I have five Rossi 92's and love 'em all! One .45 rifle, a .357 rifle, and three .357 carbines. The .45 took down a mule deer for me at 250 yards with a powdercoated cast lead bullet. A Hail Mary shot taken in desperation that I shouldn't have tried, but the Rossi put that bullet right through the heart. Still amazes me.....

I carried a Rossi Puma .357 with a 20 inch barrel for years in my ranch truck. I hand load all my .357 and I used this rifle enough I wore it out. I say wore it out by that I mean it finally got loose enough I could only get about 3 loadings on brass before they would stretch to much. I shot many mule deer with it and three elk. Out to 100 yards it was easily a head shot so if I missed the elk it walked away and if I hit the elk fell right there. I never missed. I called that rifle my pet. Now I carry a Ruger M77/357. I liked the .357 so much I also bought a .44 mag. in the same rifle. Since the exterior dimensions of both rifles are the same the .44 mag. had a much thinner barrel and it would heat after only a couple shots and become unaccurate. I sold it to a dude ranch guy as a camp rifle to protect against bear.

Thanks so much for going through the sighting process step-by-step. I've got exactly this rifle waiting for me in a week and the instruction will no doubt prove very helpful!

The quality of these guns has improved dramatically over the years

I had one with 20 inch barrell in .45 and modified with large loop and set screw like the RIFLEMAN. I flip with both hands- and do trick shooting-- loved it.. Never tried one in .357 but would like to-- would like a .44-40 also.. I loved rapid firing mine with the large loop-- and could get a 2 inch grouping at 75 yards.... (but I've been shooting trick shot and western shooting since I was 5).. Can't see now- had 5 eye surgeries and had to sell mine to help pay the freaking bill...

Good video! I enjoyed watching and learning from it.

Great video! I just did a video on my channel recently where I discuss how my Rossi Model 92 16” 357 mag is my 3 purpose rifle. I’ve had it for 15+ years and it’s been very good to me. Thanks for showing some attention to Rossi Model 92 on your channel they really are great leverguns.

NOE Bullet Moulds sells an excellent aftermarket rail for the R92. Drift out that rear sight and it is already drilled and tapped for the rail underneath. A red dot no bigger than 3 MOA is perfect out to 75 yards. For the 44 Mag version of the R92, HiViz make a slip on recoil pad (size small) that fits the steel crescent butt plate perfectly. Shooting it without the recoil pad sucks arse.

Thank you for making this video.

Thanks, very helpful. Just picked one these up and gonna see how it does tomorrow.

I have a new one in 20" barrel 357, front bead was off center like yours, removed it and like sights much better. Painted little recess on front sight white and easier to see. good video. Also put a marble's semi buck horn rear on, give some fine elevation adjustment.

I got a replacement plug for the safety from Steve’s Gunz. That rifle is one of my home defense guns and I can’t afford to have that on at the moment I need it. These are great little rifles. Solid, accurate. I love mine. Thanks for another great video sir.

Good vid Josh. I've been eyeing the Rossi's for awhile. My brother has one he bought new about 8 years ago in 44mag. It's very accurate and functions without issue. His only complaint is being a little rough around the edges in places, mainly the loading gate cutout in the receiver being a bit sharp. But for what you can pick these up for new, I think that's a pretty good deal even if you might want to smooth a few edges here and there. I like that they incorporate the traditional half-cock safety. Makes it so you can ignore the toggle safety on the top of the bolt.

Rossi must have finally paid attention to customer feedback about their rough actions. I purchased several of these in differ calibers and configurations in the past 6 months and all of these are smooth as butter and the fit and finish is very good. They have also proven to be quite accurate. I did order a selection of elevation ramps from Rossi so that I could more closely match the elevation of my chosen loads. The wood on all three of mine is reddish - I think it's Brazilian rose wood? Anyway, nicely figured and I have no intention of changing anything.

Those Rossis have always been interesting to me

Essa Carabina ROSSI-CBC 357mag é cano 16 polegadas são muito boas de fácil locomoção. Sensacional, parabéns!

Great vid

I put a Williams 52 rear peep on mine and it works great. I also removed the fake-o gold bead with a file so I have a square top military post front sight. Love it. There are few problems an outdoorsman might face that 9 rounds of .44 mag jacketed solid points won't solve. These little rifles can kept safely around camp with an empty chamber and racked in an instant. I'd love to have a second one in .38/.357 for small game & plinking use.

I've been dancing around buying a Rossi R92 for longer than I care to admit. So long in fact Rossi dropped the one chambering, .44-40WCF, that I really wanted. However, as I got older and maybe, just maybe, a wee bit wiser, I've come to the conclusion that I would be better off buying one in a modern chambering. I'll probably end up with one in .44 Magnum/.44 Special and handload to .44-40 levels just because I could, and the brass and bullets are "industry standard" for the most part. As I'm a lever gun kind of guy, I MIGHT have to make a few changes to any R92 that I end up with but not because I don't care for the Rossi but to personalize such a purchase to suit my personal tastes. I would have to order one in a longer barrel though, since I need the longer eye relief, something a 20in length range provides. Excellent video which lead me to subscribe right away!

Just bought a R92 45lc in stainless hope it all works out looks like a nice gun ill find out

I just got one of these. Shot it one range trip. All the ammo I used ran awesome. Just hard to load

My Rossi came with a picatinny rail so I fitted a red dot sight. It works a treat.

I just picked up the SS 20” Rossi over the weekend and took it out and shot 38spl +P and regular 38spl loads. I figure a 38spl +P should be similar or lighter than a 357. It worked great and I am very happy with it. I had the choice of either a 16” black/wood with a large looped lever or the SS 20” with the standard sized lever. Been trying to find one for w few years...so glad I finally found one. I did have to tap my front sight over to the left as well...I did just like you and over tapped it..lol.

My Rossi Puma 92 44mag after sighting in ,moving front sight only,printed 2" 3 shot groups at 52yds,with gun resten in sandbags,i must say also that you must wait to the barrel cools down after 4 shots in order not to loose accuracy,the ammo was factory Magtech 240gr SJSP! Have a nice shooting time with that Rossi 357,try Magtech 158gr SJSP or the full lead SWC 158gr for more accuracy!! May God bless you,Greetings!!

I just bought the R 92 in the resin gray/white stock. It comes with a rubber butt plate, but the loading port is tight. Waiting for warmer weather to take it to the range.

Good shooting rifle 👍

I used a laser to get me correct adjustment on the sights. Worked quite well.

...just ordered the 20 in version...have wanted a lover action 357 for a while to.iaircwith my Smif 66-2...

My 44 mag was dead on at 100yds straight out of the box 😀have taken several deer with it also but at all inside of 60yds 250grn LSWC don't remember the powder charge off hand

Putting a safety on top of the bolt or anywhere else on a lever action rifle is like drawing a wart on Mona Lisa's nose...!! The safety on your rifle is the first click of the hammer... and original Winchesters

I like the gun but I agree with you, factory sights were the first thing I got rid of.

You can take the gun apart and sand the edges down slightly on the gate to smoothen that out.

Pode também fazer a compensação um pouco a Esquerda!

The tiniest hangups during cycling with .357MAG gets ejection problems and causes missfeeds, but .38SPC wont feed at all... It just generates complete hangups within the lifting mechanism.

Please keep us updated on the sight I have the same rifle i'm hitting all over the place with the stock sights

Yup,fingernail polish on front sight,I touched mine with white,then a glow in the dark chartreuse 😉

I absolutely hate the add-on "922r compliant" safeteties. I've removed them on all three of my R92's. Two have buttons now and one has an aperture sight. The half cock is the proper safety. IMHO. John Browning weren't no dummy. lol

Been trying to find one of these in stainless for many, many years

Great video!! I am torn between An Uberti clone or a Rossi

That isn't how I use Buckhorn sights and my Rossi was spot on out of the box...

Guess Rossi has improved greatly. In the old days they where known as one shot and done guns. But he'll they say all kinds of shit about less expensive firearms. Most of the time it's not the firearm but the shooter. I buy cheap firearms and Smith them into tack drivers.

I find it easy to load just push the round in as far as it will go then use the next round to push it in .

Do your spent casings (.357 mag) have a bulge (similar to Glock bulge) due to the chamber mouth being bevel'd for use as a feed ramp?

I'd be interested in what kind of front sights you get cuz I just bought one of these two and hadn't even shot it yet

I've had great luck with that Marbles Bullseye site. What did you end up putting on it?

I think the only plastic part is the follower located in the magazine tube, everything else is made of steel, I used a magnet to check mine and that's what I came up with.

It's my understanding that rossi had to put safeties on the rifles to meet import regulations.

As far as I understand, the reason it has a safety is because import laws generally require a manual safety on certain guns, and it's made in Brazil. I don't think that applies to all import guns though, but I haven't read the full text of that law- in fact I don't remember what law it specifically is, it's just what I've heard. I really want one of their .44 magnums in this configuration but I think they've stopped making them at least temporarily.

it says never fire +p+ (plus p plus) not +p (plus p). I have heard of but never seen +p+ (plus p plus)ammo. I recently sold my 24" octagon, it was a good shooter but too heavy to pack around.

If it shoots .357 it should handle .38+P. Or is it a .357 that can’t handle much .357? Or is that Taurus’s standard claim on all their guns? The Taurus I had was a .38 m85 that couldn’t handle +P at all according to the manual. That was a number of years ago.

Nice firearm, but I will stick with my Henry Big Boy Classic.

38 special is 17,000 psi SAAMI and 22,000 psi CIP while 357 magnum is 35,000 psi SAAMI and 44,000 psi CIP while +P ammunition is set typically 10% above the SAAMI limit. Most handloaders exceed that limit when they see flatten primers and a case head with shiny surface so it's nothing special and pure marketing to make the individual think he/she is buying magical unicorn ammunition. Accuracy and reliable cycling of weapon is more important with consistent terminal performance of bullet. 38 special / 357 magnum ammunition when shot out of a rifle length weapon typically increases to 2X the energy which is in the intermediate rifle power range.

In regards to the warning on the +P ammo and the life span of the rifle, how then is it capable of firing .357 Magnum without worry?

Let me know what peep sights you go with

Just ordered a stainless 357. First task will be to remove that extra safety.

What’s the price range?

How much distance were u shooting at

You keep saying you get what you pay for ……there’s nothing wrong with a Rossi

It is a metal butt plate dude.

Can’t import without the safety

Yea...that front sight bead is poorly placed.

Didnt like buckhorn gotta skinner still dont like blade front but I can hit with it but I love the gun

Wouldn't waste my money on a POS rossi