Broken rossi 92 in 44 mag

[jovialjosie2002]

Hi Brains Trust,
I've got a broken rossi 92 in 44 mag, the ejector broke. I'm not going to fix it cause is shoots like s#it anyway.
I can keep it as a single shot, or buy a new 44 mag rifle. What's your recommendations???
Maybe buy a CVA, Ruger #1 or Ruger 77/44 or perhaps another lever action? Not interested in another Rossi.
I've got about 1500 rounds of ammo left.

[bigpete]

Surprised it shoots s**t. Mine was incredibly accurate

[bladeracer]

Hi Brains Trust,
I've got a broken rossi 92 in 44 mag, the ejector broke. I'm not going to fix it cause is shoots like s#it anyway.
I can keep it as a single shot, or buy a new 44 mag rifle. What's your recommendations???
Maybe buy a CVA, Ruger #1 or Ruger 77/44 or perhaps another lever action? Not interested in another Rossi.
I've got about 1500 rounds of ammo left.

Have you priced a replacement ejector? I would fix it and then you can do a like-for-like thing up there for another rifle, or at least get some decent money for selling it.
My .44Mag is the Marlin 1894 so that's another option you could look at.

[Billo]

I'm very happy with my Chiappa 44, very slick and accurate

[bigrich]

I found early Rossi lever gun to be very good. I had a marlin in 44 that fed like sh!t , and you could feel a tight spot in the barrel where they stamped the marlin name and caliber when it was patched out. I had a stainless CVA scout in 45-70 that was very accurate and had a good trigger. But single shots can be a pain if you’ve got multiple targets. I’d see if the Rossi can be fixed as blade said coz it’d be more sellable. Depends on how much that’ll cost I guess. I found 357mag rifles to be more accurate, and the 92 style action works better with a fat 44 round than marlin in my experience. Maybe a ruger bolt gun in 44 would be worth considering if 44 is what you want. JMHO

[Blr243]

Fix it and sell it or sell it to a smith

[bigrich]

Fix it and sell it or sell it to a smith

Depends on the gun shop, but the OP’s in QLD, so possibly could do a like for like on another 44 lever

[jovialjosie2002]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

[alexjones]

Is a 44mag not weird in a bolt gun? To me straight wall 44mag is good in a revolver or a lever.

[bigpete]

Is a 44mag not weird in a bolt gun? To me straight wall 44mag is good in a revolver or a lever.

No

[Billo]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

I literally just sold my Blued walnut Ruger 77/44 Magnum yesterday, great little Carbine esp with a scope on top so you can take those longer shots out to 150m. I only sold mine because I found my Chiappa 92 44 magnum with a red dot to be much quicker handling esp for follow up shots on pigs.

[bladeracer]

Is a 44mag not weird in a bolt gun? To me straight wall 44mag is good in a revolver or a lever.

I think the only weird bit is the 4rd capacity, that might annoy me. Otherwise it's probably a nice short-stroke bolt much like running a .22LR bolt-action.

[bigpete]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

I literally just sold my Blued walnut Ruger 77/44 Magnum yesterday, great little Carbine esp with a scope on top so you can take those longer shots out to 150m. I only sold mine because I found my Chiappa 92 44 magnum with a red dot to be much quicker handling esp for follow up shots on pigs.

You're s**ting me

[Billo]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

I literally just sold my Blued walnut Ruger 77/44 Magnum yesterday, great little Carbine esp with a scope on top so you can take those longer shots out to 150m. I only sold mine because I found my Chiappa 92 44 magnum with a red dot to be much quicker handling esp for follow up shots on pigs.

You're s**ting me

Nope put an ad up and it sold in under 30 mins, 3 buyers all keen, replacement cost about $1850, lot of coin to drop on a pistola shooting rifle

[bigrich]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

I literally just sold my Blued walnut Ruger 77/44 Magnum yesterday, great little Carbine esp with a scope on top so you can take those longer shots out to 150m. I only sold mine because I found my Chiappa 92 44 magnum with a red dot to be much quicker handling esp for follow up shots on pigs.

You're s**ting me

Nope put an ad up and it sold in under 30 mins, 3 buyers all keen, replacement cost about $1850, lot of coin to drop on a pistola shooting rifle

I got rid of pistol caliber rifles as they were range limited at times for me. I guess if you hunt scrub a lot they’re useful. I found 357mag to be pretty accurate compared to 44. And 357 hornady 180xtp’s flew well in a 358win

[mickb]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

They have a following but the reality is the split bolt design means accuracy can be hit and miss and unlike regular bolt actions any remedial procedures, bedding etc dont necessarily improve it. Its a long lamented subject that we dont have the Remington 788 still available which was a much better 44 mag bolt gun. Again, quite a few blokes like their ruger 77/44 so take a chance if they appeal to you. I personally never liked the short barrel and low capacity.

If you are looking for accuracy potential the CVA may be top of the list as a single shot but I dont personally know how well they shoot.

Also as others have suggested maybe get the ejector fixed on the Rossi and re-sell. If its an inaccurate repeater is there much point keeping as an innaccurate single shot...

[bigrich]

Anybody got an opinion on the Ruger 77/44 bolt action?????

They have a following but the reality is the split bolt design means accuracy can be hit and miss and unlike regular bolt actions any remedial procedures, bedding etc dont necessarily improve it. Its a long lamented subject that we dont have the Remington 788 still available which was a much better 44 mag bolt gun. Again, quite a few blokes like their ruger 77/44 so take a chance if they appeal to you. I personally never liked the short barrel and low capacity.

If you are looking for accuracy potential the CVA may be top of the list as a single shot but I dont personally know how well they shoot.

Also as others have suggested maybe get the ejector fixed on the Rossi and re-sell. If its an inaccurate repeater is there much point keeping as an innaccurate single shot...

with the split bolt rugers they put shims in them to get good headspace for better/consistent accuracy . they can be good accurate guns , but it's not my idea of a good design . the new cz 457 rimfires can have the same issues. rem 788's in 44 and 30-30 would be good , but are rare , and people want stupid money for them

[mickb]

Bigrich if yours worked okay I wont disdain it but Ive seen threads with blokes having trouble even after shimming. This thread the bloke says trying 4 different shims got his 77/357 finally to be able to hit 4" targets at 65 yards lol.
https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/77-3 ... ed.109124/

Thats probably a worst case example admittedly,. Its worth the O.P searching up on it though, see what his level of DIY tolerance is.

[bigrich]

Bigrich if yours worked okay I wont disdain it but Ive seen threads with blokes having trouble even after shimming. This thread the bloke says trying 4 different shims got his 77/357 finally to be able to hit 4" targets at 65 yards lol.
https://www.rugerforum.net/threads/77-3 ... ed.109124/

Thats probably a worst case example admittedly,. Its worth the O.P searching up on it though, see what his level of DIY tolerance is.

i've not had a ruger 44/357 myself , i learnt this from researching various rifles before purchase, having to shim bolts doesn't sound like it's a good action to start with in the first place to me . i've had early rossi 357's , pre bolt mounted safety, that shot really, really well . best accuracy i ever got was a 357 marlin that i slicked up and did some work to , with 158xtp's and lil gun , also the best 22 hornet powder i came across . more speed than other powder and outstanding accuracy . the fact that i can't get ADI pistol powders or lil gun has put me off pistol cartridges . but having said that , pre covid 357mag was very reasonably priced for factory ammo in my neck of the woods . talking to a fella i knew with 44mag and 357mag Rossi's, he was off the opinion 357 worked better on pigs than the 44. that might be different with BIG pigs in the north of OZ

[mickb]

The only way 357 beats 44mag on anything I can imagine is if the 44 is using crap ammo or proj, and its out there. Blazer ammo in 44 mag is really only a 44 special power load( 1250fps from a rifle barrel), 44 mag sellier bellot is also highly underpowered( like 300fps slower than regular ammo), also i think magtech uses a tough bullet and wont open up a range. A decent 158xtp load in 357 would overlap 44 in these instances for sure. Same projectile/pressures though its not in the same league.