Chance to buy a unique Rossi 92

The Rossi Model R92, a lightweight carbine for Cowboy Action, hunting, or plinking! Includes Rossi manufactured Interarms, Navy Arms, and Puma trade names.
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Ranch Dog wrote:Everything looks identical to the known factory offering. Is that 454 for sale? I looked for it but could not find it.
It'll be interesting if that gun is "for real" or somebody's failed debut into the profession of gunsmithery.
From a distance the porting looks like it was professionally done.
It's like no factory Rossi configuration I ever saw before & I've looked over lotsa Rossis.
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I decided to pass on this one, found a stainless Marlin 45-70 that I'm buying instead.
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kinda looks like grande. if the price is right I would maybe buy it though I am into the more traditrional levers right now that will change in time for sure.
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Warhawk wrote:I decided to pass on this one, found a stainless Marlin 45-70 that I'm buying instead.
A R.J. Marlin? or one of the new & unproved Remlins? :?:
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I won't even consider one of the new Remlins. I've seen a bunch of them lately and have yet to see one I would buy.

Besides the usual issues, canted sights, rough actions, poor fit ... I've also found that they have changed to a wood finish that looks more like brown paint than anything else, and the wood is way oversize with a fairly abrupt taper where it meets metal.

I can only imagine the defects on the inside, where it really counts.
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Warhawk wrote:I've also found that they have changed to a wood finish that looks more like brown paint than anything else, and the wood is way oversize with a fairly abrupt taper where it meets metal
That is how the three new rifles that I looked at this weekend looked, like broomsticks.
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Ranch Dog wrote:
Warhawk wrote:I've also found that they have changed to a wood finish that looks more like brown paint than anything else, and the wood is way oversize with a fairly abrupt taper where it meets metal
That is how the three new rifles that I looked at this weekend looked, like broomsticks.
It's a crying shame to see a great American heritage like Marlin being flushed down the toilette by these greedy corporate parasites. :evil:
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This is the guide gun in question, Brockman lumber and XS sights and rail

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Warhawk wrote:This is the guide gun in question, Brockman lumber and XS sights and rail

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Wow!..........that is a gorgeous piece of wood for sure.

My Rossi RG won't out look it but I betcha it'll out shoot it. :mrgreen:

Them's the kinda words that it uttered in the shooting range club house would end up in a match for sure. :D
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Re: Chance to buy a unique Rossi 92

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Wow! Yes sir, that right there is why Marlin's are hard to beat. Beautiful!
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