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GregT

Hello again! Try cleaning your chamber real well and see if it extracts .357's at all. Also, I had to pull the plastic magazine follower out of one of the rifles and sand the edges down real good as it was sticking and not pushing the rounds out of the tube reliably. Real easy to do once you get the...

GregT

Hello! I had just written a long reply re this discussion and when I hit "post" I found I had been disconnected by the ISP as I was not "active" after 10 minutes! If there is any way of rcovering this, let me know... Howver, the gist of what I finally came to saying is that in ad...

GregT

I have a small collection of Damascus steel Bowie Knives. Nothing real valuable but the patterns in the steel are beautiful.
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I live in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. This is a rather remote and sparsely settled county in the NW part of the state. This past election, we got rid of a sheriff very much like the one that you have described here. This sheriff actually got rid of himself by blatting off his big mouth 7 years ago abo...

GregT

I checked several Japanese rifle reference books and can find no marking remotely similar to yours.
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I love the mask on your dog! My Ridgeback hound has a cute face complete with mask, but I would have a hard time deciding which is more "kissable"!!!!
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Hayward, Wi

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Well, they had my charge card from the first week of September until about 2 weeks ago when I blew up and told them I wanted to know what was going on! They told me then no sights in stock and none were going to be available. Would not be the first time that that operation has lied to me. All my rif...

GregT

Don't waste your time trying to get one of these. I had one on back order with those fine folks at Rossi. Never bothered to tell me that they had none of these nor did they expect to get more in. To their credit, they did not hit my card, but neither did they give me any info re the non-availabilty ...

GregT

Good evening! This afternoon the mailman delivered two 17A Lyman globe front sights from Brownells. These sights were then installed on two .45 Colt, Rossi Model 92 rifles: One with a 20" barrel and the other with a 24" barrel. Both dovetails, as reported here, were slightly large for the ...

GregT

What a cute little character! We know who the REAL boss is!
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Now, that's a photo I would like to see! Dog and "mother" contendedly chewing on a knuckle bone! One for each! Everyone happy! By the way, I had my dealer begin the seach for a .45 Rossi Model 92 Ranch Hand! I guess I would kick myself if I did not get one and they later stopped production...

GregT

I shoot many replica rifles but the BEST I have found for me are the Pedersoli Sharps! My God, the barrels shoot too well at 100 yards and with a good vernier tang sight for fine impact adjustment 100 yards is way too easy! With a good load in .45/70 and good light, you can shoot any deer moving at ...

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I have two indoor dogs: A standard black lab and a Rhodesian Ridgeback Hound (Lion Dog). Both are about 3.5 years old. Both are gentle and loveable and I would not like to be without either one! Both are housedogs and both are house trained. The ridgeback suffers when I leave. She has really bonded ...

GregT

Good evening! Dang you guys! I went and ordered two of these 17A's from Brownell's, one for each of my tang sighted Model 92 .45's..... Got to quit reading these notes! (Not really! Thanks for the very detailed info.) Already have JB Quick so I'm ready to take up the slack in the dovetail.
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I'm still undecided about whether or not to buy one. Watch the value of one of these as soon as Rossi quits production. A smart man (I'm not...) would buy one in each caliber and salt them away.
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I use JB Quick epoxy and that works real well on most things. I am going to get a 17A as I already have a Marbles tang sight in place. I will try the epoxy in the front dovetail. That will hold it!
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Just a couple of things to add to my last post re: the tang sight. First, the adjustable eyepiece (many peep holes) I have on the tang sight is also made by Pedersoli and is called a "Hadley Eyepiece". This is an extra item that is available for their sights. Also, second item is one of co...

GregT

Hello! I bought a Rossi 92, 20" octagon barrel, case hardened and colored receiver in caliber.45 Colt. I installed a Lyman folding rear sight with windage adjustment (Brownell's) on the barrel in place of the cheesy stamped metal elevator sight that was on it. Replaced the front sight with a bl...

GregT

Look through a copy or two of the Shotgun News and you will see plenty of ads with 3/4 naked women holding guns of many types. I wrote a machine gun company and told them I thought that this type of advertising was demeaning to the shooter as it seemed to class him as a lecherous individual. Someone...

GregT

Where are the Henry's made? I see the television ads and they look pretty good. The bolt in the brass frame models must lock up in a barrel extension or something??
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Since last August, I have become the owner of 3 Rossi Model 92's; one in .357, the other two in .45 Colt. The two in .45 Colt each have "large" chambers as seems to be part of the deliberate manufacture of these rifles for some reason. If I would full length size the fired brass that comes...

GregT

I'm seriously thinking of one. Had some issues with the Rossi 92's in .45 Colt not extracting/ejecting. They replaced the rifles at the warranty station and now no problems. I'd like one in .45 Colt.
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I like most everything out of the 80's with hair! Anything played on satellite radio on the "Hair Band" channel is what you will hear around my house on the weekends! I believe the best guitar work by far was/is being done by "Def Leppard". They are true masters of the art. I als...

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A few years back, I purchased a relic condition (battlefield recovered) 1850 Austrian Cavalry Sabre. This sabre was found on the Antietam Battlefield in 1880. It was kept for many years in a small local "museum" in Virginia. The museum went bankrupt and the items it held were put up at auc...

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I've got a Model 95 from the batch that was made in Japan for Browning in the mid-80's, in caliber .30-40 Krag. I used it for deer hunting one time and the only thing I will say about using it is that it is a "b" to load and unload in the dark!! It's accurate and has good "hammering p...

GregT

Hey Bruce! I still say he was a little geeky looking! And I had the hat right on the money. Notice the "bit of sag" in Winston's right coat pocket! Good photo!
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The Rossi Model 92 lever gun has a safety on the top rear of the breech bolt. If you have this gun, turn the safety lever so that it shows "F" fire position. I'll bet that's the problem!
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Hello, My heart-felt sympathy to you and your family. Dad passed in December of '92. Mom passed 9 months later. They loved each other deeply and raised 7 of us and put all who wanted to through school. Dad was a Navy veteren of WWII and ended the war on PT boats, training for the invasion of Japan. ...

GregT

I can't resist! One more thing. Watch some of the WWII documentaries that more or less feature Winston Churchill. He had one bodyguard (!), a little wimpy-looking skinny geek who generally wore a derby-type hat and preceeded Churchill by a few steps as they walked. He was armed...and knew how to sho...

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Reagan carried also...when he could get away with it. For awhile after Reagan died, I communicated with his chief of security, John Barletta. A hell of a decent man, he worked with Reagan on his ranch after Reagan retired and helped ease him into the damnation of alzheimers. Anyway, John told me of ...

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Teddy's "Big Medicine" rifle was indeed the Winchester Model 1895 chambered in .405 Winchester. He also used a 1903 Springfield sporter in caliber .30-06 as his "light" rifle in Africa, along with the Model 1895. During his ranch days in the Dakotas, he used a Model 1876 Winchest...

GregT

Hello! While John and I did not co-author this article, we both did similar work with this rifle years apart. John and I are both members of the the Plack Powder Cartridge list. We both came up with about the same results. The cartridge that is chambered in the 7mm rolling block IS NOT today's 7x57 ...

GregT

I was shooting and wrecking my hearing with an H&R Model 922, 9 shot .22 revolver at age 9! Dad got me going early! I still have the revolver and have not fired it in years.
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We received some of the new "streamlined" Colt Detective Specials in the late 70's---23 of them to be exact. Putting serial numbers in the main book, I ran into one that had the front sight cocked to the left---a lot to the left! Didn't record that one. Nor did I record 18 more from that s...

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Just so happens my neighbor bought a Marlin Model 94 in .357 last week and put a scope on it. I phoned him yesterday and asked if he had had a chance to shoot it yet. He had. He said, two shots tight together and one way off... Said he was going to try some different loads out. He did not expound on...

GregT

Good early morning! All Taurus/Rossi has to do is to make a rifle that is complete at the factory and thoroughly inspected and tested BEFORE it leaves the factory! Every manufacturer has quality control problems now and then, but the amount of problems that have come up with the Model 92 lever guns ...

GregT

Thanks, Oly! I've collected firearms ever since I could legally buy them at age 16. That makes 46 years this year! For the most part, the connection that I have had with firearms has been the joy of my life. I feel what you say about getting a firearm from Steve being the best deal possible for a wo...

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Hi Steve! Glad you wrote and your lengthy response provided me a check sheet which I will try to briefly respond to. Brand new Starline cases are used for my reloading the .45 Colt. Trail Boss powder was used to the max as provided by Hodgdon. No blackpowder. I use that in my antique big bores and m...

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To BRNO602: The little Model 92 in .357 Mag that I have I decided to get myself. The two .45 Colt Model 92's were replaced by Taurus. I would have preferred that they had been repaired as at least the extraction/ejection problem would have been cured and not something to worry about. I have heard fr...

GregT

Thanks for the notes! I am just looking forward to using these rifles. It was the "not knowing" part that got to me. One dealer told me that he has so many of these rifles in to warranty that he does not even know the precise total! All this aside, they are a beautiful rifle and the barrel...

GregT

When I first joined this group a couple of months ago, I had just purchased a Rossi Model 92 (24" Octagon barrel, caliber .45 Colt, case colored action). A beautiful rifle. Then, upon firing it I discovered it had a bad chamber. Then it quit ejecting. Nothing I could do but send it down to Miam...

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If all works out with the two Model 92 rifles I have in Warranty Repair at Braztech (Rossi), I guess I "need" a Mare's Leg! It would make a nice front seat gun for personal protection. The main deterrent factor just might be the appearance of it! I don't think getting the other two I have ...

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Yes, I have heard the same thing. Having never purchased a Rossi Model 92 before in any form, I decided before buying a Mare's Leg, I would get a Model 92 first to test the waters. I purchased a Rossi Model 92 with a 20" octagon barrel, case hardened and colored frame and crescent buttplate in ...

GregT

This morning I looked at the extractor as it tried to pull the empty case out of the chamber with my mini Mag Lite and a magnifying glass. I saw the tip of the extractor stab itself into the edge of the rim of the case at the top; it did not set itself up as it should have in the front of the rim. A...

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Joe: Thank you! I figured there was some trick to this. I almost think I should take the extractor out of the block and clean the extractor slot. I'll bet there is more junk in there that is holding the extractor hook up too high to get a good bite on the rim of the case. I put the action back toget...

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I must be just a jinx! While shooting my new Rossi Model 92 lever gun today, it flat out quit ejecting. Actually, sometimes it would eject, then it would not pull the case back from the chamber all the way, all variations of not ejecting. Acted like the extractor hook was not holding the rim, then w...

GregT

Good Morning! My first post to you and I hope it is not "too long". I seem to have become attracted to the Rossi Model 92's. These rifles and carbines have been receiving a lot of print lately in the "Rifleman" and "Shooting Times", among others. I bought a Model 92 at ...

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