Rossi Rifleman

Just got the 20' round barrel, beautiful rifle, accurate but fussy as h*** about feeding ammo. .38's do well but .357's, not so much. Anything with a semi wadcutter is a no go, some of my round nose will go. Fluff and buff maybe? Would not trust it in a serious situation.

New ammo or re-loads?

Tried both, the .38's were all reloads and they work, just the .357's are the problem.

OAL is important on these, especially ones made from the mid-90's to about 2017. My '80's model will feed short Specials (1.50") all the way to LONG 180 grain .357s (1.1615").

Guides might need adjusted but work with OAL first if you reload. Better yet, try a different bullet. I like RNFPs better for their performance and they feed better too.

I cast the Lee 158RF bullet for my .357's, loaded to 1.580". Works slick in all of my 92's. I don't shoot .38's so I can't help there. There are just some bullet profiles they don't like.

Think rnfp are the way to go like all you said. I checked the ol and they were all in spec so has to be bullet shape.

Loaded 10 with 135gr rnfp and a dose of H110. Fed slick and ejected perfect. I'm a happy camper(this is my Rocky Mtn. camp gun). Now I want the 30-30.

Yore going to love that rifle, glad you found a bullet it likes! You'll like the 30-30 too, I'm pretty impressed with mine.

I have 4 Rossi's. One 1895 and three 1892 styles. That is all I shoot, RNFP in all of them and the two of them that shoot 357/38 shoot them both really well. Glad you got it worked out.

My buddy had a R92, and it didn't hesitate with my handloads in either Special or Magnum brass and the RCBS 38-150-SWC. Fast or slow, it never missed a beat.