Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 16 Dec 2018, 6:35 pm

in2anity wrote:Yeah get my bullets from http://hrbc.com.au/product-list/ and would recommend.


thanks for the heads up :thumbsup:
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Blr243 » 16 Dec 2018, 8:45 pm

I took a 44 mag marlin out once and I also had problems with the projectiles punching straight thru and not delivering energy to the pigs. So I went straight back to my Rossi 357 and imeedatly returned to better results
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 16 Dec 2018, 9:44 pm

Blr243 wrote:I took a 44 mag marlin out once and I also had problems with the projectiles punching straight thru and not delivering energy to the pigs. So I went straight back to my Rossi 357 and imeedatly returned to better results


suppose it depends on where you hunt. i bin told pigs in the tropical north get a fair bit bigger and meaner than down south . can you recall what load you were shooting in the 357 ? i'm thinking 357 is more than enough for the QLD - NSW border reigion where i hunt . for that matter i've shot more goat than anything else. i usually can get close up in granite ridge country as well :drinks: :thumbsup:
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigpete » 17 Dec 2018, 6:45 am

Considering the amount of devastation I've seen factory 44 mag HP's do to fairly light game that I mainly hunt,I find that fairly hard to believe....
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Daddybang » 17 Dec 2018, 8:35 am

bigrich wrote:
Blr243 wrote:I took a 44 mag marlin out once and I also had problems with the projectiles punching straight thru and not delivering energy to the pigs. So I went straight back to my Rossi 357 and imeedatly returned to better results


suppose it depends on where you hunt. i bin told pigs in the tropical north get a fair bit bigger and meaner than down south . can you recall what load you were shooting in the 357 ? i'm thinking 357 is more than enough for the QLD - NSW border reigion where i hunt . for that matter i've shot more goat than anything else. i usually can get close up in granite ridge country as well :drinks: :thumbsup:



Theres lots of stories about pigzilla getting around up here but that's about all they are..stories!
Around the 80kg is average and I reckon the biggest I've ever seen would have been around 100kg give or take a couple of kilos.
The predominant breed is the captain cooker or Polynesian black big which had evolved on the Pacific islands (cook brought them here back in 1770 ) where size is a hindrance when trying to move through tropical rainforest/scrub. :thumbsup: :drinks:
Although it is correct they can be very vicious little bqstards!! :lol: :drinks:

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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 17 Dec 2018, 9:41 am

bigpete wrote:Considering the amount of devastation I've seen factory 44 mag HP's do to fairly light game that I mainly hunt,I find that fairly hard to believe....


Old mate that I talked was originally using fast handloads, maybe wrong projectile for the job ? What factory ammo where you using BP ? As for the hogzilla’s in the north country, i’m Just going by what I was told. Pig size is a bit like a fishing story DB ? ;) . Suppose I should take everything with a grain of salt. From what I’ve found out so far from various opinions, 357 is acceptable so long as the right projectiles and load are used on pigs, and in general will suit my intended uses
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 17 Dec 2018, 9:43 am

Nice love bite ya got there too DB lol
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigpete » 17 Dec 2018, 9:50 am

Mainly American eagle 240gn HP's and sellier and bellot 240gn soft points
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Daddybang » 17 Dec 2018, 10:08 am

Yeah rich just like fishing stories!!! :D :drinks:
Although to be fair a 60kg pig can look like a 200kg pigzilla when it comes charging out of the scrub sqealin and snortin!!!! :lol: :drinks:
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Blr243 » 17 Dec 2018, 4:34 pm

I was useing the 357 at moonie. Black soil Melon hole country. Lots of limebush Can’t remember how I was loading the ammo
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Blr243 » 17 Dec 2018, 4:34 pm

I was useing the 357 at moonie. Black soil Melon hole country. Lots of limebush Can’t remember how I was loading the ammo
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 17 Dec 2018, 4:53 pm

Daddybang wrote:Yeah rich just like fishing stories!!! :D :drinks:
Although to be fair a 60kg pig can look like a 200kg pigzilla when it comes charging out of the scrub sqealin and snortin!!!! :lol: :drinks:


quick ,call in a air strike , "pigzilla" is going to eat townsville :o :o :o

i bit the bullet, i went and put some money down on a S/S rossi '92 in 357 :D :D

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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by juano86 » 18 Dec 2018, 8:51 am

Love the little Rossi! 16" barrel in .357 with a skinner peep site.
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 18 Dec 2018, 9:14 am

juano86 wrote:Love the little Rossi! 16" barrel in .357 with a skinner peep site.


Where did you get your skinner peep from mate ?
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by juano86 » 18 Dec 2018, 1:13 pm

bigrich wrote:
juano86 wrote:Love the little Rossi! 16" barrel in .357 with a skinner peep site.


Where did you get your skinner peep from mate ?


I bought it from Andy at Skinner Sights directly from the US, he is awesome help and arrived really quickly. i think it was around $80 posted and came with all the pieces and instructions etc. comes in stainless also.

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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 18 Dec 2018, 4:36 pm

i've sent a email to "steves gunz" for a few bits and peices. he specialises in lever guns, especially rossi 92
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bronco93 » 28 Apr 2019, 10:56 am

Pretty impressed with how my 357 went over the holidays. I had a scout scope to put on it but just had a muck around shooting a gong at 200m. Was hitting it with factory sights. Even missus got it first shot. Going to sell the scooe and keep it as is
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by pomemax » 28 Apr 2019, 3:41 pm

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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by mickb » 28 Apr 2019, 4:44 pm

I have a stainless 92 in 357 it's doing most of my shooting these days. The 92 is the strongest lever the yanks run over 50000psi in them with loads. They do like certain cartridge lengths but I must have got lucky mine has digested all the factory 357 and some 38sp I have tried. Mine had a Williams peep backup and I got a smith to put weaver rail and cheap red dot on it. Speed wise aka cowboy action shooting the consensus is it's slower than marlin, faster than win73 but of course the win73 cleans up everything if it has a short stroke kit installed. I like it being so slim and handy which is apparently why john Wayne preferred to use 92 actions as props. He won the west with a gun not invented yet lol
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by Diamond Jim » 29 Apr 2019, 11:34 pm

I bought a .357 in early 1980s along with two mates. All three went back under warranty for excessive headspace - they were blowing the heads off cases. All three rebarrelled and the issue was fixed. Never had a single problem since.
Great fun to shoot with mild loads but factory ammo can be trying after a long session due to very light weight, short barrel and narrow steel but plate.
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by bigrich » 30 Apr 2019, 4:45 am

I bought one that was light, accurate, and had a nice slick action that would feed any ammo. But the timber in the stock is a hardwood that can be prone to cracks, which after disassembly I found. That and the fact I can Aquire targets quicker with a scope is why I moved mine on for a new marlin 357. If you got the eyes for it the Rossi is a great gun . Cheers
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by gunnnie » 30 Apr 2019, 9:17 am

Am in the process of buying a second hand Rossi saddle ring carbine in 44-40. From what I've seen of it so far it is in VGC or better nick for a rifle that is about 10yr old. Has only fired cast loads which were dual purpose pistol/rifle for western action comp.
I own 4 Mod 92 Winchesters & the Rossi is on par for handling & a good trigger. The rear upper tang doesn't have the extra tapped hole for fitting a tang peep. But that's an easy fix.
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Re: Rossi 92 opinions and info wanted

Post by mickb » 26 May 2019, 1:43 am

One thing with the rossies is the fairly slow twists 1:30 if plinking cast. I found with subsonic heavy for calibre cast bullets they could be unstable. About 158 grains was about the best I could accurize. For cowboy shooting not a problem at the ranges and bullet weights they operate. Heavier bullets like 180 grain etc stabilise no problem once velocity is higher as the bullets RPM increases with it.
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