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Member Section => Tactical Rifle & Carbine => Topic started by: gunman42782 on April 22, 2012, 08:26:23 PM
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Just bought this one today, a Rossi 92 in .357 Mag. It has had an action job on it, and is slicker than snot. Shot it before I bought it and it seems real sweet. Gonna shoot it much more tomorrow, on my day off. Got it for $275. We sell em new for $498, so I think I did OK.
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l96/gunman42782/002-3.jpg)
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always liked the 92 action better than the 94... a 16" trapper model would be my choice if lived in a location that did not allow handguns...
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Nice
Steal., er uh,...purchase....
I like the old school wrap around leather thingy on the lever.
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I have a Rossi 92 as well. love it. killed my big pig with it too. .357 Mag ;D
deepwater
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Very nice, way cool. 8)
Love those lever guns, great addition!
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I've got one I'm still breaking in, but I like it a lot. You pretty much STOLE that one!. There....I said it. Everyone was thinking it but I said it.
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The ballistics are impressive from a 20" version in .357. Cruising with certain factory ammo at 1825fps!!!!
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And that is another fact we found. So often we read that the difference between the handguns and the rifles with the 357 ammo is around 300 to 350 fps. But 80% of the loads we tested were well above 450 fps and almost 60% of those were above 500 fps over the handguns with the same ammo. To bear this out, just one of the loads developed by Ken Waters, listed in his excellent Pet Loads was 16 grains of 296 under a 158 grain Hornady JHP, with velocity from a six inch Colt at 1192 fps and from a 20 inch Marlin it ran 1705 fps for a 514 fps difference. And that is just one example of many....
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/357_magnum_and_the_literature.htm
WOW!!!
That is a thumper of a rd.
Either one in 357 or 45 Colt would work for me.... ;D
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Don't have any 92 actions at all, but do have Marlins in .32 H&R mag, 32-20 WCF and .45 Colt. Would like to get a 92 action somtime as well as .357 and .44 mag. I have a friend that is quite a handgun guru. He is not a big fan of the .357 in a revolver, but loves it in a rifle.
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Reading more about it, getting a 260-300 gr. bullet in 45 Colt to 1800fps in a carbine length lever action platform is totally achievable.
That is the pork chop rd. for sure....
Some brain food on the .45 Colt in a lever action.
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm
Not to bogart a thread, but those "pistol" round carbines, have some impressive ballistics.....
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Looks like what I'm looking for. Wish I could come across one in .357!
Shot one at the match yesterday and loved it! The one I used is only a couple weeks old, and it has only 500 rounds through it before yesterday. It never gave me a bit of trouble. The couple it belongs to have an occasional issue with it not fully extracting and then jamming, but I think they are short stroking the lever.
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I shot a Rossi 92 in .357 in CAS for about 7 years, I slicked it up and did pretty good with it. I got a 73 then a 66 and stopped using the 92 and later sold it off(wish I still had it) they are a joy to shoot once they're slicked up and you get the ammo set up to feed. They are a great woods gun for Deer,very fast handling and light.Like others have aid you stole a great gun
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What's the difference between the different models.
You would assume that the '94, being the final configuration, would be the best, most refined version.
Why would that be wrong ?
(Actually the '95 was the "best" version, stronger action (45/70) instead of .45Colt, and a boxmag instead of tube allowed for pointed bullets. )
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Tom, the Henry,1866,1873,and 1892 are all pistol caliber rifles.The 1894 was designed as a rifle caliber gun and they don't run well with the shorter pistol calibers.Which is why you don't see very many of them in the hands of CAS shooters.
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Tom, the Henry,1866,1873,and 1892 are all pistol caliber rifles.The 1894 was designed as a rifle caliber gun and they don't run well with the shorter pistol calibers.Which is why you don't see very many of them in the hands of CAS shooters.
So that model 1895 that TR bought by the case may be fine for Cape Buffalo, but not so hot for SASS ?
Got that, now what matters between the others.
I know the original Henry's loaded down the tube instead of through a loading gate, so I can see how they might be a PITA.
But, what attributes make one Winchester better than another or the Colt lever gun ?
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the Henry,66 and 73 are "toggle link " guns, very simple to take care of or repair.The 92 while a great gun has a lot of parts and can be a pain to detail strip if you don't know the helpful hints to put them back together.The 73 is easier to take a part than the 66 or Henry. There is a story about a Cowboy taking the side plate off his 73 during a battle after it jammed because he loaded the wrong ammo in it.The story goes that he removed the side plate screws with his pocket knife while under fire,cleared it and got back into the fight.
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Also, the Henry and the 66 were chambered for the .44 Henry rimfire cartridges ,The 73 was chambered in the more powerful centerfire rounds like 38-40 and 44-40
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Thanks Majer. All I knew about the Winchesters was that Jimmy Stewart made a movie about the 73. ;D
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Reading more about it, getting a 260-300 gr. bullet in 45 Colt to 1800fps in a carbine length lever action platform is totally achievable.
That is the pork chop rd. for sure....
Some brain food on the .45 Colt in a lever action.
http://www.leverguns.com/articles/paco/45coltlevergun.htm
Not to bogart a thread, but those "pistol" round carbines, have some impressive ballistics.....
Even better in .454 like mine (shoots .45 Colt as well ;) )
Of course I bought mine legally at full price, not like some THIEVES in this thread. ;)
;D
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Drooling..... ;)
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Last year I bought one in .357 and .44mag. I love them both, there quik handling and easy to get into action. My favorite is the .44mag with Lever Evo ammo. I was told to change out the followers but no problems so far. Hell of a deal man. ;D
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Last year I bought one in .357 and .44mag. I love them both, there quik handling and easy to get into action. My favorite is the .44mag with Lever Evo ammo. I was told to change out the followers but no problems so far. Hell of a deal man. ;D
All of mine have been changed to either stainless or aluminum. The original plastic will fail at some point. In general oil and plastic are not friends so that little plastic follower on the spring will become brittle and fail, most likely at a 'Murphies Law" moment.
Spend the ~$25 for some peace of mind.
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I'm recovering from an accident so it be about a month or so before i get to it. Haz do you know where I can get them?
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Steve's Gunz http://www.stevesgunz.com/
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$275 bucks? That was a steal! I recently laid down just over a grand with Steve Young work his magic on a stainless Rossi 92. And I get the pleasure of waiting about a year for him to get to it!
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Thanx HAZ.
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I just ordered a follower for my .357 and got Steve's video, where he basically breaks the gun down for cleaning, then moves on to the tweaking and modifying he does to slick them up. I'm no gunsmith but I can handle tools and I know all about shaving a little at a time. When I get the time (yeah, right) I'm going to do some of the work myself for fun.