recommend me a 357 lever gun

[walter]

i saw a rossi at the LGS today for $590 and thought it was a little expensive. I'm not sure about rossi as a brand anyhow. Should I get a henry? or winchester or browning? I'm set on 357 carbine

[RevrendEarl]

That Rossi is fine. I'm looking at the stainless model carbine in 357mag/38special. But my first lever was the Henry Big Boy 45lc. Nothing like the fit and finish of a Henry Rifle.

[23 Blast]

Having had two different Rossi rifles (both 357/38), they're fun and accurate rifles, and a good value for the money, but they certainly can be finicky with ammo. One of the ones I had would NOT feed anything besides jacketed rounds, and also choked on almost any .38 Special rounds. The other one is a bit better, but stiol, there's a reason that Rossi rifles tend to be the least expensive of the pistol-caliber levers. I once owned a Winchester 94AE in .44Mag that was a very reliable feeder. The problem was that it was too expensive to feed.

IF I had the cash, I'd go after a Uberti 1873 reproduction.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

The Rossi is a good rifle. Mine's not finicky with ammo except that it won't eat some very old semi wadcutter ammo. Get the Steve's Gunz video and do a little simple work and they're pretty slick for the money.

[NYT]

i have a marlin 1894 i enjoy the hell out of it.

i have heard good things about the uberti as well but i believe it ejects brass out the top of the rifle.

the marlin is super fast and feed extremely well and reliably.

[windrunner]

Stoeger Uberti 1873

They're not cheap, but they are really nice.

[jigenax]

I have a Rossi made EMF Hartford 1892, an Uberti 1873 and a Winchester 1894 all in .45 Colt. All works great and rarely had a problem with any of them.

[E Michael]

Tag, also interested.

[adamjay]

The Rossi is a good rifle. Mine's not finicky with ammo except that it won't eat some very old semi wadcutter ammo. Get the Steve's Gunz video and do a little simple work and they're pretty slick for the money.

I agree with all of the above. Love mine.
$590 seems a bit high, though.

http://www.kygunco.com/mobile/products.cfm/id/27116/name/rossi-m92-carbine-38-357-blue-81-16-barrel-r92-56008

[walter]

I went to another LGS and saw a chiappa 357/38 with a silver finish... $1500.. the guy said 357 costs more for some reason

[enegue]

I have a Henry .22lr which is great quality and looking for a .357 later this year. The Henry Big Boy Carbine looks like a really good option, but I couldn't find it in any store or on gunbroker http://www.henryrifles.com/rifles/he...g-boy-carbine/

I haven't owned a Rossi, but I've held and inspected a dozen or so. The quality in the details along with the finish wasn't as nice as a Henry, but for the price maybe they're still worth it. I guess it depends on how much you want to spend. I think you would have to check them out in-person to make a really good decision.

[anthem]

My Rossi works well. Accurate and will eat 38 or 357. You just have to work the action like you mean it. Cycle it like you stole it. It goes bang every time.

[kblack583]

The new Henry Steel Big Boy looks like a nice option. Ive been close to pulling trigger on a standard Big Boy but dont care for brass reciever. Waiting on some reviews for the new steel recieviers.

[volosong]

I've stopped taking my Henry Big Boy to the range because every time I do, I can never shoot it. Everybody want to oogle all over the thing. Henry sells a display case so you can put it inside and hang it over the fireplace. Yeah, they are that beautiful. Very, very smooth action. So far, I've only shot .38 Special out of it. .357 Mag is difficult to find, and when you do, it is ridiculously expensive. So I'm going to cook my own.

[cstatman]

at .35c/round, i dont find it HORRIBLY expensive, compared, to , say .308

https://www.freedommunitions.com/357-MAG-158-gr-FP-New-p/fm357f158n-b0500.htm

the rossi is a great lever gun. So is the Uberti, but? That Henry is beautiful.