New to me stainless Rossi 92 357 Mag

[pharmseller]

I bought rywal302's Rossi today. Great seller, btw, very smooth transaction.

I took her home and had enough daylight before dinner to run a few rounds through her just to get the feel of the little thing. 16" barrel makes for a compact package. Daisy Red Ryder for comparison:



Only 30 yards offhand so not much of a challenge you'd think. Man, my eyesight sucks! Semi-buckhorn rear sight, brass bead front sight. The dilemma: no cheaters so I can see the target but not the sights, or cheaters so I can see the sights but not the target.

Arrogance got the better of me and I ignored my training. 38 Spec FMJ to start. No cheaters, saw the target clearly, missed the target clearly. Put on the cheaters to see the sights, MUCH better group. Adjusted the rear sight up because I was shooting low. 8 out of 9 in 3", I'm okay with that for the first day.



Found some 125 gr JSP .357 Mag cartridges and tried again, same distance. Again, not bad for the first day, 7 out of 8 hit the 3" target with 3 in the bull. And yes, I'm counting the shot at 2 o'clock because it creased the edge of the target. It's my thread. Sue me.



I forgot how much fun pistol caliber carbines are. No recoil at all with the 38 Spec, not much with the 357 Mag. And those 125 gr JSP are no joke.



Thanks again rywal302.




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[Andy54Hawken]

Nice looking and nice shooting carbine for sure.
Funny how the Red Ryder is longer than the 92...
Andy

 

[pharmseller]

Nice looking and nice shooting carbine for sure.
Funny how the Red Ryder is longer than the 92...
Andy

Yeah, this thing is tiny. Perfect for taking hiking. And stainless is cool.

 

[Provincial]

I have the 20" blued steel version. I load 158 gr. RNSP lead bullets with shotgun powder (Red Dot or Alcan AL5) to just over 1000 FPM for plinking. I call them "putt-putt" loads. Very quiet and no recoil at all. I use .357 brass so I don't leave powder in the chamber area. I could get an extra round or two in the magazine if I used .38 Special brass.

I also load 125 gr. JSP to about 2100 FPS. Same performance as you are getting. I don't try for maximum velocity because the accuracy is fine and performance is excellent., I figure 75 yards point blank range, but could go 100 yards with a hold-over.

My big complaint with the gun as delivered is that it ejected the empties into Low Earth Orbit! I wound new ejector springs of various diameter wire. I tried the weakest first, and it drops the empty beside my right foot every time! They barely clear the action wall, but never, ever fail to make it out and onto the ground. It makes it very easy to police up my brass.

 

[2gr8dgs]

I have the blued version. very fun to shoot! I replaced the safety with a peep sight from Steve's Guns. Helps my old eyes quite a bit.

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[Longwalkhome]

I like the ladder sights on pistol caliber carbines that are lever actions.

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[arakboss]

Enjoy it, I have the same carbine that I bought new. The action was a little stiff at first but smoothed out some after use. I bought another one used and chambered in 44-40 and the action on that one is very light and smooth. I believe the action was reworked. I haven't tried shooting the 357 for groups yet. It's fun to plink steel with though.

 

[Rem700..300]

It is a great little gun. Had it before rywall. Very fun to plink with.

 

[drstrangelove]

I got my daughter the same rifle. Skinner rear replaced. Safety deleted. Able to hit 2" steel at 80yds without holdover. Watch for barrel leading with cheap cast ammo. Mine took a lot of effort to get clean.

 

[bionic knees]

been jonesing for a henry .327 federal mag, big boy steel.

 

[RVTECH]

been jonesing for a henry .327 federal mag, big boy steel.

Having trouble finding one?

 

[DirectDrive]

Having trouble finding one?

The new side gate Henrys are hard to find.
I finally found the .44Mag version after a loooong search.
It was worth the hunt.

 

[CountryGent]

Very neato! 'gratz on the new rifle.

We have a couple of those Rossis (.357 and .44 Magnum) and they are handy:

 

[RVTECH]

The new side gate Henrys are hard to find.

Yea I hear this often.

Heck when I was looking for a Henry .357 (before they made steel) they were equally hard to find - and I got incredibly lucky when I found mine locally.

Kind of 'rules out' the notion many have of lever actions having 'faded' from popularity and may only become 'popular' once again if semi autos get banned, or some equal drivel.

 

[oremike]

I've got the book ends to this a rossi in 44 mag and a henry in 22. I should take them out shooting soon. Maybe Sunday if the wife wants to come along.

 

[raftman]

I have the blued version. Tremendously fun little rifle. Wish the ammo costs were more in line with something like 9mm though.

 

[bionic knees]

Having trouble finding one?

that and the $$$

 

[Member 34319]

Good looking stainless rifle you got yourself, congrats.