After some thought, I finally took the plunge and bought a Puma M92 .357, case hardened, ocatgon barrel. It should arrive in 3 to 4 days or so...

From what I've read, they seem to be reliable and they certainly look good.

How many rounds have you shot through your M92 and do you have suggestions for maintaining reliability?

I got a .357 Rossi 92 about 2 weeks ago. I've only shot about 100 rounds so far, but I went through some .38 specials and some relatively heavy .357 mags and it was great; so great I've already started work on refinishing the stocks and making other modifications.

The only thing I can think of to keep your rossi going is just clean it regularly and try not to keep the barrel too hot during your shooting. My rossi got very hot after about 6-10 rounds, but I was excited and was shooting pretty rapidly. I think the military method is to shoot 3 shots and take a break to allow for cooling. I will probably follow this guideline from now on.

What kind of sights do you have?

Welcome to the club!

Patrick

Shooter357,

Welcome aboard!

I couldn't tell you how many thousands of rounds have been through my Rossi 92's in .357! I'd get tired just thinking of all the bullets I've cast for them. They've always been superbly reliable and with just a little tinkering very, very accurate!

You've made a great choice, and a rewarding purchase. That little 92 will give you a lifetime of pleasure, service and reliable performance!

God bless,

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Thanks for the quick responses Patrick & Marshall.

Marshall, I feel more confident in my choice and appreciate your comments given your thousands of rounds of experience.

Patrick, the 92 will arrive with factory sites. These should suffice for now. I'm sure modifications will occur once I get it broke in...probably the first modification will be an action job, if it's needed. Your comments on watching the barrel temp sounds wise...Thanks.

I am learning something new with every post...great site!

You made a good choice !

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Real nice set Buckeye!

Last weekend, my 15 year old son and I put 50 rounds through our Puma and the action was smooth as silk. Watching the rounds eject was pretty neat... Accuracy was reasonable for our first time with a new rifle - If the target gives us a 12" area...it's dead at 100 yards. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be, but with a little more practice I'm sure we'll improve our groups. In fact, at 50 yards, my son hit 3 x's and 2 or 3 more within the 10 ring...
As long as we can consistently hit a reasonably sized target and group our shots within the intended kill zone, then we're having fun! This lever action is sweet.

Correction - we were at the 25 yard range when my son got the 3 x's....still real nice shooting though...

Thanks .357, I was lookin for a Puma 357 with a 20in barrel when I stumbled on this ,16in. Large Ring lever,A fellow ordered it and then backed out on the deal. So I got it at a good deal.It shoots well.
I Missed on a 45Colt Puma Large Ring bout a month or go .
I like the Large ring,myself,Always draws attention at the range.

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Bought an older rossi 357 (Interarms) in a pawn shop awhile back. It was a little rough but I cleaned it up, did an action job on it, replaced the springs and dang if I don't consider it my favorite plinkin' rifle now. It's just plain fun to shoot! I've fired everything from low velocity cowboy load .38's to $20 a box .357s and it digests 'em all without a hiccup. I found a place where I could get Remington 38 +P's for $10 a box and thats my main general purpose cartridge. Sometimes, just for the fun of it, I'll load a few enimic 38s with a few powerhouse 357s. Man, what a difference! But the rifle just doesn't care, it eats 'em all. Some 357 lever rifles have ejection problems with 38's. Mine doesn't. I guess I got lucky, hope you do to. Have fun.........

BTW....MARSHALL STANTON is a 357 lever man from way back and he claims he going to post an article on accurizing them someday......Hope he gets around to it.

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I love my Puma '92 .357 although it does have it's own issues. Mine won't feed anything shorter than factory 158gr JHPs(including 158gr FP). Period. To me it is just a peculiarity since that is the lightest bullet I'll use in it, but it does stand out. I prefer a 180-190 cast bullet (the Beartooth 185's are great) anyway. I hear the model 92 design is finniky with it's COL measurements in any calliber, so it is something to watch for.

Great little rifle,I have the 16" and its my truck gun,last count according to the log book and I have just over 18000 rounds thru it.have replaced springs,a fireing pin, and the lifter. but its like a Timex, keeps right on tick'n

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This thing rocks! Best firearm purchase I've made in years. So far, after hundreds of rounds, it feeds Cheap .38's and .357's w/o a glitch and has a very smooth action. At the range, I got a chance to shoot a Winchester Trapper and it didn't seem to have as tight or smooth action, but it fed & shot w/o any problem too. I hope others have the same experience with their Puma that I am having with mine.

Still going strong.
Smooth.
Accurate.
Eats eveything.
No modifications.
No problems whatsoever.
Lottsa fun!
Highly recommended.

The Rossi's 92 are strong rifles.Mine is slick as snot.This is one imported through LSI and had the black finish on it originally.It was quickly stripped and the stock sealed and a tru-oil finish put on.Chambered in 357MAG

Hey shooter,are you down here in the southern part of the state???

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The Rossi Pumas are replicas of the Winny M1892 .

I have an original Winny M1892 that someone , at some time , converted to .357 Mag .

I also have a Rossi Puma in .45 LC .

I shoot my reloads , with my home cast bullets , in both .

Not a lot of recoil or noise .

Just clean the rifles and keep them lubed .

The M1892 is a great gun .

God bless
Wyr

Had to chime in. Still waiting for my Rossi in .357 to come back from Florida
repair shop for the second time. They have had it longer than I have. After just
200 rounds the hammer hangs up and won't come down. Lever worked fine but
couldn't lower the hammer. Sent it to their factory and they fixed it and while
reinstalling the stock, they broke/split the stock, so I sent it back to them to replace
the stock. They still have my beautiful 24" octogan barrelled rifle. Maybe one day
they will get tired of looking at it and return it to me like I sent it to them......good
as new without a messed up busted stock. I will once again be a happy rifleman.
Patient old man.

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You might as well start saving your money now cause you will want another one as soon as you get this one broke in. Don't be too concerned that it's a bit stiff as you can work that out.

BTW, check out Steve Gunz for some well advised mods. He has a DVD that explains how to take it apart and do an action/trigger job on it that will have it running smooth as silk. What you want is the DVD, a plug to remove that stupid safety, a metal mag follower (to replace the plastic one), and one of his lighter weight ejector springs. Those, and the simple mods he shows you how to do will transform your Rossi to where you won't believe it's the same rifle.

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just got mine! Anyway to modify this gun to take more that 10 rounds?

Thanks all,

Welcome to ShootersForum, ETP.

Congrats on getting your lever-action rifle. Why would you like to modify it to hold more than 10 rounds? Is it for competition, or just fun shooting?

Shoulda bought the 24" bbl Rifle. It holds 14 You can gain 1 round by loading it with 38 spls