Rossi Rifleman

I am looking to get a M92 16" in 45LC and I joined to learn everything I could before I purchase one.
I have a Blackhawk 45LC/45ACP that I want to match it up with.
I had 2 Marlins that I loved, a 336 in 35 Rem and a 36 in 30-30 but I gave them to my sons for their birthdays this year. So I need to get me another lever action and the M92 looks to fill that need.
Probably be a couple months before I can get one so I thank all of you for the information
that you have put on here to help me pick the right one.

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IMO the .44 Mag and the .45 Colt are reloaders weapons.
That is to say that the cost of factory ammo makes them much more appealing if you reload.
They are kind of the opposite sides of the same coin. With .44 Mag factory ammo tends to be a bit warm. With .45 Colt factory ammo TENDS to be cowboy action low level .45 ACP levels with a rim on the cartridge.
If you want to shoot light .44 Magnum you have to go with low level .44 Special that's expensive, go with a few specialty loads like one available from Georgia Arms http://www.georgia-arms.com/ or load your own.
If you want to shoot heavy .45 Colt you have to go with expensive specialty loads like Garrett, Buffalo Bore, Cor-Bon and a few others or load your own.

For me, I chose to go with the .44 Magnum because, 1) ANY firearm designed and labeled for .44 Mag SHOULD safely chamber and fire any factory load assuming it's in decent shape. 2) There's a whole lot of .45 Colt originals and replicas out there that are simply NOT designed for high pressure levels. 3) I reload and can produce .44 Special level loads in .44 Magnum brass that should be safe for anything it might get put in. 4) While I can load warm/hot .45 Colt I prefer not to have ammo lying around that's potentially dangerous if loaded into a firearm marked for the same caliber.

These aren't exactly long range platforms but they hold up pretty well with a little practice from the user.
Check out the pre-purchase guide on the 92 board.
Before you go hawg wild with polishing and files Hose it out with de-chlorinated brake cleaner with the stock removed, lube it and work the action and repeat cleaning and lubing after 500 to 1000 dry cycles. Don't dry fire, simply hold the trigger down and allow the hammer to follow the bolt down easy.
You may be surprised at how little actual metal needs to be actively removed. (I still haven't touched any of mine with a file, stone or emery cloth and I haven't had to shorten any of the springs either.)
The Smith Shop stainless followers are nice and affordable and they're good people.

Good luck.

Welcome to the party. Ruger convertibles and Rossi '92s - hard combination to beat. I have a 92 CCH and octagon 20" barrel, Marble tangs sight and the BH in 5". As Archer noted most off the shelf 45 loadings are pretty wimpy. I load from one end to the other, light loads for plinking fun and stout loads for hunting. I do pretty much the same thing with the 92 in 357 and it Ruger companion. I load upper end 38 spl loads in 357 cases for fun and heavy for caliber loads for hunting. No mater how you go it's all fun .

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