I have the exact same rifle and one in 454 Casull/45 Colt also. Fit and finish is excellent on both and mine are polished. The 357 really gets' the workout, I've had it maybe 9 years or so and it's digested all the factory 38/357 you can imagine including my own hand cast and powder coated 158gr Lee 358-158-RF bullets pushed by a few grains of Titegroup to max charges of H110. After a thousand rounds or so it had smoothed up very nicely and now with over 5000 thru it well, smooth butter comes to mind. I did replace the safety with a plug and put a fiber optic front sight on, both from Steve's Gunz. They have any accessory you could imagine for the R92's. Right now, supported on a post it will put a whole tube into a group well inside the size of a tennis ball at 50 yards without a problem, tighter when my grandson is shooting. That rifle is the darling of the CASS crowd and for a good reason. I have taken a couple deer with it, hit with a 158gr XTP handload at almost 1900fps (thanks to the 20" barrel) at 60 yards with a high shoulder shot the freezer was filled with no tracking, DRT. Did I mention it's cheap to shoot also ? It will shoot the cheapest 38 Special you can find and at some decent velocity's too and handloading home cast bullets with a few grains of powder and a 3c primer ( bought pre covid) it's less than a nickel a round, with a newer primer it's less than a dime.
J B wield works good for bedding. Worked good in all my rifles. I have a Rossi r92 triple black 38/357 . it runs very smooth.. it's a great utility tool. Thanks for the video...
Tap the sight and make it right. Buy a $12 bore site for the easiest route to sight it in. With my Rossi I was getting 2”-3” groups out the box at 50 yards. After I used my bore site, I got it tightened down to 1”-2”. With the factory sights. You should disassemble the rifle and get some fine grade sandpaper and smooth the edges on your loading gate and upgrade you follower to a brass or aluminum one. All of the minor gripes you have about your rifle can be fixed by you or a gunsmith with very minimal effort, time and money. These are the more common types of problems that you face with a budget priced firearm like these. For the price of these Rossi rifles you get a lot of bang for your buck. Good video enjoy that Rossi.
I unfortunately just had to send back my brand new Rossi RP 63 revolver, I did not realize it at the time but when I purchased the revolver brand new, it had a cannted barrel by about 1 mm. Also, the cylinder did not lineup perfectly. Pretty disappointing to get a brand new revolver and three days later discovered it has a major flaw. Now, in this particular example, I can cut them some slack because it took me three days to see it myself. It was such a slight flaw, but something that I would like to avoid in the future.
Let me just say, put a piece of painter's masking tape on the barrel and mark where the point of your sight (front) is and then center the sight. Check for titeness of screw on the forearm. Basically you are dealing with a budget firearm you can expect to make some slight adjustments.
I finally got it adjusted and it hits 1 inch left at 100 yards which works for me. The screw tightness was never a problem on mine, I check it occasionally but nothings walked out yet and I'm almost at 500 rounds of 158 grain 357 through it.
Thank you for your review. I don't have this Rossi because I'm a Chiappa fan. The Chiappa model 1892 is a practically 100% clone of the original Winchester 92. The shape of the Rossi's receiver is more similar to that of the Winchester 1894. It's actually a shame, because that detracts from the character of the model. As for the fore end stock, you can easily correct that play yourself. Despite my 'criticism', it is a great lever gun. Enjoy it, because that's what it's all about in the end! 😊
Having held the the Henry big boy sideloaded 20 inch in 357 Magnum weigh in at a whopping 8 3/4 pounds. It’s a heavy rifle. I really want the Rossi R 92 and a 24 inch because it looks amazing and I believe that is just a couple of ounces short of 8 pounds. But I just don’t know how I want to pack around a rifle that heavy when I can get the 20 inch at 5 pounds .
The octagon barrel looks nice but the 20" is the sweet spot. I own 2 of them and the 20" has the accuracy and enough barrel to completely burn the powder and that really push's the velocity up. The 16" loses almost 300fps depending on the load and the 24" is just to much barrel for the case powder volume, the bullet looses a couple hundred fps from friction because there is just not enough burn time to use all that barrel and with the 20" you have a rifle that is easy to carry and handles very fast and is very stable.
I know all lot of folks are calling these rifles, but actually they are carbines. I know not too many folks really care bc they look like rifles. The major difference is in the ammunition, a rifle packs way more pressure than a PC carbine. I just bought a Rossi-92 in stainless and yes I love mine too. My next one will probably be the Henry in a some type of rifle cartridge. Just bc. LOL have a great day shooting yall!
I shove’m in half way and allow the next bullet to push the other half in. That way my finger only gets shredded pushing the last bullet all the way in
Enjoyed your video Zach. But...WARNING !! DON'T BUY A ROSSI 92. I paid $1000+ for mine and Taurus/Rossi turned my LifeTime dream of owning a '92 into a NIGHTMARE. RockOn.StayFree.
Well a bit late for the buying part as I own the rifle but I've had almost 500 rounds of full power 158 grain 357 mag and havnt had any issues with the rifle besides the ones I said in the video, but I took care of them already as of now. Mines a sweet shooter and I've had no problems with it. What happened with yours, if you don't mind me asking? It might help me watch out for the problem in case it comes up in my rifle
Having held the the Henry big boy sideloaded 20 inch in 357 Magnum weigh in at a whopping 8 3/4 pounds. It’s a heavy rifle. I really want the Rossi R 92 and a 24 inch because it looks amazing and I believe that is just a couple of ounces short of 8 pounds. But I just don’t know how I want to pack around a rifle that heavy when I can get the 20 inch at 5 pounds .
I have the exact same rifle and one in 454 Casull/45 Colt also. Fit and finish is excellent on both and mine are polished. The 357 really gets' the workout, I've had it maybe 9 years or so and it's digested all the factory 38/357 you can imagine including my own hand cast and powder coated 158gr Lee 358-158-RF bullets pushed by a few grains of Titegroup to max charges of H110. After a thousand rounds or so it had smoothed up very nicely and now with over 5000 thru it well, smooth butter comes to mind. I did replace the safety with a plug and put a fiber optic front sight on, both from Steve's Gunz. They have any accessory you could imagine for the R92's. Right now, supported on a post it will put a whole tube into a group well inside the size of a tennis ball at 50 yards without a problem, tighter when my grandson is shooting. That rifle is the darling of the CASS crowd and for a good reason. I have taken a couple deer with it, hit with a 158gr XTP handload at almost 1900fps (thanks to the 20" barrel) at 60 yards with a high shoulder shot the freezer was filled with no tracking, DRT. Did I mention it's cheap to shoot also ? It will shoot the cheapest 38 Special you can find and at some decent velocity's too and handloading home cast bullets with a few grains of powder and a 3c primer ( bought pre covid) it's less than a nickel a round, with a newer primer it's less than a dime.
J B wield works good for bedding. Worked good in all my rifles. I have a Rossi r92 triple black 38/357 . it runs very smooth.. it's a great utility tool. Thanks for the video...
Tap the sight and make it right. Buy a $12 bore site for the easiest route to sight it in. With my Rossi I was getting 2”-3” groups out the box at 50 yards. After I used my bore site, I got it tightened down to 1”-2”. With the factory sights. You should disassemble the rifle and get some fine grade sandpaper and smooth the edges on your loading gate and upgrade you follower to a brass or aluminum one. All of the minor gripes you have about your rifle can be fixed by you or a gunsmith with very minimal effort, time and money. These are the more common types of problems that you face with a budget priced firearm like these. For the price of these Rossi rifles you get a lot of bang for your buck. Good video enjoy that Rossi.
I unfortunately just had to send back my brand new Rossi RP 63 revolver, I did not realize it at the time but when I purchased the revolver brand new, it had a cannted barrel by about 1 mm. Also, the cylinder did not lineup perfectly. Pretty disappointing to get a brand new revolver and three days later discovered it has a major flaw.
Now, in this particular example, I can cut them some slack because it took me three days to see it myself. It was such a slight flaw, but something that I would like to avoid in the future.
That's a nice looking rifle! I like the stainless. Would be cool if they were made in brass too (not barrel though obviously)
Let me just say, put a piece of painter's masking tape on the barrel and mark where the point of your sight (front) is and then center the sight. Check for titeness of screw on the forearm. Basically you are dealing with a budget firearm you can expect to make some slight adjustments.
I finally got it adjusted and it hits 1 inch left at 100 yards which works for me. The screw tightness was never a problem on mine, I check it occasionally but nothings walked out yet and I'm almost at 500 rounds of 158 grain 357 through it.
Great advice on not using pointed nose ammunition in these carbines
Thank you for your review. I don't have this Rossi because I'm a Chiappa fan. The Chiappa model 1892 is a practically 100% clone of the original Winchester 92. The shape of the Rossi's receiver is more similar to that of the Winchester 1894. It's actually a shame, because that detracts from the character of the model. As for the fore end stock, you can easily correct that play yourself. Despite my 'criticism', it is a great lever gun. Enjoy it, because that's what it's all about in the end! 😊
Having held the the Henry big boy sideloaded 20 inch in 357 Magnum weigh in at a whopping 8 3/4 pounds. It’s a heavy rifle.
I really want the Rossi R 92 and a 24 inch because it looks amazing and I believe that is just a couple of ounces short of 8 pounds. But I just don’t know how I want to pack around a rifle that heavy when I can get the 20 inch at 5 pounds .
The octagon barrel looks nice but the 20" is the sweet spot. I own 2 of them and the 20" has the accuracy and enough barrel to completely burn the powder and that really push's the velocity up. The 16" loses almost 300fps depending on the load and the 24" is just to much barrel for the case powder volume, the bullet looses a couple hundred fps from friction because there is just not enough burn time to use all that barrel and with the 20" you have a rifle that is easy to carry and handles very fast and is very stable.
I have Rossis in 45-colt, 20 inch barrell and 357magnum with 16inch barrel. I hit dead center with both..
I know all lot of folks are calling these rifles, but actually they are carbines. I know not too many folks really care bc they look like rifles.
The major difference is in the ammunition, a rifle packs way more pressure than a PC carbine.
I just bought a Rossi-92 in stainless and yes I love mine too.
My next one will probably be the Henry in a some type of rifle cartridge. Just bc. LOL have a great day shooting yall!
I have 2 of those rifles (one with 16" barrel and the other with 20" barrel) and neither of them has those problems
Never had problems with the sights
Love my Henry's!
I shove’m in half way and allow the next bullet to push the other half in. That way my finger only gets shredded pushing the last bullet all the way in
Yeah easy to clean as long as you don't take it apart and put it back together. What a nightmare!
There is a video on TH-cam a guy shows you how to take it apart and back together in 5 min.
@@CloyceSpears wrong rifle dude I have the r92 not the m92
@@charlesmorris9684 I did a little research and the Rossi M92 and R92 are in fact the same rifle.
Enjoyed your video Zach. But...WARNING !! DON'T BUY A ROSSI 92. I paid $1000+ for mine and Taurus/Rossi turned my LifeTime dream of owning a '92 into a NIGHTMARE.
RockOn.StayFree.
Well a bit late for the buying part as I own the rifle but I've had almost 500 rounds of full power 158 grain 357 mag and havnt had any issues with the rifle besides the ones I said in the video, but I took care of them already as of now. Mines a sweet shooter and I've had no problems with it. What happened with yours, if you don't mind me asking? It might help me watch out for the problem in case it comes up in my rifle
That r92 is a bitch to reassemble
I also struggled at the beginning but became more familiar with it as time went on. It's worth it to smooth and polish things up a bit.
Having held the the Henry big boy sideloaded 20 inch in 357 Magnum weigh in at a whopping 8 3/4 pounds. It’s a heavy rifle.
I really want the Rossi R 92 and a 24 inch because it looks amazing and I believe that is just a couple of ounces short of 8 pounds. But I just don’t know how I want to pack around a rifle that heavy when I can get the 20 inch at 5 pounds .