Rossi 92 Replacement Stocks - usual question

[FatJackDurham]

I am considering converting my Rossi 92 Carbine to a Short Rifle format with a crescent buttstock. Almost nobody makes replacement stocks for the Rossi 92, but many make stocks for the original Winchester 92. I wanted to know if there are any non-starter issues fitting the Winchester wood to the rossi. I am prepared to do the fitting, filing, chiseling, etc, but I want to make sure that the inlets on the Winchester wood are not to long or too wide and will leave gaps on the Rossi.

Nate? What are your thoughts. I can get the forent tip and tenon from the Numrich site for the Miroku 92, and I'll probably have to make my own magazine holder. I was thinking of the GunstocksInc Winchester stocks and the replacement crescent buttplate.

My rossi is a 357 round barrel, btw.

Thanks for the advice.

[Griff]

I am considering converting my Rossi 92 Carbine to a Short Rifle format with a crescent buttstock. Almost nobody makes replacement stocks for the Rossi 92, but many make stocks for the original Winchester 92. I wanted to know if there are any non-starter issues fitting the Winchester wood to the rossi. I am prepared to do the fitting, filing, chiseling, etc, but I want to make sure that the inlets on the Winchester wood are not to long or too wide and will leave gaps on the Rossi.

Nate? What are your thoughts. I can get the forent tip and tenon from the Numrich site for the Miroku 92, and I'll probably have to make my own magazine holder. I was thinking of the GunstocksInc Winchester stocks and the replacement crescent buttplate.

My rossi is a 357 round barrel, btw.

Thanks for the advice.

See http://www.precisiongunstocks.com/conte ... te]Similar to a Winchester, but this lookalike has just enough differences that we made this special stock pattern to enable customers to easily change the stocks on the Rossi, with as little fitting as possible.[/quote] But, they're only available in the carbine configuration.

[FatJackDurham]

Thanks Griff, I saw that.

That is why I am wondering what the other differences are. I know one is the Buttplate fit, which I am prepared for, since it's going to be a whole new part. As I see it, the only insurmountable obstacle would be if the shape of the Winchester stock would not match to the Rossi receiver because the Rossi is larger that the wood for the Winchester, or if the rossi tang length and width is narrower and shorter than the Winchester.

Finally, the location of the magazine tube compared to the Winchester is of concert, if the Rossi is much further apart such that the replacement forend wouldn't reach the barrel.

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

The Rossi wood from Precision is for the carbines. They do sell Win rifle wood and their Win Crescent plate style buttstock can be fitted to a rossi. But, their rifle forewood is not as long as the Rossi rifle forewoods.

If you are reworking a round barrel Rossi just order the carbine forewood, then cut it back for a forend cap.

Are you changing the barrel to a custom octagon? If you start with an octagon barrel blank you can decide how long you want the forewood before you cut the hangers.

[FatJackDurham]

"If you are reworking a round barrel Rossi just order the carbine forewood, then cut it back for a forend cap.

Are you changing the barrel to a custom octagon? If you start with an octagon barrel blank you can decide how long you want the forewood before you cut the hangers."

It's a round barrel, and I am not going to make it an octagon. I thought about cutting back the for end, but wondered if it would be to short to shoot comfortable. However, I will be trimming the barrel down to about 17" anyway, so that is probably a good idea.

So the Win Rifle buttstock can be fitted to a rossi with a little elbow grease?

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

"If you are reworking a round barrel Rossi just order the carbine forewood, then cut it back for a forend cap.

Are you changing the barrel to a custom octagon? If you start with an octagon barrel blank you can decide how long you want the forewood before you cut the hangers."

It's a round barrel, and I am not going to make it an octagon. I thought about cutting back the for end, but wondered if it would be to short to shoot comfortable. However, I will be trimming the barrel down to about 17" anyway, so that is probably a good idea.

So the Win Rifle buttstock can be fitted to a rossi with a little elbow grease?

It will take some work but there is enough wood there to work with.

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

BTW, how are you going to hang the mag tube up front. The reason I ask is the Rossi round barrels are smaller in Dia. than the original Win round barrel Rifles. The twist in mag ring is going to be a problem in a Rossi carbine barrel. Even with the bigger round Win barrels that is an area that doesn't survive time too well. I see loose one all the time.
Do you plan to use the Rossi front barrel band? Another option is to use the marlin mag hanger parts. The hanger mounts in a single standard dovetail.

[FatJackDurham]

No, I have been looking at the various mag hangers/bearing/rings/whatever they call them on Numrich and midway and brownells.

I was going to take a chance on the Uberti 92 or Marlin model you can find on Brownells and see what the diameter is. If it's a no-go, then I'll try my hand at fabricating. Also, Chas Jones sells winchester parts, and if it was too large, I could carefully take up the slack with RTV with the added benefit of reducing vibration.

I can always get the Winchester magazine tube from Jones and bore the receive hole a little.

This is all in the future anyway. I bought an old Stevens 235 that needs screws, so I am going to by a mini lathe from LittleMachineShop and my gunsmith said he'd give me lessons on screw fabrication. Once I get a little experience with Machine work, I'll work on converting the Rossi, probably after I by a mill as well.

But, thanks for the info. When I get to it, of course I'll post a whole series of photos.

[M. M. Wright]

FatJack,
Sounds like you need to look at a Smithy. It's a combo lathe/mill and is just right for gunsmithing if you get the long bed model so you can turn a barrel. I recently bought one when a neighbor died. He had bought it new and never used it. Was still on the pallet in came on. I already had a Regal LeBlond lathe and an old Enduma mill, (Italian copy of a Bridgeport).

[FatJackDurham]

Yeah, I'd like one of those, but they are $3500. If I had that much, in my area there is an almost new Grizzly Gunsmith lathe for sale with full tooling I could get, too.

However, First and foremost, I need to learn to use the lathe, and I have a need to make unavailable screws for two or three of my guns, so I am looking at the LittleMachineShop Hitorque 4800 package.. That one seems excellent for the price. I could spend a little more for Digital Readouts ($1300), do you think that is worth it?

Anyway, I plan to start small. The last one hundred times I wished I had a lathe, a mini would have done fine. Once I have a little time under my belt and some practice, I may upgrade to a full sized lathe.