Lever guns seem to be made of gold these days, with Winchester,Henry's and Uberti's going for $1000 up to infinity. Rossi's running $700 up to $1300. But I still had an itch to scratch, and I am not sure Lever rifles will come down much more during the usual summer slump. I paid $719 for this one:
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I've owned two other Rossi's both 20", one in 357 stainless and one in 44mag blued. The wood on those previous models was not very impressive. My oh my Rossi upped their game on wood selection and stained finish. This is a deep red and brown walnut looking finish and looks amazing.
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This Rossi weighs 5lb 12 oz's unloaded. It is 33 1/2" long and has a 4lb trigger. The R92 comes with a buckhorn rear sight and a brass bead front post style sight. The brass bead is a bit small for me, but kinda sights in like an HD style.
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The fit and finish of the wood is perfect. Everything lines up and mates smoothly with the tang and receiver.
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The barrel band reduction and fit are perfect as well. Overall the wood is a solid 10, However the finish on the receiver and bolt top came with some light scratches and mars. I guess it already has character.
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So how does it shoot? I used two of my 357 mag reloads to test the R92 out today. The round specs are on the target. My 2400 load shot high and left, but my 296 reloads performed very well. Both of these loads run in the low 1600FPS out of the 16" barrel of the R92. The action is smooth, not buttery smooth, but works well for me. The loading gate isn't as sharp as previous Rossi's, but still needs to be dehorned. After a few runs, I was thinking I might need to drift the rear sight a bit to the right. But I slowed down and focused on trigger control. My last four shots were at the 1" red circles, by the time I got to the 4th bull I was putting rounds in the center. So bullseye accurate at 25 yards. I will stretch it out to 50 later in May. In this day of out of this world pricing for lever rifles, this $700 Rossi is a winner.
Thanks for reading, get out there and enjoy this nice weather.
I've owned two other Rossi's both 20", one in 357 stainless and one in 44mag blued. The wood on those previous models was not very impressive. My oh my Rossi upped their game on wood selection and stained finish. This is a deep red and brown walnut looking finish and looks amazing.
This Rossi weighs 5lb 12 oz's unloaded. It is 33 1/2" long and has a 4lb trigger. The R92 comes with a buckhorn rear sight and a brass bead front post style sight. The brass bead is a bit small for me, but kinda sights in like an HD style.
The fit and finish of the wood is perfect. Everything lines up and mates smoothly with the tang and receiver.
The barrel band reduction and fit are perfect as well. Overall the wood is a solid 10, However the finish on the receiver and bolt top came with some light scratches and mars. I guess it already has character.
So how does it shoot? I used two of my 357 mag reloads to test the R92 out today. The round specs are on the target. My 2400 load shot high and left, but my 296 reloads performed very well. Both of these loads run in the low 1600FPS out of the 16" barrel of the R92. The action is smooth, not buttery smooth, but works well for me. The loading gate isn't as sharp as previous Rossi's, but still needs to be dehorned. After a few runs, I was thinking I might need to drift the rear sight a bit to the right. But I slowed down and focused on trigger control. My last four shots were at the 1" red circles, by the time I got to the 4th bull I was putting rounds in the center. So bullseye accurate at 25 yards. I will stretch it out to 50 later in May. In this day of out of this world pricing for lever rifles, this $700 Rossi is a winner.
Thanks for reading, get out there and enjoy this nice weather.
