Post by Sarge on Oct 7, 2009 11:53:34 GMT -5
I picked this up at the annual 'End of Summer Junk Sale' off a fella who had it on his table. It's a 16" Rossi 92 in .45 Colt, barely a year old and with nary a mark on it. The spot on the stock is a bug that lit there to get in the family album.
I didn't buy this right off, but when I priced around they were bringing well over his asking price (plus FFL & shipping, etc.) and this one came with a Steve Young spring, follower, safety plug & DVD, case, sling & swivels, barrel-mounted peep & original sights, box of ammo, 50 230 FMJ bullets, etc... Don't feel like I got hosed too bad with all the extras.
The good news is that it seems to shoot well; plinking off the hood of the pickup revealed that the gun's good for an inch at 50 yards if I don't screw up too bad. It also feeds any bullet style slick as a whistle.
Only downside is that it's pert near too short in the stock and the buttplate is slick, but I expected that. Action/trigger needs a little help but I can handle that, too. Peggi is already trying to swap me out of it
I loaded a few 335 Keiths over what we'll call a 'good dose' of Winchester 296 and they produced 1364 fps from the Rossi's 16 1/8” barrel. I would expect a wound profile in game not unlike the old Trapdoor carbine load, which was known for shooting through several feet of horses & men.
For lighter game, a Sierra 240 JHP can easily be driven to 1550 fps with 27 grains of W296 and I have seen this bullet deck deer from a sixgun, at 1300 fps. The sedate factory duplication load of 7.2 of W231 produced 950 fps from the carbine and insignificant recoil. John Linebaugh's 'working load' (Ruger only) of 13.0 of HS6 and a 255 SWC ran 1232 from the Rossi; and in reality you don't need much more for the anything but biggest of game.
It's been ages since I had a rifle & pistol that shared ammo, but I have to admit it's nice to load some ammo knowing that it'll feed two guns. Being able to load them on carbide dies and roll crimp when seating, makes it even nicer. My .45 Colts aren't long-range affairs, but I've got rifles with some reach for when the need arises. The old cartridge does so many other things so well, I can sure live that small compromise.
I didn't buy this right off, but when I priced around they were bringing well over his asking price (plus FFL & shipping, etc.) and this one came with a Steve Young spring, follower, safety plug & DVD, case, sling & swivels, barrel-mounted peep & original sights, box of ammo, 50 230 FMJ bullets, etc... Don't feel like I got hosed too bad with all the extras.
The good news is that it seems to shoot well; plinking off the hood of the pickup revealed that the gun's good for an inch at 50 yards if I don't screw up too bad. It also feeds any bullet style slick as a whistle.
Only downside is that it's pert near too short in the stock and the buttplate is slick, but I expected that. Action/trigger needs a little help but I can handle that, too. Peggi is already trying to swap me out of it
I loaded a few 335 Keiths over what we'll call a 'good dose' of Winchester 296 and they produced 1364 fps from the Rossi's 16 1/8” barrel. I would expect a wound profile in game not unlike the old Trapdoor carbine load, which was known for shooting through several feet of horses & men.
For lighter game, a Sierra 240 JHP can easily be driven to 1550 fps with 27 grains of W296 and I have seen this bullet deck deer from a sixgun, at 1300 fps. The sedate factory duplication load of 7.2 of W231 produced 950 fps from the carbine and insignificant recoil. John Linebaugh's 'working load' (Ruger only) of 13.0 of HS6 and a 255 SWC ran 1232 from the Rossi; and in reality you don't need much more for the anything but biggest of game.
It's been ages since I had a rifle & pistol that shared ammo, but I have to admit it's nice to load some ammo knowing that it'll feed two guns. Being able to load them on carbide dies and roll crimp when seating, makes it even nicer. My .45 Colts aren't long-range affairs, but I've got rifles with some reach for when the need arises. The old cartridge does so many other things so well, I can sure live that small compromise.
