Rossi Rifleman

Has anyone tried to shoot Lee Improved Minie bullet from Rossi 92?

I can't help you there..... Someone here should have that info for you.

But I was wondering if you came up with a load using the Russian powder yet?

Not yet. Still waiting for cases ordered in Finland. It's almost impossible to buy some things in Russia.

I had looked at this mold before and read about issues of it casting oversized minis. I am not sure how well this will be in your case for bore diameter. As variations I've read in reviews vary alot may be the caster not the product. keep us posted. I am wanting to get into cast just hesitant to add more to a hobby I have lttle time for.
Also I'm gonna move this to the bullet casting section forum as it will be better addressed there. It will be shadowed here in 92 section for 72 hours and be able to be veiwed and accessed in either section for this time.

vtoran wrote:Not yet. Still waiting for cases ordered in Finland. It's almost impossible to buy some things in Russia.

That's stinks..... Please keep us posted when you get everything and send some lead down range.

In my view you would be much better served by a different Lee mold for your .45 cal 92. My experience with Lee Molds for Minnie bullets has not been positive. I also shoot Civil War .58 Caliber Muskets and in my experience the Lee molds for Minnie bullets are not very high quality. I had one of their molds for .58 caliber Minnies fall apart after casting only about 50 bullets with it. I replaced it with a Lyman mold and never looked back. I'm not saying all Lee molds are bad I own a couple other Lee molds that have worked great for my Rossi 92. One of those molds casts a 300 gr gas checked bullet that makes an excellent hunting bullet. Another Lee Mold that I own is from their custom shop and it is a six cavity mold for a 250 gr bullet known as the PRS bullet. This particular bullet features one huge lube groove and is the best bullet I've used for black powder handloads in .45 Colt