Xshot wrote:I just finished going through my R92. I was cleaner than I though it would be, but I still flushed the frame and bolt with brake cleaner to dislodge anything that I couldn't see. I stoned the rails on the bolt some and polished where the bolt contacts the hammer. Both of these areas had some minor tooling marks. I only replaced my trigger spring with the wire type made by Lee's Gunsmithing. Doing so cut the trigger pull in half and I wouldn't want it any lighter. Since I didn't have a problem with the ejector spring, related to action function, or where my spent cases fell, I left it as is. Besides, I don't think the stock ejector will fail any time soon. Same deal with the factory mainspring, it was GTG and I liked the strong primer strike it provides. Reassembled everything with white lithium grease.
I also knocked the sharp edges of the butt stock and forearm wherever they mated to SS. I had some walnut stain on hand, so I applied it over the factory stain/dye job. This made the grain more visible, revealed some highlights and gave the wood a more classic tone and look. I finished it off with Tru oil.
The R92 runs a bit smoother, feels better in hand and looks good too. Moreover, I feel better knowing everything has been checked and components properly cleaned and lubricated.
90% of new Rossi "growing pains" will be eliminated by such a regimen followed religiously with each purchase whether bought new or pre-owned.
When a new Rossi or Remlin joins the family I reach for the tool box (my Rossi kit) not a paper target.........if I'm lucky the range test & sighting in will happen a day or 2 after the tune-up.
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"box to bench luxury" is reserved for Turnbulls, Japchesters, Chiappas, Pedersolis costing several times as much as a new Rossi.
Remlin still want the same money all the while delivering a product that insults & denigrates the reputation of the old JM Marlin Company with each substandard rifle boxed in the new New York factory. If you handpick your Remlin and do the required tune-up you can wind up with a good gun. My 2 Rehabilitated Remlins are proof of that.