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. NKJ’s DVD on slicking up and improving the Rossi 92 has a lot of good and easy and inexpensive suggestions. He even sells the parts if you want to do it that way. I will give some serious thought to the Dvd. Some would argue that you shouldn’t have to slick up a new gun, but that’s the way most a...

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. I know the "cloud" is an issue for me. I do NOT like having no control over where my photos are or go. I get it if one actually 'posts' (even on Leverguns here) that then they may wind up copied and used or misused eventually, but when I got a new iPad for work, all of a sudden ALL my f...

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Well Here are a few Pictures of the Rossi 92 44 Magnum I picked up Thursday. It looks pretty good except for the screw holding the barrel band is a little burred from what looks like a incorrect fItting screwdriver was was used and a light scratch on the stock where I barely hit the bedroom door fac...

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Not sure if this helps or hinders you https://macpaw.com/how-to/what-is-heic-file I dont use apple any longer. Since going to android 12 years ago I've not had any problems with posting pics. If you can figure out how to uncompress the pics ... I think that I just got it figured out i went to my ph...

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I have read the stickies and still cannot figure it out I used to have no problems Posting pics as I am using imgur but several Months ago I got a new iphone and find I cannot use it as usual anymore, I dont use icloud and dont want to, just use my phone for my photos . I have my phone plugged in to...

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Load it as it is. Run 500 or more through it. By that time it will slick up some and you will know if it's gonna need anything. Just use it. By the time you've run a thousand rounds through it you will know the gun. Only issues with that is ,other than a Nickle Plated 29 I bought when the Dirty har...

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I just Picked up my Stainless Rossi r92 44 Magnum from My FFL dealer yesterday. Just curious whether it will hurt to dryfire it and being unfamiliar with the gun is it ok to Just sit down on the couch and work the action a couple of hundred times to smooth it up? I have read that the Magazine spring...

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For the fancy caster there are nose molds that you can cast ahead of time then insert them in to regular mold and have a soft nose hard shank cast bullet. I have the gear but have never poured some and tested them. Veral Smith says they work good if you want to go that route! I personally have been...

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I personally doubt anything will be done. The American government is corrupt enough from top to bottom that it is most likely impossible to actually convict any politician. Both parties understand the game and cover each other. Oh they will talk and strut in front of the cameras but as far as doing...

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Now thats a prettyslick Idea ,never heard of that before For years people been doing stuff like this EXCEPT they filled the fired cartridge with lead, making their own jacketed bullets. I started doing it in the .475 using .45 ACP cartridges just because they fit... but I did not put lead in them. ...

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Today my mind was wandering around the aisles of shooting and ballistic jumble in my head and I suddenly had a urge to test something. I went to the shop and got out my Browne & Sharpe Dial Caliper, grabbed some fired .40 S&W cartridges and began measuring them at the web, just north of the...

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Remember the Remington 240gr semi jacket ? I shot a few deer with them out of my muzzle loader, worked exceptionally well but don't shoot them in the shoulder! J-E-L-L-O :o Never shot one with that bullet but killed a couple using the XTP an it did a lot of damage when shot out of a T/C hawken and ...

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mickbr wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 1:46 am good luck and hope those 44 special cycle good in your 92

Thank you much,I got my fingers crossed it will

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If you are wounded first, you may be clearing that next room to make it to freedom or bleed out. Perps dont always occur singly. Id be prepared to handle more scenarios personally. The strong room or panic room scenario has pros and cons No doubt that there will always varying scenarios that one ca...

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Please Jim what is your 44 special load? 41 load ? I never spent much time searching for loads in either of my Rugers. Of course I try to keep my 44 special load lite as I'm shooting them out of a single six frame. My 41 Blackhawk I'm just beginning to work with, I have a 210 and 245-ish moulds to ...

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Bronco wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 4:46 pm I guess that will work if you only have to defend from the bedroom

Yep,figure my odds would be much better than trying to clear the house room by room.

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Exactly

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Hard to predict what direction you would have to shoot what with those darn uncooperative two legged critters :mrgreen: They just seem to not go by the rules! Actually pretty easy in my case as the bed sits up against the wall and no one is getting between the bed and the wall. So if we have proble...

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I got a new stainless 16 inch that should be headed my way sometime next week and curious what factory ammo would be good for home defense that would not kick me out from under my hat . And function well. Also is a such a thing as low priced factory plinking ammo ? Thanks low price? have to reload ...

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. Pretty much what mickbr said.... 8) Just make sure whatever load you pick cycles reliably; they will all stop a two-legged predator pretty easily. There are factory loaded 180 grain JHPs in 44 Mag that are easy to find and so if you have issues with the 44 Special loads not cycling well due to ca...

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Most factory 44 ammo is going to be running pretty fast out of a carbine, that isnt to say it wont do the job. Recoil isnt too bad in a 44 carbine anyway. For lowest recoil/blast options I'd consider 44 special SD ammo as long as they cycle in your gun . Hornady critical defence 165FTX in 44 specia...

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I got a new stainless 16 inch that should be headed my way sometime next week and curious what factory ammo would be good for home defense that would not kick me out from under my hat .
And function well.

Also is a such a thing as low priced factory plinking ammo ?

Thanks

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I dont cast anymore but when I did I cast LBT Plain base Wide Flat nose bullets for revolver use From one of Veral Smith LBT Molds and LBT blue Lube which I just put on by Hand. Good Bullets and Good Lube.Easy to do. I also Made Paper Patched Bullets for use in a 10 inch barrel 44 Magnum on a T/C Co...

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I'm in agreement with those that advise keeping your Remington 700. I have one from 1979/1980, that's my favorite deer rifle. I took several deer in CA when I lived there with it. Never let me down. When I wanted a '03, it never entered my mind to sell off a gun. I've done that before and regretted...

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I can't see the profile of the frame well enough to make a determination. It appears to be an older iteration... but I can't remember for sure when they changed the profile of the receiver. Does this help? https://p1.gunbroker.com/pics/986078000/986078637/pix881248150.jpg Thanks for the pic

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https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/d197/sass93/Smilies/worthless.gif Can't tell much without a pic... what other features are on the rifle? Does it have the bolt safety? Does the serial number start off with a letter or two? https://ammoandarmsstore.com/923571693-en1/ ApHome Shop Firearms Rossi...

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Are these an older version of the newer r92 or just a r92 with a 1776 flag on the reciever ?

Thanks

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I had one that I won when I was 16 selling magazines in High School. Never had the first Jam in it.a 30-06 Killed over 40 Big whitetail with it ,Had a 2-7 Redfield and yes with see through mounts. Dad Had one in 243 winchesster set up the same way except his had a Redfield Widefield 3-9 Jammed often...

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Thanks Guys I appreciate it

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I have 2 of the blued ones,one with a 8 inch barrel and one with a 5 1/2 inch barrel.
Really Like them both and they are fun.
Also Have 3 extra cylinders for them.
Dont shoot them often but when I do its a blast.

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I have a Rossi 357 magnum 16 inch barrel ordered and Did so because I figured the rifle would be a decent Plinker with cheap factory 38 specials and also make a decent gun to keep around the house for self defense.And just to have fun with. I have not hunted deer in 4 or 5 years . IF I decide to go ...

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This is interesting as well https://truewestmagazine.com/article/wyatt-earps-embarrassing-moment/ It was a moment Wyatt Earp wanted to forget. He was lounging in a Wichita saloon on January 9, 1876. His pistol slipped out of the holster, hit the floor and went off. Nobody was hurt, but Earp—on the ...

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Ive owned 4 Rossi 92- 3 x 357's, I x 44mag and do all my hunting with lever actions. Regards feeding the shorter rounds all 4 of mine fed 38 special (and 44 special in the 44)and full length magnums without a hitch. I tested how short I could go with wadcutter shapes in 357 and I think at 1.33"...

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This is worth listening to. https://youtu.be/7a249qHxh90 This is interesting as well https://truewestmagazine.com/article/wyatt-earps-embarrassing-moment/ It was a moment Wyatt Earp wanted to forget. He was lounging in a Wichita saloon on January 9, 1876. His pistol slipped out of the holster, hit ...

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IMG_5401.JPG She is 13 years old, shooting a handgun at 500 yard targets. IMG_5400.JPG The long range target are on the mountainside. IMG_5402.JPG Closeup photo of one of the targets Shooting a Handgun at 500 yards Target ? With my eyes anymore if the target was as big as a a big, big 2 story house...

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I have 3 Rossi 92s, 2 of late 1980 vintage in .38/.357 and one early 2000s in 45 Colt. 1st, the 45 Colt feeds nearly everything well... but prefers RN, RFN or TC bullet shapes. It doesn't do well with wide meplat noses, nor Keith style bullets. 2nd, the .38/.357 is like all such arms a compromise. ...

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There's a photo of a reproduction of the 3 Godfathers holster in the Guns of the Old West magazine Spring 2022.... Thanks Old No7..... :D 3 godfathers 3.png The only internet photo I could find, I would use a Rough Out holster as it would go well with my Rough Out cowboy boots.... :wink: Thanks for...

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gamekeeper wrote: ↑Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:15 am John Wayne wore a rough side out holster in the movie "3 Godfathers".

Thanks for your information

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Only plus is appearance. Harder to keep clean and tends to both show dirt & stains. Also darkens regardless of cleaning product used. You pretty much have to suede line them to protect blued guns. Yeah I do like the looks of them now that I have been looking at them more. Maybe the dirt is bett...

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One plus would be the smooth side in is easier on the gun's finish. But I don't think I'd like the looks of rough side out myself. Look at Clint Eastwoods Holster on a lot of his movies such as For a Fistfull of dollars,For a few dollars more and the Good the Bad and the Ugly,those are rough out ho...

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I have only made about 15 holsters in my life and have never made a Rough side out holster. What are the advantages and disavantages to Making a rough side out holster ? I have a couple of Pietta Remington New Army pistols and am going to make a slimjim crossdraw holster for the one with a 8 inch ba...

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I have had a bunch of 22 pistols and all of them are accurate enough for plinking which was and is fantastic fun ,also good for bigger small game like rabbits, coons even frogs if you can get close enough. Now for small grey squirrels in the top of a Hickory or Oak tree you aint gonna get many good ...

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I have 3 Rossi 92s, 2 of late 1980 vintage in .38/.357 and one early 2000s in 45 Colt. 1st, the 45 Colt feeds nearly everything well... but prefers RN, RFN or TC bullet shapes. It doesn't do well with wide meplat noses, nor Keith style bullets. 2nd, the .38/.357 is like all such arms a compromise. ...

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Thanks guys Curious as to which 38 special or 357 Factory loads dont run good in the rifles and the the Factory loads that do ? On AVERAGE Which loads are the most reliable ? Of course realizing that Individual guns like different rounds for best function. Because of Length ,brand or bullet shape ? ...

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I am thinking about getting a New Rossi 92 in 357 Magnum/38 special but I have a few questions before I buy. First off are the newer 92 rifles made by Rossi or does Taurus make 92 rifles as well ? Next is it much of an issue to get them to feed standard velocity or +p 38 Special ammo ? If not too bi...

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My Lyman #49 shows a 230grn swaged lead bullet , starting load 8.6 grains of Unique going 937 fps 10,200 cup... max is 9.6 for 1028 fps and 12,000cup. from a 7 1/2" barrel. I would think the starting load would be what you want. I would try to find a Lyman reloading handbook. Thank you much fo...

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Thanks Guys I called Alliant and talked with a Guy there that said they Did not have any load data for the Lead 225 grain Semi wadcutter and Unique so he checked several other reloading sources for me and In a Lyman Manual he found a load with Unique for a 230 Grain lead bullet that clocked at almos...

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I just got an EMF /Pietta GW /II 1873 Revolver ,A Colt clone Too expensive to try a bunch of different powders.So I am interested in finding the best powder for my needs,hopefully yall can help. I will be using a 225 grain Lead Semi Wadcutter Hollowpoint bullet I am wondering what all the 45 Colt re...

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Thanks, Yes ,I once I have shot it ,I will let you know.
I Have a Pietta 1858 Remington New Army in both the 8 inch barrel and the 5.5 inch so called sheriffs version.

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I Have had this ordered for several week and I just got it Friday
EMF Pietta GW II GUNFIGHTER II .45 Colt COMBO with .45 ACP Cylinder
Looks Good,Feels Good ,About a 4 Pound trigger that is gritty.I will have to smooth that up !

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