Rossi 92 broken firing pin

[smle-man]

After 33 years of faithful service my .357 Rossi 92's firing broke on the 23rd .357 round at the range today. The pre safety 92 has a different firing pin than the current model. Steve's gunz http://www.stevesgunz.com/ sells replacement parts for the pre safety model so I just ordered one from them.

I've taken this carbine down before to get a separated cartridge case out of the chamber and it isn't much fun getting it back together so I'm not looking forward to this task.

If the replacement pin lasts another 33 years I'll be a happy shooter.

[Thorax]

That's one of those parts that requires fitting.

Too much protrusion can cause pierced primers which can cause blast in your face.

Warned, you have been.

Too tight in the bolt face, or a burr in the hole can cause what can pnly be called slam fires if the pin sticks in the fire position.

[smle-man]

That's one of those parts that requires fitting.

Too much protrusion can cause pierced primers which can cause blast in your face.

Warned, you have been.

Too tight in the bolt face, or a burr in the hole can cause what can pnly be called slam fires if the pin sticks in the fire position.

Thanks Thorax. I may turn this over to Dean Wilkerson for his handling. Just putting this thing back together is too much of a chore let alone the fitting concern.

[smle-man]

I got the pin from Steve's Gunz. The pin holds the shape of my early Rossi firing pin except for the tip part, his pin is a cone tapering to the firing pin, my FP has a flat area on the outside diameter of the pin then a cone with less taper than his. In a fit of insanity I decided to fit it myself.

I spent most of Sunday afternoon laboriously shaping it using the broken firing pin as a guide. A dremel and a set of small files with a final polish from a fine grade wire wheel polisher and the firing pin slid freely with adequate pin protrusion.

I put it all back together tonight and fired a couple of primed .357 cases which worked fine. The FP is putting a pretty deep smack to the primer so I will find out when I try some live rounds this weekend if it is too long or ok the way it is.

Hopefully this pin will last, there is always the chance that my shaping is off and it too will break. Time will tell. If it does break again I think I will let an expert handle the fitting!

[Pauliedad]

Always great to hear stuff like this. I have done the occasional fitment job and sometimes, gladly hand it off.
Good luck and I hope all goes well with live ammo.

[Muleskinner]

Wear excellent eye protection at the least...good luck

[smle-man]

Took it to the range today, worked like a champ. No pierced primers and it stood up to 25 rounds of .357. Hopefully this pin will last 30+ years like the last one did!

[JeffSD]

I hear some really good and some really bad about Rossis. Seeing as they are they only practical game in town anymore for a 357 lever rifle, I'm going to be buying one soon. It's nice to hear about a 33 year old Rossi still banging' away.

[smle-man]

I hear some really good and some really bad about Rossis. Seeing as they are they only practical game in town anymore for a 357 lever rifle, I'm going to be buying one soon. It's nice to hear about a 33 year old Rossi still banging' away.

I think Chiappa makes a 92 clone also. I'd really like to get the Winchester reissue '73 in .357 but getting the money together for one is a problem.

[golfish]

This is good to hear smle-man. I hope you shoot for 40 years on the new FP
Where was your Rossi made 30+ years ago?

Buds has the Chiappa for 750+

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_958/products_id/716008522/CPA+1892+TRAPPER+CARB+357MAG

Lets not forget Henry makes a nice lever gun..The 92 is such a clean no frills gun. I wonder if you could chop a Henry down to make it cleaner looking. I like the Henry but there's just too much going on with it

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_107_980/products_id/26449/Henry+10+%2B+1+35738+Special+Lever+Action+wOctagon+Blue+Barr

Its not as simple and clean looking as the 92 but Uberti makes the 73 in 357

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_1042/products_id/718003181/A+UBERTI+342720+1873+RIFLE+357MAG+24.25+13RD

I'm buying this today

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_1042/products_id/718003157/A.+UBERTI+342351+SILVERBOY+LA+22MAG+19

[smle-man]

My 33 year old Rossi 92 is a Brazil made gun just like now. I bought it when I was stationed at Ft. Carson. I carried it all through the mountains for the time I was there. At that time the only version for sale was the blue 20" .357 imported by Interarms. I had mine cut to 16" a couple years after leaving Colorado. I'll be 100 if I'm shooting it 40 years from now which sound appealing to me!

[200Apples]

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Indeed! smle-man.


I bought a recently-made 16" round-barrel Rossi 92 two months ago and couldn't be happier with the purchase. My son liked it so much he asked me if he could have it! lol.

So I went back and bought him one for his 25th birthday last week. This one has an even-sweeter trigger! I've not rubbed on this one. I'll let him do that.

Taking the 92 apart and putting it back together can be a chore, but there are some good videos on YouTube.

What makes the job more difficult is after having installed a cowboy action spring kit. The ejector spring replacement is longer and softer... which requires and extra step or three upon reassembly.

I've had mine apart several times; first to thoroughly clean that Brazilian factory grunge from the action, the second time to slick up an already-pretty-smooth action from the box... and the third time to install the spring kit.

What is most amazing about these $500 rifles is their inherent accuracy. From 35 yards to 100 yards, you may ring steel offhand, nearly every shot. Of 200 rounds, perhaps 10 or 15 missed their target.... this using LAX Ammo's "new" jacketed .357 bulk pack stuff.







I bought the Rossi to have something to shoot while I smithed on a Marlin 1894CS357 with feed issues... and, to have a camping rifle that could be easily replaced if stolen or damaged. The Marlin, the .22 mag Henry and the Win Model '94 stay in the safe when not at the range.



These Rossi's are great. Everyone should have one!

:-)