Rossi R92 .357 Mag
Model: 923572013
Rossi R92 .357 Mag
Model: 923572013
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Rossi R92 is a hardwood-stocked lever-action .357 Magnum built for cowboy action shooting and close-cover deer. It has an MSRP of $840.99. Rossi builds it on the model 92 lever action, and at 6.18 lbs with ten rounds in the tube it is lighter than either rifle it is compared with here.
It comes sighted with a drift-adjustable front and an adjustable buckhorn rear. A manual thumb safety is fitted, which neither of the other .357 lever guns here has in any form. Check the receiver for drilled and tapped holes before ordering a scope base or a receiver sight, and check the muzzle for threads before buying a brake.
If you're cross-shopping, the Henry Big Boy carries a brass receiver and 2.50 lbs more weight on the same barrel length and the same ten-round tube. The Winchester 1873 has an MSRP of $1,499.99, weighs 1.07 lbs more and has no safety of any kind.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Polished black oxide covers frame and barrel together, which is a plain finish that wears evenly.
- Chambered for .38 Special +P as well as .357 Magnum, so cheap practice and full-power loads feed from the same tube.
- It costs several hundred dollars less than either rifle it competes with here, on the same proven 92 pattern action.
- The hardwood stock is plain, so fit and finish vary more than on the dearer rifles here.
- At 6.18 lbs, full-power .357 Magnum loads recoil more here than in the heavier rifles beside it.
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.357 Mag Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
Why is the twist so slow?
At 1:30 right hand it is slow even for handgun bullets. The Henry Big Boy uses 1:16 and the Winchester 1873 1:18.75, so the longest .357 bullets are not what this barrel was cut for.
Where is the safety?
A thumb button at the rear of the receiver, above the hammer.
What is the receiver made of?
Alloy steel, the same as the barrel, under the polished black oxide finish.
