I got an E-mail from Buds about a Rossi lever rifle chambered in .454 Casull and I just cant get this rifle out of my mind. .454 Casull is one of the handgun rounds I load for and I think its a terrific cartridge but Ive never owned a Rossi and would like some feedback about them. Thanks.
Anyone own a Rossi Lever rifle?
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Thanks to everyone for the replys. If I buy it I'd want Ghost rings instead of those ramp/leaf sights. Is this doable?
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I own several Lever guns, but my favorite to shoot is my Rossi in .357. It cycles everything I put through it, 38 Special, 38 Special+p, 357 of all weights and grains, it even shoots Buffalo Bore hard cast without a problem. I bought it at the Ft Lewis PX in 2020 for around $500. It and my Ruger Security Six make a heck of a team.
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Or go with a low profile red dot. . .
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I've got a Rossi 45LC and it lasted well over 14k rounds, ended up trading it in on a Big Horn 454 to mate to both my 454 casull and my 454 Alaskans.
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I have Ghost rings for backup on my .375 HH and really like them. They are made for the bush for when I cripped a Buffalo, which luckily I never did, and I'd pop off my detachable variable. I know Red dots are "in" but I like the old fashioned ghost rings. That Rossie .454 strikes me as a great Hog rifle.
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I bought this combo from Steve's Gunz as others have mentioned. He's the go to guy for these lever guns -
Flat Top Rear -
Flat Top rear sight - Round barrel [232] - $29.95 : Steve's Gunz, Rossi 92 Specialist
Steve's Gunz Flat Top rear sight - Round barrel [232] - Flat top rear sight for Rossi 92 Round barrel Rifles
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Small ivory bead front sight - Round barrel [139] - $29.95 : Steve's Gunz, Rossi 92 Specialist
Steve's Gunz Small ivory bead front sight - Round barrel [139] - Small 1/16” Faux Ivory bead front sight for Rossi 92 Round Barrel Carbines.
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My 92 is the shorter carbine and I am very happy with this combo. I can shoot milk jugs at 100 yards all day long. I have taken deer with mine as well. Love the 44 mag.
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I have an LSI Puma in .454 Casull. 16" stainless with fiber-optic sights. It was a gift from a buddy of mine way back in the mid-2000s. It's an absolute hoot to shoot! I've shot it at indoor handgun ranges, and it stops the entire range every time lol.
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LSI hasn't made them in years, and I think these are going for a pretty penny today, if you can find them. I imagine the Rossi offerings are probably going to have an effect on that though.
No experience with the Rossi rifles, sorry. But if they're anything like mine, they'll probably be a hit-or-miss on quality, with the possibility of some slight modifications to the action if you want to shoot anything heavier than 300gr. loads. Mine shoots 260gr. loads with ease....anything heavier than that with Casull loads starts to jam slightly.
Depending on your front sight set-up, you may need to have it pinned in place, or get some JB Weld and try that. Mine came off years ago and I never had it put back on. I have some gunsmithing work that needs done on a couple of guns, and when I get around to it I'll take this down there to have the front sight pinned in place and have it cleaned and lubed as well.
LSI hasn't made them in years, and I think these are going for a pretty penny today, if you can find them. I imagine the Rossi offerings are probably going to have an effect on that though.
No experience with the Rossi rifles, sorry. But if they're anything like mine, they'll probably be a hit-or-miss on quality, with the possibility of some slight modifications to the action if you want to shoot anything heavier than 300gr. loads. Mine shoots 260gr. loads with ease....anything heavier than that with Casull loads starts to jam slightly.
Depending on your front sight set-up, you may need to have it pinned in place, or get some JB Weld and try that. Mine came off years ago and I never had it put back on. I have some gunsmithing work that needs done on a couple of guns, and when I get around to it I'll take this down there to have the front sight pinned in place and have it cleaned and lubed as well.
When loading rounds into the gate, you have to apply pressure perpendicular to the axis of the boolit, at the same time you are pushing it from behind. Hope that makes sense.
There's a lot of mention of feed problems. The spring tension on the loading gate is just too darn heavy. But if you push directly against that spring tension, the boolits slide right in.
That's what I've found. No modifications necessary.
The Rossi 92 lever action is a fine little gun.
There's a lot of mention of feed problems. The spring tension on the loading gate is just too darn heavy. But if you push directly against that spring tension, the boolits slide right in.
That's what I've found. No modifications necessary.
The Rossi 92 lever action is a fine little gun.
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I have one in .357 Mag (blued) and one in .44 Mag (stainless). Had no issues with either (so far). They eat any and everything I feed them. That curved butt plate does start to be painful after a few hot .44 Mag rounds though (or maybe I'm just more recoil sensitive now that I've gotten older).
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