Rossi 642 Reliability, anyone have first hand knowledge?

[Green Mountain Gringo]

A few months ago I purchased a Rossi model 642 .357.  I fell in love with the look and feel of it and purchased it at a gun show without doing any research.

Of course the first thing you do when you're fall in love with a new gun is to google it six ways to Sunday.  What I heard from a few sites was that it doesn't hold up.  The firing pin or hammer goes out of whack and won't fire reliably.

I hope against hope this isn't true, it's like hearing your best girl might be cheating on you.

Does anyone have any first hand experience of this?

[tombogan03884]

A few months ago I purchased a Rossi model 642 .357.  I fell in love with the look and feel of it and purchased it at a gun show without doing any research.

Of course the first thing you do when you're fall in love with a new gun is to google it six ways to Sunday.  What I heard from a few sites was that it doesn't hold up.  The firing pin or hammer goes out of whack and won't fire reliably.

I hope against hope this isn't true, it's like hearing your best girl might be cheating on you.

Does anyone have any first hand experience of this?

Shoot the crap out of it and let us know.
Seriously, you can't go by everything you read on the internet, Like the "taurus (who owns Rossi) is junk" BS.  Most of it is hearsay with no facts to back it up. Same with gun stores, the clerk may have been working in the shoe department last week for all you know, and now he's "advising" you that Rossi is crap so you will buy an S&W instead.
Truth is, the only legitamate reason I have heard for not buying Rossi is that it's not made in America.

[PegLeg45]

I don't own one but have shot several. My b-i-l has one in .357 and it is a nice gun. Every Rossi that I have ever shot was accurate and they all shot well.
It's like anything else, if you don't take care of them and treat them badly things can go wrong (and there are the occasional lemons). I suspect a lot of internet complaints come from those boobs that continuously do the "Hollywood Slam" to the cylinder on revolvers and then wonder why the timing went bad.

But hell, I don't know....

Good Luck.

 

[Galeth005]

i bought that gun for my father for his birth day last year, hes put about 2k rounds through it since then, mix of .357, .38 special and .38s +p... also a handfull of reloads super hot... sure enough the gun goes bang every time, never had any troubles with it... i dont like it myself, not a revolver fan but he loves the gun, doesnt go into the woods without it

[Green Mountain Gringo]

Thanks for the replies...I really enjoy the gun and will make it one of my carry guns if it keeps performing at the range.

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[fightingquaker13]

No first hand knowledge, but since you have the gun in hand, I'll pass along some wisdom I got from a gun trading buddy of mine. To wit, "When you get a new used gun, take it to a good gunsmith and have it professionally cleaned (unless you feel competant to do it yourself). By profesionally, I mean completely dissassembled down to the last screw,then take it to the range and put 300 rds. through it without cleaning. If it keeps going bang, you have keeper." This makes sense to me.Just my .02 worth.
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[rich642z]

I have one also,a Rossi 462 2 in. barrel and the only trouble that I had was the grip screw  started backing out some what so,,,,,, I put some little lock-tite on it and so far its[grips] are tight and still holding on. rich642z

[twyacht]

I have a Rossi M671, bought used several years ago, and never had an issue. It is accurate and absolutely reliable.

After a cleaning and thorough inspection, I took 100rds. of .38 SWC, JHP's, and 100 rds. of Win 110gr .357 JHP's, and 158 gr. Federal Hydra-Shoks, to the range and let it rip.

SA/DA, didn't miss a beat.  Smooth, crisp trigger, and accuracy.

If yours does the same, that's all that matters.


Good shooting.

[Green Mountain Gringo]

Shoot the crap out of it and let us know.

Tom, I'm taking your advise.  Put 50 rounds through it this afternoon, no issues.

I just cleaned it and it's looking pretty.

I'll put another box through it in a few days.

[tombogan03884]

Outstanding