I recently aquired a Rossi 92, El Jeffe in .357 mag. it is a cool gun but I found that if I loaded more than 3 rounds in the tube is was more than likely going to jam but the new round sticking strait up in the breach of the gun. I played with this for a couple of weeks and finally decided to clean up the action, doing so I found that the detent ball in the cartridge lift was struck and it wasn't lifting the cartridge into place properly. After cleaning this up and polishing everything I could I now have a gun that functions as it should.
The question is, is this normal for a Rossi, do they typically have to be reworked when new in order to get them to function correctly of do they normally function right out of the box. YOu save about $100 buying a Rossi over a Marlin and $200 v a Henry but both of those function our of the box so what is the reason to buy a Rossi unless you just like to work on guns?
Your thoughts please
The question is, is this normal for a Rossi, do they typically have to be reworked when new in order to get them to function correctly of do they normally function right out of the box. YOu save about $100 buying a Rossi over a Marlin and $200 v a Henry but both of those function our of the box so what is the reason to buy a Rossi unless you just like to work on guns?
Your thoughts please