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Apparently the '73 is preferred by shooters of black powder cartridges because the receiver is much easier to strip apart for cleaning than a '76, '86 a '92 or a '94. The hydroscopic salts & residues left from exploding black powder are extremely corrosive and a thorough cleaning is absolutely n...

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Having never used a boresnake, I was wondering how to properly take care of them. Do you have to wash it after using it every time? I know that it takes more than one patch to get a rifle bore clean, but what about the boresnake? If you don't wash it after every use, wouldn't you just reintroduce c...

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http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/TARJARBAR/L1060379.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/TARJARBAR/L1060383.jpg http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n5/TARJARBAR/L1060381.jpg Just like when mom took me to see Bambi all over again. Should at least wait till they're weaned before shootin 'em....

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We watch "Encore Westerns" every night. I like both the 1/2 and the 1 hr. shows,I kinda like the 1 hr. shows better. I noticed that the 1/2 show are re-running the next week. I wonder if the is a count on how many bad guys Matt Dillon killed in the 20 years the show was on. I found my ans...

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Here you go: http://www.henryrepeating.com/rifle-45-70.cfm http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/Henry_45-70.jpg http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/h010-sight.jpg Shawn Did they checker that thing with a waffle iron? Looks ugly & cheap like one of those $200 Chinese (Norinco) made "junk" guns ...

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What are they going to sell for$$$$. How strong are they?? equal to a Marlin 1895 of Ruger loading???Just wishing.afish4570 :?: :?: They want $800 for that abortion..........not even if they threw a couple of Remlins in with it to use as canoe paddles. :lol: Is that a Marlin or what? I know it's no...

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Well based on my not being happy with the Remlin stuff and not being overly enthused about the Rossi stuff I think my next new present manufacture gun will either be a Sauer 202 , http://www.gunpricing.co.uk/files/website%20pages/sauer/s202%20highland.jpg or a Blaser R-93 ! http://www.blaser-usa.co...

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It seems that Remlin wants to focus on the 30-30 Win and 45-70 Govt as their primary leverguns and it is going to be interesting to see how they face up against the Rio Grande over the next year. My Distributor/Dealer said my rifle is the latest off the boat and if they have cleaned up some of the ...

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http://www.ranchdogoutdoors.com/Firearms/Rossi/images/two_rossi.jpg I apologize in advance for plagiarizing another posters photos. I see the .45-70 has the big finger loop & the .30-30 has the standard. I wonder if the finger loop size is an option or is that just a difference in the 2 models?...

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Rossi guns remind me of the old Norton motorcycles like the ones I owned way back in the 60s...........you were always tinkering with this or that & adjusting something or other. If you wanted a bike to just get on and ride you bought a Harley or a Honda. If you don't like tinkering &/or yo...

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Now that you have that problem sorted out you need to pick up an extra follower. I understand the idea of the bright red followers. To some folks it helps them tell the magazine is empty. But plastic in a high stress area, where it's exposed to heat and chemicals??? That I do not understand. If you...

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Sounds like a Clements jam - if he is the one who changed it. Your mistake, your freight bill........that's the rule.....or at least it should be ! Clement should be backing his work. If it's his mistakes that are causing the jam ups then he should be paying shipping BOTH ways. **NOTE: I make a poi...

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It would be nice if somebody could talk Savage into making another run of Model 99s. If they're going to stick a bunch of legacy-marring lawyer safeties on them then scratch the idea. For years the gun manufacturers were making guns with ridiculously heavy triggers. Who doesn't remember the horribl...

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Great news and may God continue to bless you.

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All of the 19 stolen from my house this summer while I was out of town visiting my kids I live in the city & don't advertise the fact that I own guns. Handguns are in big demand in "the hood" & I don't broadcast the fact that I have a bunch of em. No NRA stickers on car & no o...

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Stevens - 32 rim fire - falling block action

It's a levergun too.

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That Puma/Rossi 480 I had would never appreciatte and t he old black stock looked like a club! It is a club!! ........ to kill the charging bear when the gun fails! You should have kept that 480 ........it was a masterpiece.......a ballistic DaVinci. :mrgreen: pricedo - motto - "Have Rossi wil...

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I noted a similar slight binding issue on both my Rossi M92s and found that smoothing the aft portion of the bolt a bit where it contacts the hammer really made a big difference. As you say, once the hammer bind is eliminated, the action is really smooth. Apparently the amount of metal that needs t...

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I have a couple of Steve's 44/45 followers & will pop one in & try it but the follower designed for the .454 Casull IS doing the job. I know it's the wrong follower & Steve knows it's the wrong follower but THE GUN doesn't seem to care & just to be obstinate & have the last word ...

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I've put all 6 Hornady PSP LeverRevolution rounds up the spout in my Rossi Rio Grande in .30-30 WCF and cycled each & every one through the action. I've done likewise with 6 WW Power Point RN rounds and 6 REM Core-Lokt rounds and they cycled flawlessly with the Steve's Gunz .454 Casull magazine ...

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Rossi guns remind me of the old Norton motorcycles like the ones I owned way back in the 60s...........you were always tinkering with this or that & adjusting something or other. If you wanted a bike to just get on and ride you bought a Harley or a Honda. If you don't like tinkering &/or you...

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What's the difference between a $400 Rossi and say a $1500 Miroku "Winchester" levergun besides the money? After you buy the "Japchester" you take it out of the box pick up a box of ammo at Walmart on the way to the range & go shooting. Taking a Rossi out of the box is more o...

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Hello there, this is my first posting to this board! :) I've joined just for this particular thread, because I've got the Rio Grande in 45-70 also. And just like as was pointed out earlier, mine would stick up on the return stroke on that small bulge on the bottom of the bolt. I opted to file down ...

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Hello there, this is my first posting to this board! :) I've joined just for this particular thread, because I've got the Rio Grande in 45-70 also. And just like as was pointed out earlier, mine would stick up on the return stroke on that small bulge on the bottom of the bolt. I opted to file down ...

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I find the ejection spring very weak in my .30-30 WCF version of the Rossi Rio Grande. I don't think ejecting empty fired cases would be a problem. Unfired PSP 160 grain Hornady LeveRevolution FTX cartridges are ejected very weakly & barely clear the ejection port. Unfired RN 170 grain WW Power ...

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I want to see a bunch of accuracy tests..........and not by magazine gun writers........."The gun would have shot better but the wind was blowing 5 mph and it was cold....." ---"It would have shot better, but the stars weren't aligned properly..."-----" It will shoot a two ...

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http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/Smilies/howdy.gif and Welcome to THE Forum. Nice start on a collection. That 94AE will handle any loads you might wanna put thru it, short of 454 Casull levels... the brass framed Rossi '92 tho', I'd hold to stad .45Colt loads. http://i132.photobucket.c...

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My favorite hunting gun is a Ruger Stainless All Weather Model 77 MKII in .300 Winchester Magnum with an indestructible Zytel stock. Ruger bolts in the early 90s weren't noted for their accuracy but I lucked out & got one with an exceptionally good barrel that gives me an honest 3/4" @ 100 ...

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Old Savage wrote:The various new Marlin 1895s and 444s are built on 336 actions.

I have the feeling that a Rio Grande in .45-70 will find its way into one of my gun cabinets before too long.

My Rio Grande in .30-30 WCF has a crisp, creep free trigger that is the best I've ever seen in a levergun.

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6pt-sika: I think you missed out on a helluva fine levergun by pre-judging it. You probably listened to the plethora of Rossi bashers many (probably most) of whom have never held a Rossi rifle in their hands. Do not "assume" who or what made me wanna get rid of that thing ! The gun that I...

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Old Bill Ruger was a genius, but all of his rifles were variations on existing firearms. M77 is basically a 98 Mauser, Blackhawk a Colt SAA, etc. Why reinvent the wheel? The Japanese were master copiers and still are. Now the Brazilians are in on the act. Why shouldn't Ruger have a slice of that pi...

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6pt-sika: I think you missed out on a helluva fine levergun by pre-judging it. You probably listened to the plethora of Rossi bashers many (probably most) of whom have never held a Rossi rifle in their hands. I have nothing but good things to say about my 5 Rossi firearms. Every new model of gun goe...

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Rossi took the 100 year old John Browning model 92 design and extrapolated it into the 21st century without problems........ until the .454 Casull model came along that is. The inherent 92 design was built to fire low recoiling ballistic featherweights like the .32-20 & .44-40. The advent of the...

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Thanks pricedo. Going looking tomorrow as well. I think the Rio Grande was misnamed. It should have been called the Ranch Hand. I've been carrying is solid since I bought it, everyday. I had to walk to the back corner of a pasture today, I pretty good hike through some heavy cat claw and prickly pe...

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BSA Monarch bolt in 7mm Rem Mag - dog - good riddance Win Mod 70 (1973) again in 7mm Rem Mag, Win Mod 70 (1973) .375 H&H - both dogs with checkering that looked like it was done by a 6 year old with a dull jack knife. Win Mod 70 Featherweight (1960?) in .308 Win - a winner - gave it to a relativ...

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I ain't got the words..... I do. I hate it when that happens because all fatal shooting accidents are preventable & are the result of someone "taking a chance" and losing (or rather the unintended target does the losing). A son, a father, a brother, a husband, a friend gone forever be...

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Welcome aboard. Oh boy, you'll love it. I got a 24" rifle in 357mag and had so much fun with it I purchased a 20" carbine in 357mag too. There's really no need to send in your Rossi to Steve if you are at all handy with basic tools. Take a look at Steve's action job kit for your Rossi. Fo...

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Chuck 100 yd wrote:Were are the seeds available. ( I haven`t looked so may be a dumb question) ???

I tried planting a few cigarettes last spring.

Watered the patch for days.

Nuthin but a few dandelions & buttercups.

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Now that you have that problem sorted out you need to pick up an extra follower. I understand the idea of the bright red followers. To some folks it helps them tell the magazine is empty. But plastic in a high stress area, where it's exposed to heat and chemicals??? That I do not understand. If you...

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I'd think twice before "hunting" a piece of eye candy like your model 92 though. Do you think it's too pretty to hunt? NO! If you can't hunt with it, get rid of it. I took this gun all the way to Alaska and back, bear hunting. My son shot this bear with it. It is an original 1876 with ori...

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This will blow your socks off: a nonresident big game combination license fee of $912, up from $643; a nonresident deer combination license fee of $542, up from $343; and a nonresident elk combination license fee of $812, up from $593. The license went up in 2011. Harry I was already aware of that ...

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I took the spring & follower out of my Rossi Rio Grande in .30-30 WCF to both clean the inside of the magazine tube & take a look at & measure the cheap plastic follower. I noticed that the follower looked remarkably similar in shape & size to the stainless steel follower I got from ...

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I'd remove it, measure it then email Nate Kiowa Jones and ask him how close it is to those he sells. IIRC, Brownells also sells stainless ones. Plastic in guns is junk, junk, junk, and in case I didn't make myself clear, JUNK. JMHO Joe Good advice, I'll do it. I've already emailed Nate about it but...

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I'd think twice before "hunting" a piece of eye candy like your model 92 though. Do you think it's too pretty to hunt? DEFINITELY ! I'd be too preoccupied with keeping that gun in pristine condition to spot deer. The only things that aren't all dinged & scratched up on my old Rossi 92...

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I noticed that the magazine follower in my Rossi Rio Grande in .30-30 WCF is made of plastic. It's just a matter of time before the plastic follower will hang-up, dissolve or fall apart. The Rio Grande is a Marlin 336 clone so I am presuming (perhaps incorrectly) that a metal magazine follower for a...

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Sometimes though, a man has to know when to say NO. I made that mistake with the Prison. I'd like ti think I was a competent, effecrive Medical Transportation Officer... but I am not, and never will be, the kind of abusive jackboot they wanted me to be. If you are looking for Mall Ninjas, Correctio...

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Why do you want to know who refinished it? ..How does she shoot? I just like to research the history of my guns. Obviously, if it was originally a safe queen, a previous owner would not have gotten the work done. Won't know how it shoots until I get some ammo and can get to a range that allows rifl...

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I respect Malamute and Shrapnel's opinions. However, I think we'd be hard pressed to find a buyer around here for that gun at $600.00. $600 ? Prime me with half a quart of Jack & throw in that fancy $250+ Caldwell® Fire Control Full Length Shooting Rest that I've been wanting & I'll think a...

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What I meant was, if they are inside the house and you are now aware by waking up .....you've failed in preparation. Thus the layers of defense. Once I become aware he is in my home I will take the fight to him & he will lose the advantage of offense and become the defender in an environment th...

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rjohns94 wrote:Not sure anyone can get in past beagle and great Dane. If they did, handgun beside me, shotgun against dresser.

I'm afraid my old Labrador Retriever would sell me out for a raw serloin.

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