If all else fails Davidson's apparently is willing to provide a refund which is OK as long as you don't get stuck with the return shipping cost but returning should be the last resort for a gun that CAN'T be fixed. We're still not sure that is the case with your gun. Chances are the gun CAN be fixed with just ordinary tools and a little patience.RayMich wrote:I sure hope you are right.pricedo wrote:Yah but there's light at the end of that long tunnel.RayMich wrote:I spoke with my FFL today and he told me that Davidson's will not repair the rifle. They figure that if it won't chamber a round then it's too FUBAR and not worth fixing. They are offering to replace it with a new one (but they don't have any in stock at the moment), or they will give me my money back.
I told my FFL that I will wait a couple of weeks and see if they get any more in stock and hopefully the new rifle will work as intended. If not, I'll ask for my money back and continue my search. Oh, well !
Now I wait... I do hate waiting...
Damn ! ! !
Davidson's is too "major league" to Mickey Mouse you around about 1 rifle.
I'm sure Rossi won't screw around with a big reseller like Davidsons and will make things right on that end.
But first things first:
Won't chamber a round......my instincts tell me it's something simple like a big bad burr or two that's just begging to be filed off and smoothed.
My well rehearsed & publicized stripping, cleaning, deburring, lube routine would probably have that rifle cycling slick and smooth in about 4 hours.
I can recall a couple of rougher Rossi 92s in particular over the years that were very rough out of the box that turned into Cowboy Action capable guns after my basic clean-up/tune-up/lube-up routine.
If you're going to own Rossis you more likely than not are going to have to get your hands dirty at some point........it, as they say, goes with the territory.
I'd strip the gun apart and see what's what before I returned it..........the fix is usually something simple.........not always but usually.
The gun might just be very dirty inside or maybe it's just a burr in a bad place or a loose part locking the action up........you won't know until you look.
I've got a couple of Rossis over the years that were filthy with compacted cosmoline, metal grindings, rust & dirt and after the clean up cycled flawlessly.
Once you get it apart clean thoroughly (a small head, hard bristle tooth brush is a great cleaning tool) with alcohol or spray degreaser & remove any conspicuous metal burrs......any Rossi I stripped usually had at least 2 or 3.
Make sure the metal parts are absolutely clean of grease & dirt before deburring........you can't work effectively on dirty parts where you can't see what you're doing.
I use a small padded jaw vise to hold the gun/part, a small 3 sided file for burr removal and a magnifying glass to assist my old eyes.........I smooth & finish polish things out with a fine grained sharpening stone &/or fine emery paper.
Lube it with high quality, temperature insensitive gun oil when you are reassembling it........I'll bet that the rifle will be OK.
Returning guns to Rossi has always been a risque business......the gun you get in return might be in worse condition than the one you're returning.
I don't buy Rossis I can't handle and pre-inspect before I lay my money down but realize some people don't have access to big shops where there are half a dozen guns to chose from on a rack. If you have to buy sight unseen buy from a dealer with a written company policy that will allow you to return a defective gun and not get stuck with the return shipping cost that can be considerable.
It appears you have already wisely done that.
**I would advise against accepting any repairs from Rossis infamous Customer Service department.......a refund would be preferable.
