Hello from Florida!
Hello from Florida!
Greetings from North Florida! My 20" .357 M92 should arrive in the next couple days. The ones in the LGS seemed pretty gooey inside, is there anything specific to the Rossi I should do before taking it to the range? If it's packing grease I'll clean it out and lube it, but other than that, is there anything to look for?
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Re: Hello from Florida!
Howdy from South Carolina, and welcome to the forum.
After searching for the 92 configuration I wanted for a long time, I was impatient when I received mine at my FFL/gun club. The action was good enough and I just swabbed the barrel and wiped the lifter right at the range, and commenced shooting. Other than the stiff loading gate, it was very shootable right out of the box.
After searching for the 92 configuration I wanted for a long time, I was impatient when I received mine at my FFL/gun club. The action was good enough and I just swabbed the barrel and wiped the lifter right at the range, and commenced shooting. Other than the stiff loading gate, it was very shootable right out of the box.
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Re: Hello from Florida!
Best advice is to pull the butt stock open the action and flush with non-chlorinated brake cleaner until it runs clear, clean barrel and magazine tube. Then run it and enjoy. Not what I did, like Zippy, I wanted to shoot so a get wipe down one dry patch through the barrel and made smoke. Later it got thoroughly cleaned. Mine has worked fine since right out of the box - 45 Colt 20" Octagon barrel.
Welcome to the fun house.
Make smoke,
Welcome to the fun house.
Make smoke,
Curt... makin' smoke and raising my carbon foot print one cartridge at a time
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Re: Hello from Florida!
I second the non-chlorinated brake cleaner flush. Or not! Enjoy, and welcome aboard!
If you do use the brake cleaner flush, follow up with liberal lubrication. An aerosol of your choice, allowing to drain overnight, works well.
If you do use the brake cleaner flush, follow up with liberal lubrication. An aerosol of your choice, allowing to drain overnight, works well.
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Re: Hello from Florida!
Ballistol seems to get the nod among aerosols. I have a great aversion to putting WD40 on firearms.HarryAlonzo wrote:I second the non-chlorinated brake cleaner flush. Or not! Enjoy, and welcome aboard!
If you do use the brake cleaner flush, follow up with liberal lubrication. An aerosol of your choice, allowing to drain overnight, works well.
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Re: Hello from Florida!
Picked it up today, took it home, and sprayed the remainder of my can of brake cleaner in it. I've never seen so much brown gunk drain out of a gun. But it's clean and lubed, ready to "make smoke."
It feels good and solid, and well balanced. I think I'm really going to like this rifle!
It feels good and solid, and well balanced. I think I'm really going to like this rifle!
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Re: Hello from Florida!
Now shoot her lots or watch a good cowboy flick and sit and cycle and decock her 500 times helps marry the bearing surfaces and helps slick it up the gun some. Plus it's fun when watching a good cowboy flick. No ammo near you if doing the cycle flick break in. Keep us posted in the 92 section to your first range trip.