most Rossi's. It started life as a carbine and I was looking for something heavier with a little longer barrel. That was back in the days when you didn't always shoot 10 rifle in every SASS stage. Brownell's sells, or at least use to, sell 27" pistol barrel blanks at a reasonable price. So that is how this one ended up with a 22" match barrel. Now I wish it was a 25
But the balance is good at 22".
Likely this one doesn't shoot a whole lot better that most Rossi's. It started life as a carbine and I was looking for something heavier with a little longer barrel. That was back in the days when you didn't always shoot 10 rifle in every SASS stage. Brownell's sells, or at least use to, sell 27" pistol barrel blanks at a reasonable price. So that is how this one ended up with a 22" match barrel. Now I wish it was a 25
But the balance is good at 22".
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.44 Mags
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RDB, are you saying that's a pistol barrel blank? What's the twist rate on it? Pistol barrels tend to have much faster twist rates than rifle barrels I think???
Hanz, I sure like the look of those short carbines.
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Yes it is a pistol barrel on my rifle intentionally. But 20 years ago it was hard to find a high quality rifle barrel in .429". Not that easy even now.
After all '92s are pistol caliber rifles. Douglas uses a proven 1 in 16 twist in the .429" specifically for silhouette competition and heavy for caliber bullets. Which is what I was looking for, accuracy with 240g or even 300g 44 mag bullets.
Shilen uses 1 in 20 for their .429 barrels. 44/40 liners are generally 1 in 25. Modern replacement BP rifle barrels generally run 1 in 32. Which is a little slower than Winchester used, 1 in 36, for the '92 in 44/40 and a 200gr bullet. Same 1 in 36, for the 180gr in the 38/40.
Winchester 45/90 originally might run a 1 in 20 for heavier bullets or a 1 in 32 in the Express 300gr. loads. 45/70 went with 1 in 16 as the norm for the original heavy for caliber 500 and 400 gr bullets.
There looks to be a trend here
I did a very similar rifle based on a '73 action in 45 Colt. Used the same Douglas match barrels but only 21.5" long. It likes 230gr lead flat nose and surprizingly 230 JHP 45 acp bullets and will put a mag full of either into one hole at 50 yards from a rest. If you can see an 8" steel plate chances are you can hit it with the '73. Never bothered to work up a super accurate load for the 44 as I shoot the '73 more for that sort of thing. Likely a good trigger and good sights have much to do with it any way. But I do like the horse power of a fast 300 gr bullet with the 44.
After all '92s are pistol caliber rifles. Douglas uses a proven 1 in 16 twist in the .429" specifically for silhouette competition and heavy for caliber bullets. Which is what I was looking for, accuracy with 240g or even 300g 44 mag bullets.
Shilen uses 1 in 20 for their .429 barrels. 44/40 liners are generally 1 in 25. Modern replacement BP rifle barrels generally run 1 in 32. Which is a little slower than Winchester used, 1 in 36, for the '92 in 44/40 and a 200gr bullet. Same 1 in 36, for the 180gr in the 38/40.
Winchester 45/90 originally might run a 1 in 20 for heavier bullets or a 1 in 32 in the Express 300gr. loads. 45/70 went with 1 in 16 as the norm for the original heavy for caliber 500 and 400 gr bullets.
There looks to be a trend here
I did a very similar rifle based on a '73 action in 45 Colt. Used the same Douglas match barrels but only 21.5" long. It likes 230gr lead flat nose and surprizingly 230 JHP 45 acp bullets and will put a mag full of either into one hole at 50 yards from a rest. If you can see an 8" steel plate chances are you can hit it with the '73. Never bothered to work up a super accurate load for the 44 as I shoot the '73 more for that sort of thing. Likely a good trigger and good sights have much to do with it any way. But I do like the horse power of a fast 300 gr bullet with the 44.
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It's a tool, so shouldn't it be on my Shop Pegboard?
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RDB, if it shoots for you, then I guess it works fine. There are many variables that go into making an accurate rifle and barrel twist is just one of them. I don't know anything about 44 caliber rifles (although my 71/84 Mauser in 43 Mauser comes close!) because I'm a 45 guy (45 Colt, 454 Casull and 460 S&W). I've used the Greenhill Formula a number of times to calculate the optimal bullet length and twist and it has served me very well. By his calculations, that twist would sound fast but again, if it shoots for you, then it doesn't matter does it??? Its a fine looking rifle and it sounds like you did a good job on it. -Tutt
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That's two of my favorite sight setups:Hanzerik wrote:.44 Mags
- Shorty carbine with a Marble's Bullseye rear for lightning-quick snap shooting.
Octagonal Rifle with a Tang Aperture sight for precision or long-range deliberate shooting.
As my octagon-barrel rifle is 24", I filled the 'mid-size' 20" niche with a Williams FP peep sight.
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COSteve wrote:My Rossi 357mag pair are a ton of fun to shoot. I got Steve's Gunz DVD and parts and did my own action & trigger job on them for slick actions and crisp triggers. I also got the safety plug to replace that stupid bolt safety. Working on them is easy and fun. I handload for them and I've worked up a few different 38spl+P and 357mag loads that run great through them. The secret is to use slower burning powder than you'd use in a pistol to take advantage of the long barrels. After thousands of rounds, I couldn't be happier with both of mine and if I had to cull out my collection, they would be one of the last to go.
Care to share your recipe's? I'm currently gathering pieces to roll my own and would to have a good starting point.
Thanks.
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Check out this thread I participated in on AR15.com's reloading forum. It will give you all you need to know. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=325989. BTW, I'm COSteve on that forum too.Derailed wrote:Care to share your recipe's? I'm currently gathering pieces to roll my own and would to have a good starting point.COSteve wrote:My Rossi 357mag pair are a ton of fun to shoot. I got Steve's Gunz DVD and parts and did my own action & trigger job on them for slick actions and crisp triggers. I also got the safety plug to replace that stupid bolt safety. Working on them is easy and fun. I handload for them and I've worked up a few different 38spl+P and 357mag loads that run great through them. The secret is to use slower burning powder than you'd use in a pistol to take advantage of the long barrels. After thousands of rounds, I couldn't be happier with both of mine and if I had to cull out my collection, they would be one of the last to go.
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Great info!!!COSteve wrote:Check out this thread I participated in on AR15.com's reloading forum. It will give you all you need to know. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=42&t=325989. BTW, I'm COSteve on that forum too.Derailed wrote:Care to share your recipe's? I'm currently gathering pieces to roll my own and would to have a good starting point.COSteve wrote:My Rossi 357mag pair are a ton of fun to shoot. I got Steve's Gunz DVD and parts and did my own action & trigger job on them for slick actions and crisp triggers. I also got the safety plug to replace that stupid bolt safety. Working on them is easy and fun. I handload for them and I've worked up a few different 38spl+P and 357mag loads that run great through them. The secret is to use slower burning powder than you'd use in a pistol to take advantage of the long barrels. After thousands of rounds, I couldn't be happier with both of mine and if I had to cull out my collection, they would be one of the last to go.
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That is one gorgeous receiver! But "antique 1966?" Man, you really know how to hurt a guy!game keeper wrote:Close up of my 1966 Antique Model 94.