Rossi RP63 for 2023 - Packed with Potent Projectiles!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มิ.ย. 2024
- Overall, I am impressed with the Rossi RP63 and would recommend it with one caveat. Use .38 Special for range practice and .38 Special +P for carry. Forego .357 magnum ammunition, as it will not make you feel good firing it.
Join me in my first journey with the Rossi RP63 and I’’ll cover the specifications, features, maintenance, its performance at the range, some carry options, and my final impressions.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
2:49 Specifications
4:19 Features
12:18 Maintenance
14:17 At the Range
22:40 Carry and Conceal
24:26 Final Thoughts
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That extra round just sold me on it
This is about as thorough, concise review on any firearm that I've seen.
If I were a firearm manufacturer, I would hire this guy to do all reviews.
Thank you very much for a very good review.
God bless and stay safe out there.
Thank you for you kind comments. I just believe that a consumer should be as knowledgeable as they can make themselves be when considering the purchase of something as important as a firearm. To those that already own what I am reviewing, I just hope that I cover all of the important points. I just try, in my small way, to make that happen.
Of my reviews, I believe the range time to be the most important; see what the handgun does under fire (although my performance with it may be questioned). Too many small-frame handguns, pistols and revolvers, are purchased simply because there are light and small, and once fired they get relegated to a drawer, and that means they won't ever be practiced with. Or they will be sold off because they are too hot to handle.
Thank you so very much sir for this review. I’ve been waiting for this and you’ve delivered! I pressed the buy now button on their 4 inch. Have a good day!
Well, it was about time wasn't it?😁 Sorry it took so long. I sincerely hope that you enjoy it!
That's pretty good. The RM64 is not even on Rossi's website, but it is available through Gun Genie. Go figure! That's a pretty good looker in the 4-inch version - and with adjustable rear sight.
This is the best review on this gun that I've seen! I was considering getting a Taurus 605, but after watching many videos on both the 605 and RP 63, this video and its information sealed the deal for me on the RP 63. Thanks so much!
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. It's a hard choice these days selecting a good revolver, as there are many fine examples to select from. It sounds like you have been doing your research. I hope that you enjoy the RP 63!😁
Wow that was one of the best reviews I've seen, thank you for touching on all the important things about the gun. I like the ending tip about using .38 and carrying +p.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I am glad that you found it useful. I believe that shooting a load that is powerful enough to do the job yet tame enough to handle well is important. The 158-grain LSWCHP had been a gold standard for years as a LE load. I carry it or the 125-grain .38 Special +P on most occasions when I carry a revolver.
Remember when the SP101 used to be the "working mans" revolver? I feel at $919 the sp101 is overpriced
I am with you on the SP101 being over-priced. I have been looking for a 3-incher, but the money isn't there to buy one.
Bought one at a sporting goods retailer in Florida brand new for $369.00 in 1999.
They are NOT $919.... SP101s can be found all day everyday day at multiple retailers from $530-$630. Can be found new in good condition in the $400s.
The current MSRP for the SP101 2.25" is $919. Of course, they can be found for less cost - new or used.
@RangeRoninChronicals I go by the retail price not the MSRP. Some manufacturers sell at or only slightly below MSRP while others like Ruger sell hundreds below MSRP.
This is hands down the greatest gun review I’ve watched on TH-cam in 2 years subscribed to the channel. Expertly done. I watch all revolver videos but being gun poor I doubt I’ll buy any more guns. Fantastic video sir. Thanks. 23:18
Well, I am humbled by your comment and definitely appreciate your watching and commenting.
Nice review Range Ronin. I always enjoy your gun reviews.
Thank you! I appreciate your watching and commenting. I try my best to provide quality video reviews with information folks can actually use.
Somehow, I mentioned that the K6S was made by Sig Sauer. That was in error. The K6S is, of course, made by Kimber. Thanks to Jimmy Frazier for catching that!
Rossi/Taurus are excellent tools 👍 Excellent video thanks for the vdeo and time 👍
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. I agree with Rossi and Taurus being fine tools. The RP63 is a handful to hold onto when firing .357 magnum ammunition, though. I would refrain (for myself, at least) to keeping .38 Special or .38 Special +P for carry use and .38 Special for range practice.
Have a Taurus 605 poly protector, cheap and fun, shot it last friday and it ate .357 flawlessly . Also have a Smith & Wesson 686 6" and it is glorious. .357 is a great round and enough for anything in the lower 48. Have not tried a Rossi but intrigued.
The Taurus 605 seems to be a popular firearm. I have not tried one, but may just to see what the hoopla is all about. Thanks for watching and commenting. Both are appreciated.
I have an RP 63 that I’m very pleased with. Giving that I’m a diehard Smith and Wesson revolver fan I’m happy to say that the Rossi is a great revolver. After 500 plus rounds the trigger is very smooth and mine does has 2 stage trigger like my Smiths.
It has become my favorite woods carry gun. The 357 recoil is a bit stiff but manageable.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I appreciate both. Running full-load .357 magnum through the RP63 is stout. I just don't enjoy doing such in a K-frame revolver any more. CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) has become a major influence as to what I shoot these days. With that said, the CTS seems to be gradually diminishing since I changed my typing habits and changed to a trackball rather than a mouse.
This is a bad boy for sure here 😮
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Both are appreciated!
@@RangeRoninChronicles You are welcome. Thank you, for the range time with the gun. With this being a 3 inch barrel gun. I guess I won't be using those hot 🔥 Underwood rounds I bought. At least not 🚫 with this barrel length.
Great video! I was on the verge of purchasing this gun (having a hard time fining one), but just saw a video about problems people are having with it seizing, where you can't pull the trigger after putting 200-300 rds. through it, and now this has got me real nervous about buying one. Just wondering how it has been working for you since this video was made, and if you can still recommend it?
Thanks for watching and for your question. I have not had an issue with seizing. Yes, I would recommend it - with the caveat mentioned - no .357 magnum ammunition run through it. I believe that running .357 magnum would shorten the lifespan of this gun considerably.
@@RangeRoninChronicles thank you so much!!
Thanks enjoyed. Smith and Colt-better get wise fast or Taurus and the Taurus made Rossi are going to take their share of the revolver market quick.That goes for Ruger also.💥
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Taurus has always seemingly been a leader in the revolver world. I believe that their first pistols were the PT92 and PT99 Beretta clones. I had both and they were very good pistols.
It would seem that more revolvers are coming out, but you are correct, Taurus is leading the way. The big three; Colt, Smith & Wesson, and Ruger revolvers are getting to the point where they are way too expensive for what they are - revolvers. Most folks are heading into pistols and revolvers have taking a hit in sales, which drives up the cost of them. For myself, revolvers by the big three have gone beyond my means.
Great review! Can you also review RIA AL3.0 or RIA AL3.1? Would like to know your thoughts on it being at par with the best revolvers in the market. Thanks
Thanks for taking the time out to watch and comment. Unfortunately, I do not have either at my disposal.
I was the first to review the 3.1, beautiful but wish was in 3" and Revolver Roundup got slow velocities from his 3.0 even compared other 2". Heavy trigger, but nicely finished.... I carried thr rp63 this week
@@DanTheWolfman oh sorry bout that man. I just discovered your channel lately. I will check it out. Got here a new subscriber btw. Thanks for your videos
MY FIRST GUN.. I just bought this today as a new gun owner, mostly for home defense and my wife would be using it as well. I hope i made a right choice being my first gun.
Congratulations on your new purchase, and your first firearm. Start out with some 148-grain wad cutter (or equivalent) ammunition to get acquainted. Once you are fine with that, try some 158-grain or 125-grain defensive ammunition, and then +P. I would hold off on .357 magnum, especially if you are going to use it as hacienda protector; she is a snappy little critter with magnum ammo, as you may have seen in the video. While you may be overjoyed shooting .357 magnum, I suspect that your better half won't be.
@@RangeRoninChronicles precision one 38 Special 148gr CPWC (Cut Precision Wadcutter) any good ? 250rds for $125
@@victorylane22882 I have not used them, but the company and the ammunition seem to have good reviews. For me, and just for target plinking ammunition, I stick to the cheap stuff like Magtech 148-grain LWC (710 fps) @ $.64.round. The CP stuff is a tad high for my taste. For competition, the PC ammo may be the cat's meow. To me, an investment into very good defensive ammunition is more important than practice ammunition. In fact, and if you do some searching around, good defensive ammunition can sometimes be found almost as cheap as target ammunition.
Great review! But I must mention that my K6S is made by Kimber. You have something special if yours is made by Sig Sauer.
Thanks for catching that. I also have a K6S and why I said Sig Sauer - I have no idea😁
I am thinking more about a 460 S&W Taurus 6-7.5 inch for bear protection when hiking .
Thanks for watching and commenting. I go along with your thinking. From what I hear and read, most folks in Alaska carry the Glock G20 in 10mm for bear.
For that I went with the 44magnum. Same prices that I’ve found to the 357. I own 2-357’s and love them. However for big game I carry the 8.38 barrel 44 mag.
I noticed my RP63 also shoots to the left. I also noticed that the barrel is ever-so-slightly canted to the right, which is probably why my impacts are hitting left. Is your barrel canted in any way?
Thanks for watching and for commenting. My barrel seems to be properly aligned to the frame. I do tend to shoot slightly left anyway. I just try to compensate for it the best I can.
Is this a center fire or rim fire revolver? Can I dry fire this gun? I called customer service and she said I need snap caps. Thoughts ?
Thanks for asking these questions. The RP63 is a center-fire revolver. I agree with Customer Service to using snap caps when dry firing. They protect the firing pin by providing a soft surface to strike, rather than empty air. By the way, I would recommend snap caps for dry-firing a rimfire firearm...any rimfire firearm, should you purchase one.
I want to get that at some point. Hopefully. Would you recommend it?.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. As for recommending it, see my lead-in in the 'Description'. If I carried it everyday, I would run +P ammunition in it. 357 magnum ammunition is a bit brutal on the hand for my taste.
@@RangeRoninChronicles Thanks. I probably would use .38 Special +P in it too.
Firing the .357 mag ammo is no joy. I have the Rossi M721 .44 spcl and I've fired probably a thousand or more rounds through it and it is still running. I use 200 gr lead wadcutters at a chronographed 760 fps. If I get the RP63 I will probably load it with .38 spcl 148gr HBWC ammo at about that same velocity. Little bitty handguns with magnum ammo are not fun to shoot.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. J-frame revolvers may be nice to carry, but with magnum loads, not so much.
thank you for information, but I have a quiestion. I see you have the Taurus 856 and the Rossi RP63. What is better revolver between Rossi or Taurus? Thanks again and have nice day
Thanks for watching and for your question. There is no clear winner. The Rossi is a 6-shot revolver capable of shooting .357 magnum, although I would severely limit doing so. The Taurus 856 is a 5-shot revolver that can shoot .38 Special +P, which it seems to do quite well. Of the two, I favor the Taurus 856, but that does not means it's the best. The Rossi RP 63 handles +P ammunition pretty well, but the Taurus 856 felt better in my hand when shooting +P. I would reserve shooting .357 magnum to larger revolvers like the M66 or 627 Tracker, which I have really come to like.
Thank you for the answer and have a nice day @@RangeRoninChronicles
You are welcome, sir. I hope that I was able to help.
@@RangeRoninChroniclessorry, just to correct you the Taurus 85 is 5 shots but he 856 is a 6 shot, hence the 6 at the end.
@@taasch2505 I meant to say 6-shot and not five. Sometimes the brain and fingers disconnect. Thanks for catching that.
Question, these new Rossi .357's, the 4 and 6" anyhow, have a tendency to come from the factory with the barrel a bit canted. Anyone know if this is an issue with this model? Thanks!
Thanks for taking the time to watch and for your question. Canted barrels are not just a Taurus issue, as canted barrels have been found on Smith & Wesson revolvers as well. Back in the days of pinned barrels, canting was not an issue. Dan Wesson revolvers solved the canted barrel issue with a screw-in barrel. Screw the barrel into place to a cylinder-to-forcing cone gap set by a feeler gauge, slide the barrel housing in place, and tighten the barrel with a nut. My Dan Wesson Model 715 had three interchangeable barrels that I could swap out in minutes.
But to your question, my RP63 barrel alignment was alright, but that's not saying that barrel misalignment from the factory can't happen.
Got mine Friday. Shoots straight as an arrow.
It’s the 3” barrel though.
I already found a small frame revolver that can handle the mighty 357 magnum. And that's a taurus model 605.
Thanks for watching and for your comment. And, a fine revolver the Model 605 is, and is less expensive than a Ruger SP101 or Kimber K6S.
Yah but the 605 has 5 shots, lighter and recoil is horrible compared to the Rossi.
Whats the difference between the Rm and the RP, are they both 357
Thanks for watching and for your question. The RM64 is a 4-inch version in .357 magnum. The RM66 is a 6-inch .357 magnum version.
Torn on this or the Taurus 856. Debating on if the 856 executive would be better as I have no plans to touch 357
Thanks for watching and for your question. If I had too choose, and if I were only to shoot .38 Special and +P, I would go for the Taurus 856 Defender. I have both the Executive Grade and Defender with Tungsten Cerakote finish. The 856 Defender, depending on the version has a nice Night Sight w/ Orange Outline for a front sight and a full-spurred hammer. The Executive Grade version has a ramped front sight and a no spur hammer. The front sight on my Executive Grade will be changed out for the night sight, at some point. The additional cost of the Executive Grade, in my opinion is not worth the increase over the 856 Defender of the same barrel length. But, that is just my opinion based on the two that I have.
Watch my review of the 856 Defender; Taurus 856 Defender - with comparison to Taurus Executive Grade revolver - th-cam.com/video/TYkw7Pzh_hM/w-d-xo.html
With that said, the RP63 is a very nice revolver. Since it is built for the .357 magnum, there should be no issues firing .38 Special +P. In fact, .38 Special +P would be what I would carry.
I’ll watch the other video today! Thanks for the reply.
@@orthodoxguy2006 You are very welcome!
Go with the Taurus 856 the trigger is way better than the Rossi and I doubt if the RP 63 could handle the 357 in the long run.
Personally I strongly prefer a classic rebound slide action like the Rossi.
Nice review as always, looks to be a little jumpy with 357’s,,,,,,
Thank you, sir, I appreciate that. No, sir, it is a whole lot jumpy with .357 magnum! I can say that I did not enjoy putting .357 magnum down the tube. Because of the weight and size of the SP63, the felt recoil and muzzle lift was more like firing .44 magnum out of a large revolver - like a S&W 629 or Ruger Redhawk. You might note that I did not use a thumb-over grip when shooting .357 magnum. A thumb-over grip might have helped, but I wanted to shoot .357 magnum without it, just to see.
In most defensive situations, there may not be enough time to get a full, two-handed grip on the gun. In this case, shooting .357 magnum would be detrimental, in my opinion. With a good .38 Special load, you might be able to get off a couple of follow-up shots fairly quickly. With .357 magnum - not so much. Hopefully, the first shot of .357 magnum would stop the aggressive activity, like right now, because there might not be enough time for a follow up shot if the attack persists.
@@RangeRoninChronicles all good points, I’m not a fan of getting beat up, I carry a S&W 442, don’t like to use +P, guns too light to shoot comfortably . Keep the videos coming, you do a great job with them .
@@Bill-jv5eg Thank you, sir. I hope to keep reviews coming.
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If I was looking for a .357 Magnum then this would be it but I would like to see it in a cerakote matte black or cerakote blued version. But since most will be shooting .38Spl. and .38Spl. +P in it anyway most of the time, there is no need for the extra recoil of .357 Magnum, so that is why I chose the Taurus 856 Defender three inch instead. There is no safety lock on the 856 and while the Hogue grips on mine are good, I would have preferred that the backstrap be covered by the grip like with the Rossi grips. I do like the tritium day/night front sight on my 856. The Kaztac Wrapid speed loader revolutionizes revolver reloading now for a flat laying circular reloader for fast and quick release revolver reloading. Thanks for sharing.
P.S. In the picture with the internals exposed, it is interesting to note that the Rossi hammer mounted firing pin has two of the three Smith internal safeties. The rebound slide and hammer block. The hammer stop has been omitted from the Rossi which would normally be seen as a notch at the rear of the hammer. The hammer stop is used for preventing the trigger being pulled while the cylinder is open.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I have two reviews on the Taurus 856. I hope that you caught those.
Mine is dark gray with black highlights. Tungsten finish.
I'm interested that gun rossi 357
Thanks for watching and commenting. If you like heavy felt recoil, flash and boom, you will like the RP63, RM64, or Rm66.
can u use moon clips?
Thanks for watching and for your question. The .38 Special, .38 Special +P, and .357 Magnum cartridges the RP63 fires are rimmed cartridges. No need for moon clips.
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Good morning! I hope that you have a great day!
Is this a new made gun in 2023, because i thought they stop making Rossi
The RP63, RM64, and RM66 are all new. As I mentioned in the review, Rossi began manufacturing under the Taurus license. Thanks for watching and your question.
@@RangeRoninChroniclesthanks for info. What is the RM 64
@@craigfinley2507 You are welcome. The RM64 is a 4-inch version. This was recently added to the line-up. The RM66 is a 6-inch version.
Kimber makes the K6s not Sig.
See my pinned comment. I am aware of my error and posted a correction. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Thank you, fantastic review
Why is my RP63 so hard to cock in single shot and in double shot hard to get it fired
Thanks for watching and for your question. First of all, ensure that there is no binding taking place. Does the cylinder move freely when out of the frame? Secondly, a double-action revolver, like the Rossi, has a heavy double-action and single-action trigger pull weight by it's very design. The TPW on mine came in close to 10-pounds in double-action.
Is the face of the cylinder binding against the forcing cone? This can happen after shooting many rounds without cleaning the face of the cylinder. The flash gap should be around .004-inch to around .008-inch, as measured with a feeler gauge. Rossi recommends cleaning the RP63 every 200 rounds. The face of the cylinder needs to be free of built-up deposits from firing.
Is there any front-to-back movement of the cylinder when it is locked into place? A little is acceptable, but more than a little can effect where the hand contacts the ratchet, which may cause binding.
Is this your first experience with a double-action Revolver? I have to ask this because some folks are surprised at the trigger pull weight of a double-action revolver if they are not familiar with them.
Has the gun been properly lubricated? Lubricate any moving parts with a drop of oil. A drop of light oil between the hammer and frame can make a difference. Even a revolver needs lubrication; not a lot, just enough to keep metal-to-metal contact lubricated.
Last, take the gun to a qualified gunsmith and have it inspected and assessed. He (or she) will tell you if there is a serious issue. A light polishing of parts may smooth things out.
I hope some of this helps. Without having the gun in my hand, it is hard to properly diagnose an issue.
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Well, Morgan Freeman was tied up and James Earl Jones turned me down. Thanks for watching, at least.😁 Also note that unlike some TH-cam gun review channels, I only use AI for quotes and such - not an entire video. Just something other than my voice, which one viewer compared mine with "Lurch" from the Addams Family sitcom.