Love your videos, very well done! I have four of these R92's, and I've worked over all of them. I do extensive de-burring, polishing, and spring modifications. I shorten the hammer spring, replace the ejector spring with a lighter one, thin the loading gate spring so that it's not so stiff, shim the trigger spring and polish the mating surfaces, very lightly stone and polish the sear and hammer hook, shorten the magazine spring, smooth and polish the cartridge channel from the gate into the magazine, and de-burr and slightly chamfer the chamber mouth. And anything else I see that I want to smooth up. Makes these rifles really sing! I'd like to have a dozen more of them!
Ive just bought one of these, Thank you so much for taking the time to make this vid. It is so helpful and well put together. Really appreciated, Thank You
I have just acquired a Rossi 92 And immediately I am having feeding issues with .357 cartridges....I've watched 3+- of your videos and most certainly appreciate THIS ONE immensely because it is so clear and concise that I'm extremely more confident about POLISHING and where AND how to take down and reassemble it. Concise Beautiful Footage shows me further what you have polished and CLEARLY RECORDED the Details on just a little more fiddly smithing project than I'm used to
Thanks for the comments, before you do anything to the rifle, change out the springs, just changing the ejector spring alone on a new rifle will transform it, have fun, cheers.
@@treywall3683 I just ordered a brass follower and I'm looking at the Paulo Verde and Lee's spring kits....I've seen the video where that Lee's replacement Leaf spring is crazy lightening BUT I do like the SHIMS available with the PV kit. Any comment/ experience as such? My Rossi is a pretty piece of junk right now! Rough doesn't even describe the Action/ fitment/ lack of symmetry.......failure to feed WHATSOEVER
@@christopherbishop4927 Don't be put off, just replace the springs first then polish if you need too, trust me, that ejector spring really tightens up the action its way over strong, palo verde is the kit I used, I went one up from the lightest spring as I was getting light strikes to the primer, the trigger can be shimed to lighten but don't go too mad with it, i made my own shims from a drink can ! The first thing I did with mine from new was strip it and clean it, take off all sharp edges. They are a budget rifle but once done they are ok and mine shoots well, good luck, cheers.
Excellent video! I changed my ejector spring out with the Lee Gunslinger spring and it is quite a bit longer than the stock spring. It's a pain to re-assemble. I think there are better springs out there-you have one-and I have one on order. My gun is completely a part right now and while waiting for the arrival of the new spring I did some more internal polishing/refining. I have a set of diamond hones up to 1200 grit and they worked really nice for this. Can't wait to get it back together. The gun was pretty slick before and hoping it will be a little slicker now. These are excellent fun little guns-perfect for the DIYer. Your Rossi videos are really excellent and should be a mandatory view for every Rossi owner
Loved your video! Even if you weren't clear on a step, by watching what you were doing, I was able to complete the disassembly and assembly of the rifle. Assembling the hammer and trigger took the most time to complete, about 1 1/2 hours. Total time disassemble and assemble: 5 hours.
You have saved me many headaches! Thank you for the very informative video. You earned a new subscriber! To the point and no b.s. again thank you for the information and video.
Many thanks. Just bought my first Rossi Model 92 and although I've taken apart a fair number of lever actions it's great to have a clear and concise tutorial. Cuts back on the yelling and swearing. :)
Excellent video. With your help, I just completed my first full cleaning of my EMF Hartford 45LC (same firearm, made by Rossi, private labeled). Had a bit of trouble get the shell lifter out as the spring-loaded pin in the side fell into the left side screw hole as I backed the lifter out. Same thing during reassembly. You didn't seem to have that issue. No problem now that I know what to look for. Cheers.
Bloody great video mate 10/10 I've brought my R92,SS,16IN,357MAG just waiting on the police with my permit so I can go pick it up, I plan on a full strip and clean/polish, lube before heading to the range
I know im very late to the party. But thank god for this video The shooting club i go to has an old Rossi, and it hasnt been cleaned for like 2 or 3 years according to the dirt in it. Since i've cleaned many of their guns so far and i like doing it, i offered to clean it. But by christ, withouth this video it would have taken me 3 or 4 more hours just to figure out how to put it back. E.g. that you need a dummy round for keeping the ejector in place, that is such a stupid design. I almost thought i made some mistakes, or something was broken at 5:45, since you could slide it in so easily. I needed some serious push to get that thing back in. (The one we got is not in such a good condition as yours) Well either way, just wanted to thank you for this video, it is realy well made and helped me out a lot
Thank you, this was a very helpful video. I like to dissasemble guns when I get them to familiarize myself with them, and I found myself in a pickle with this one. Great video, liked and subscribed
Man oh man, you have got her down, lookin' good too. Thanks for sharing your insights and wisdom sir. I think I'm ready to have a go on my 92! ...Adios Amigo :-)
I just acquired a 92 at a pawnshop today. Has a stainless receiver and barrel but blued magazine tube, blue lever, blue bolt, and blue loading gate. Even the screws are blued. And the front sight is on the barrel band. It has a Puma medallion and saddle ring. I guess it's a bit older but it still has the bolt mounted safety. It's in .44 magnum, with 20 inch barrel. 1 inch groups with PMC .44 magnums at 25 yards with factory sights! But tell me, is there some kind of lever safety, like a Winchester 94, at the bottom of the tang where the lever meets the frame? I see this button down there and I wonder (maybe it's the screw holding a spring inside poking out but I'm not sure.) The gun is quite reliable and slick!
Hi, I am pretty sure the bolt mounted safety is a newish concept, I have not seen one with a mixture of bluing and stainless as you describe but hey, if its shooting well and accurate then thats good, I have a new model ( well a couple of years old now) it has 3 safetys as I recall, sitting in my kitchen, it has the bolt mounted safety, a grub screw behind the hammer that you can turn in and lock the hammer forward and also the quarter cock with the hammer, pull hammer back with thumb until first click, I am not aware of a safety underneath the tang, the screw that holds the butt on goes all the way through and is visible underneath where you describe and is rounded off, I think this is what you can see, have fun, enjoy it and stay safe, cheers.
Finally i got it together after several hours with the help of your videos an some other gun tubers. But it is a totally pain in the ass and i probaly will not do it again for a good amount of time.. To put the bolt in with a dummy round or brass is difficult enough. I ordered the Lee spring kit, but i simply can`t imagine how to install the ejector spring, so i gave up. That´s too long.... Also to change the main spring, you need for sure a second person to fix the new one with a safety pin. Then you put the pin at 6:20 easily, in my case it took an hour, because it simply stuck in no matter how the hole is lined up. So i took balistol and a hammer to get it in with rough force.... Another gun tuber did it also with the hamer. And i had the same problem as you tell at 7:03, so i had to use again rough force to line it up. At 10:00 it was again much more difficult for me to get all in the right position to put the screw in. In my case the trigger spring is to light for the rules of my shooting sports organisation, so i have to figure out, how to lighten it with another method. Best wishes from germany.
Hi,the lower tang can be difficult, it sounds like you've had a hard time ,the first time I took one apart I had a difficult time too, so dont be too hard on yourself. It definitely gets easier the more you do it and I would say to anyone thinking of taking a Rossi apart-------allow yourself plenty of time and dont rush and definitely dont do it when you know your going to need the rifle later that day ! Thanks for looking in and commenting, cheers.
I feel the same freaking way I'm going insane watching him do this extractor spring washer part a billion times and still sitting on my work bench when ever i want to feel stupid i go mess with it i bought it used wanted to clean dirty as all get out and now I see why it didn't load a round in this guy said screw it make it ur problem for 150 dollars
Your video is a great teaching aid and a wonderful help to me. I had a difficult time cocking my rifle after cleaning. Your explanation of the extractor pin cover screw being slightly too long fixed was the cause of my problem. I noticed in your video that you replaced the extractor spring with thinner wire spring but close to the same length spring. I've seen available thinner wire but longer springs. Can you give me your source for the replacement so I may purchase one? Thanks for are your excellent Rossi M92 videos!!!
Thats great, glad it helped, the spring kit was a "Palo Verde Gunworks" one, try googling it,cant remember the address but was from the US,cheers and thanks for the kind comments,Trey.
Trey, Thanks so much. I found Palo Verde Gunworks at www.pvgunworks.com and the spring they offer. I appreciate your quick response and your very informative videos on RUclips. Jim
Did you replace your trigger spring as well? Where did you get the lighter ejector spring? You have the best disassemble and reassembly videos of the Rossi 92.
Hi, didn't replace trigger spring just shimmed it but you have to be really careful you don't produce a dangerous hair trigger, the spring kit was palo verde from the USA , if you make any changes just make sure you thoroughly test rifle after/trigger after, cheers.
The dissassemly and re-assembly of my Rossi 45 Long Colt has been a challenge for me as it's the first time I have done this but your video has made it alot easier. Just one other question, where did you get the after market ejector spring ? The one in my Rossi is a fraction shorter than what you have in yours. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks
@@myrossirifle thanks for letting me know where you got your spring kit for the Rossi but unfortunately Palo Verde Gunworks LLC don't ship outside the United Staes.
Hi,yep you can, there is another vid that shows me doing just that, if you do, just put a small amount of grease on all internal moving parts/friction points taking care not to get any near the bolt face or chamber and you don't want any that will be collected by a round as it leaves the mag and travels up through the receiver,we really are talking small amounts/smears of grease, cheers.
Great video! I was finally able to make correctly the complete disassembly of my Rossi 92 for cleaning. Thank you for it from Russia! Got another question... please tell me where to buy a folding rear sight on the neck butt, as seen on your video? Thanks in advance!
Hi thanks for the comments, the rear sight is a "Marble Arms" and the front is a "Lyman Target" front sight, not sure where you would buy one in Russia but I use a site called "Brownells" UK,cheers.
Thanks for that, just trying to keep things clear,when i bought my first Rossi i went online and was a bit disappointed with the lack of information so decided to do my own vids,cheers.
Hi i have a question regarding the carrier, have you heard of the problem of the carrier not returning fully down, which doesnt allow a round to feed onto it? If so do u know of a fix or have any ideas on what to try?
Hi, what a great video. I like you rear peep sight where did you buy it, I've tried to source one, but the only ones I can find say that they're not compatable with the later models with the saftey on the bolt. thanks for a great set of videos
Thanks for the videos. They were a great help. One thing missing, though. By the thumbnail, I thought you'd be taking the front down as well. The issue I'm having with mine is that I incautiously purchased a used one, and there's a nice swathe of rust nestled down between the barrel and magazine tube right back against the action. I've been slacking, and the rifle has been sitting in the back of the safe (probably getting worse). I've determined that I probably need to get that magazine off to do a proper job of getting at the rust. Any chance you'll at some point do a video covering that part of the rifle? ETA: Disregard. Found your video showing just that.
Looks like the forearm got wet at some point and left. Deep pitting around the base of the mag tube with lesser pitting running along a line wherever there was wood. Bottom and side of the barrel is pitted, but less. Front of the action is pitted where the wood seated and along the forward lip on the outside. Structurally, the rifle is still decent, but it's going to need refinishing. That's what I get for trusting the seller, I guess. Should have gone over the rifle a lot closer when I purchased it.
All the rust is clear. Doesn't look like anything structural is compromised. It'll never pass for an 'as new' rifle again, but there are other ways to go, I guess. Meanwhile, I've put it back together for the time being. At least the damage will be held to its current state. Meanwhile, I did have an issue putting the ejector back in, and thought some viewers might be interested in the workaround I figured out. I don't know whether it's the spring on my particular ejector, worn parts, or what, but I could NOT get the collar to hook on the dogleg solidly enough to hold all the way through the assembly process just by pushing with a screwdriver/punch and hooking it on. What I did was to wedge the shaft of the ejector up high enough to capture the collar, using a dime. I just laid the dime under the shaft with one edge at the bottom of the channel and the other overhanging the lip. This held the collar solidly in place. With the collar captured, I placed the dummy round and carefully rocked it up, pushing the ejector into place against the spring. Once it was fully depressed, I removed the dime and installed the bolt. A little fiddly, but (at least in my case) seemed to work just fine. Again, thanks for the vid. I'd never have managed this operation without it.
Thats great, you have a working rifle by the sounds of it and at least you know its faults and can prevent further deterioration and another way of assembly ! Excellent.
I am having trouble getting the pin that holds my lever in place to go in it doesn’t drop like yours did and I don’t wanna beat it in out of fear of damaging the rifle do you have any suggestions?
Sight down through hole and make sure its clear and everything is in right place, wiggle the lever a little until it starts in ( chamfered end first) ,once it starts in you can tap it in gently, if that fails take it apart and try putting the pin in the bolt outside of the rifle, that way you get a feel for how tight it is, you could also try assembling the rifle without the ejector assembly just for practice until your happy then reassemble as normal,-----dont despair, just keep trying, cheers.
Im stuck at 4:15. Cannot get that spring collar to slide below so i can get the spring to lock. Its all stock but I can’t seem to get it to go? Any thoughts?
I can't get mine together. Everytime I get it assembled the ejector springs out. I have been trying for two weeks. No luck getting the ejector assembly to stay in the bolt.
I havent got that spring and little washer on either I have tried everything I dont get it do I just leave it in the front and mash down with old shell??
Try installing the spacer, spring & the ejector in and install the lever pin. Then install the bolt and remove the lever pin once the bolt is in again, then install the lever & locking lugs.
I'm having trouble with the extractor and collar and such.... Its not allowing my lever to slide into place for reassembly. Could it be bent? Any other issues or FM I missing a step??? TIA
Hi,dont know if your missing a step but just keep trying, sometimes the collar and ejector are not lined up properly, try putting the bolt in the receiver without spring/ejector etc and then put the lever and locking lugs in and get a feel for it, make sure the locking lugs are right way round or this will also stop the lever from seating, let me know how you get on, cheers.
It seems to close properly without spring and ejector in place, which is pushing me to think the extractor is maybe bent and not allowing the lever to saddle into place on the bolt... Does this sound somewhat right? Thanks again!
It is possible that it could be bent but I think it would be obvious to the naked eye if it was ? It can be a fiddle to get it in, the bolt has to be in the right position (part open) but not enough to eject the round to seat the lever in --------keep trying, sorry I cant be more help, let me know how you get on, cheers.
I have reassembled my rifle. Many thanks. I am now facing the issue of my "next live round" not wanting to load. I suppose I will buckle and take it to a reputable local expert. You have helped tremendously, and will be recommending this video to any others that seek advice. Thanks :)
Hi Eric,thats great, glad you got it back together ok,Rossis can be Round sensitive---ie certain rounds may jam, especially Wad cutters, try different rounds if you can and also try 38s as well as 357 and see what happens before a trip to local expert, I reload and if my 357 rounds are a tad too long they will jam, also round nose flat points will not load in 357 only in 38s,i find the best round for me is TC (truncated cone),just a thought before you blow some money for someone to tell you this, cheers and good luck, Trey.
Trey, I received my springs as we talked about before. I noticed a slight bend near the end of the Main Spring Rod. It bends upward near the hole where we place a wire to take the tension off the Main Spring. Is this normal? I guess what I'm saying is the Main Spring Rod is not perfectly straight. I could send you a couple of photos if I had your email address. If you think a slight bend is OK, then I need not send photos. Thanks, Jim
Hi Jim, the main spring rod should be straight, sometimes they can become bent on assembly if the rod is not located properly in the guide hole and pressure is then applied, this usually happens during assembly so sounds to me that this is the likely scenario, if the rifle is new and you haven't taken it apart then I would say it has happened at the factory end, you have 2 choices, send it back or take it out and carefully straighten it yourself, if it was mine I would carefully straiten it myself but your call.To tell if a cylindrical rod is straight you can just roll it lightly with your finger on a perfectly smooth flat surface, any bend will then show if that makes sense, cheers Jim.
Trey, Thanks. The rifle is new and has never been shot by me. I've contacted Rossi and they wanted photos; I sent three of them. If Rossi determines that the part needs replaced they are going to send a new part to me free of charge. I'm waiting on them now. I really appreciate your input. Thanks again, Jim
Ive got an interesting and infuriating problen When i put the bolt back in and cycle the action the ejector and spring refuse to stay in the bolt and spring out I have the collar seated properly and am using a dummy round to reassemble Im not sure why it is doing this but it seems like whatever holds the ejector in place is not doing its job for some reason
Hi, are you cycling the the action with the bolt pin back in ? Without the rifle in front of me its hard to say, if you are definitely assembling correctly, spring on first and then collar, keeping a downward pressure on dummy round when offering in to receiver as collar can slip out of place at this point if not careful and definitely getting the lever assembly in the correct place and then putting in the bolt pin BEFORE you cycle to eject round then all should be ok, I know your telling me its not but sometimes during assembly the ejector/collar can slip out of place especially if you have the powerful original Rossi ejector spring, sorry I cant give you a definitive answer all I can say is keep trying-----------is this the first time you've taken one apart and is the rifle new ?
My Rossi Rifle this is my second time putting the rifle back together the first time it went together fine with the original springs, i have pulled it apart the second time to fit aftermarket springs and have encountered this problem I cant see the collar so i cant be certain it isnt coming out as i push the bolt back in but ive attempted it 10-15 times now with the same result Thankyou for your advice it is much appreciated! Imight have to take it to a gunsmith, i will post the fix once i find it in case anyone else encounters this problem
My Rossi Rifle also to answer your other questions i am cycling the action with the bolt pin in And the rifle is somewhat new, it was built in the early 80s but never used until i bought it this year, i have inly fired 200 rounds through it
My Rossi Rifle yeah i gave that a try but still the same problem Its certainly an unusual one as i cant seem to find any info on anybody else experiencing the same problem
I've decided these lever action rifles are not worth fooling with anymore. I need a new magazine tube and a new barrel. I've put this project on hold for now. I'll offer a word of advice, go ahead and save your money and buy a Winchester 92.
Much harder than I thought. Thanks a lot for your help.
Best breakdown video I have found. Very detailed and informative about troubleshooting issues. Thank you very much
welcome,cheers
saved my life, i never would have gotten it back together without this video. the dummy round is an absolute must
Love your videos, very well done! I have four of these R92's, and I've worked over all of them. I do extensive de-burring, polishing, and spring modifications. I shorten the hammer spring, replace the ejector spring with a lighter one, thin the loading gate spring so that it's not so stiff, shim the trigger spring and polish the mating surfaces, very lightly stone and polish the sear and hammer hook, shorten the magazine spring, smooth and polish the cartridge channel from the gate into the magazine, and de-burr and slightly chamfer the chamber mouth. And anything else I see that I want to smooth up. Makes these rifles really sing! I'd like to have a dozen more of them!
Just disassebled and reassembled my new Rossi 92 following your instructions. Worked like a charm. Thank you very much!
Your welcome ,glad it helped, cheers.
Ive just bought one of these, Thank you so much for taking the time to make this vid. It is so helpful and well put together. Really appreciated, Thank You
your welcome, glad you found it useful, cheers.
I have just acquired a Rossi 92
And immediately I am having feeding issues with .357 cartridges....I've watched 3+- of your videos and most certainly appreciate THIS ONE immensely because it is so clear and concise that I'm extremely more confident about POLISHING and where AND how to take down and reassemble it. Concise Beautiful Footage shows me further what you have polished and CLEARLY RECORDED the Details on just a little more fiddly smithing project than I'm used to
Thanks for the comments, before you do anything to the rifle, change out the springs, just changing the ejector spring alone on a new rifle will transform it, have fun, cheers.
@@treywall3683 I just ordered a brass follower and I'm looking at the Paulo Verde and Lee's spring kits....I've seen the video where that Lee's replacement Leaf spring is crazy lightening BUT I do like the SHIMS available with the PV kit. Any comment/ experience as such? My Rossi is a pretty piece of junk right now! Rough doesn't even describe the Action/ fitment/ lack of symmetry.......failure to feed WHATSOEVER
@@christopherbishop4927 Don't be put off, just replace the springs first then polish if you need too, trust me, that ejector spring really tightens up the action its way over strong, palo verde is the kit I used, I went one up from the lightest spring as I was getting light strikes to the primer, the trigger can be shimed to lighten but don't go too mad with it, i made my own shims from a drink can ! The first thing I did with mine from new was strip it and clean it, take off all sharp edges. They are a budget rifle but once done they are ok and mine shoots well, good luck, cheers.
Excellent video! I changed my ejector spring out with the Lee Gunslinger spring and it is quite a bit longer than the stock spring. It's a pain to re-assemble. I think there are better springs out there-you have one-and I have one on order. My gun is completely a part right now and while waiting for the arrival of the new spring I did some more internal polishing/refining. I have a set of diamond hones up to 1200 grit and they worked really nice for this. Can't wait to get it back together. The gun was pretty slick before and hoping it will be a little slicker now. These are excellent fun little guns-perfect for the DIYer. Your Rossi videos are really excellent and should be a mandatory view for every Rossi owner
Thanks for that,they are great rifles for the price,enjoy it,cheers.
Loved your video! Even if you weren't clear on a step, by watching what you were doing, I was able to complete the disassembly and assembly of the rifle. Assembling the hammer and trigger took the most time to complete, about 1 1/2 hours. Total time disassemble and assemble: 5 hours.
You have saved me many headaches! Thank you for the very informative video. You earned a new subscriber! To the point and no b.s. again thank you for the information and video.
Thanks, merry xmas.
That has been the best Video I have seen on the take down and reassembly of the Rossi thank you a bunch. i caught more info then any other vids
Thanks for that,cheers.
Many thanks. Just bought my first Rossi Model 92 and although I've taken apart a fair number of lever actions it's great to have a clear and concise tutorial. Cuts back on the yelling and swearing. :)
Thanks for that, glad it helped, cheers.
Excellent video quality, description and parts assembly. Thanks a million!
Glad you like it ,hope it helps, cheers.
Excellent video. With your help, I just completed my first full cleaning of my EMF Hartford 45LC (same firearm, made by Rossi, private labeled).
Had a bit of trouble get the shell lifter out as the spring-loaded pin in the side fell into the left side screw hole as I backed the lifter out. Same thing during reassembly. You didn't seem to have that issue. No problem now that I know what to look for.
Cheers.
Thanks for that-----no I've never had that problem but will look out for it,thanks for the comment,cheers.
Bloody great video mate 10/10 I've brought my R92,SS,16IN,357MAG just waiting on the police with my permit so I can go pick it up, I plan on a full strip and clean/polish, lube before heading to the range
Excellent Lighting and instruction!!!!
Thanks
got a rossi 92 today and almost lost all hope. then checked this video and realized I was doing it right, the tolerances just were TIGHT
Yep, new ones are tight, cheers.
Thank u so mucho for this videos!!!
Greetings from Spain!!
These videos are awesome. Great camera angles and great tidbits of information.
Thanks for that and cheers for the sub too.
Best vids about Rossi 92. thank you for taking your to do them.
I know im very late to the party.
But thank god for this video
The shooting club i go to has an old Rossi, and it hasnt been cleaned for like 2 or 3 years according to the dirt in it.
Since i've cleaned many of their guns so far and i like doing it, i offered to clean it.
But by christ, withouth this video it would have taken me 3 or 4 more hours just to figure out how to put it back.
E.g. that you need a dummy round for keeping the ejector in place, that is such a stupid design.
I almost thought i made some mistakes, or something was broken at 5:45, since you could slide it in so easily.
I needed some serious push to get that thing back in. (The one we got is not in such a good condition as yours)
Well either way, just wanted to thank you for this video, it is realy well made and helped me out a lot
An Aussie with a Rossi? Maybe a Zeelander? At any rate, Thanx Mate, you made my life a whole lot easier.... Seeya’ Ron
Nice one :} cheers Ron from Pommie land.
My Rossi Rifle Mushy P’s for you....
Life saver without this video i probably would have had to go see a gunsmith 💪🏻
Glad you got it back together, thanks for looking in, cheers.
Thank you, this was a very helpful video. I like to dissasemble guns when I get them to familiarize myself with them, and I found myself in a pickle with this one. Great video, liked and subscribed
Thanks for your video been a fantastic help striping and tuning my first Rossi .44mag
Your welcome Ian,glad it helped, cheers.
Man oh man, you have got her down, lookin' good too. Thanks for sharing your insights and wisdom sir. I think I'm ready to have a go on my 92! ...Adios Amigo :-)
Thanks for that, your welcome and good luck, cheers.
I couldnt have done it without you, okay :0) Thank you from Denmark.
Thanks for that,cheers.
Yeahh, it´s difficult.
Thanks for the vid; got one of these ordered and this will come in very handy!
By far best vid I've seen!! NICE JOB!!!
Thanks for that Andy,cheers.
Great camera work
Thank you! Excellent, Excellent video! Well done.
Your welcome, cheers.
The best by far.
AWESOME !!!!! great video mate cheers
I just acquired a 92 at a pawnshop today. Has a stainless receiver and barrel but blued magazine tube, blue lever, blue bolt, and blue loading gate. Even the screws are blued. And the front sight is on the barrel band. It has a Puma medallion and saddle ring. I guess it's a bit older but it still has the bolt mounted safety. It's in .44 magnum, with 20 inch barrel. 1 inch groups with PMC .44 magnums at 25 yards with factory sights! But tell me, is there some kind of lever safety, like a Winchester 94, at the bottom of the tang where the lever meets the frame? I see this button down there and I wonder (maybe it's the screw holding a spring inside poking out but I'm not sure.) The gun is quite reliable and slick!
Hi, I am pretty sure the bolt mounted safety is a newish concept, I have not seen one with a mixture of bluing and stainless as you describe but hey, if its shooting well and accurate then thats good, I have a new model ( well a couple of years old now) it has 3 safetys as I recall, sitting in my kitchen, it has the bolt mounted safety, a grub screw behind the hammer that you can turn in and lock the hammer forward and also the quarter cock with the hammer, pull hammer back with thumb until first click, I am not aware of a safety underneath the tang, the screw that holds the butt on goes all the way through and is visible underneath where you describe and is rounded off, I think this is what you can see, have fun, enjoy it and stay safe, cheers.
The action is smooth on the lever and hammer.
Finally i got it together after several hours with the help of your videos an some other gun tubers.
But it is a totally pain in the ass and i probaly will not do it again for a good amount of time..
To put the bolt in with a dummy round or brass is difficult enough.
I ordered the Lee spring kit, but i simply can`t imagine how to install the ejector spring, so i gave up. That´s too long....
Also to change the main spring, you need for sure a second person to fix the new one with a safety pin.
Then you put the pin at 6:20 easily, in my case it took an hour, because it simply stuck in no matter how the hole is lined up.
So i took balistol and a hammer to get it in with rough force....
Another gun tuber did it also with the hamer.
And i had the same problem as you tell at 7:03, so i had to use again rough force to line it up.
At 10:00 it was again much more difficult for me to get all in the right position to put the screw in.
In my case the trigger spring is to light for the rules of my shooting sports organisation, so i have to figure out, how to lighten it with another method.
Best wishes from germany.
Hi,the lower tang can be difficult, it sounds like you've had a hard time ,the first time I took one apart I had a difficult time too, so dont be too hard on yourself. It definitely gets easier the more you do it and I would say to anyone thinking of taking a Rossi apart-------allow yourself plenty of time and dont rush and definitely dont do it when you know your going to need the rifle later that day ! Thanks for looking in and commenting, cheers.
I feel the same freaking way I'm going insane watching him do this extractor spring washer part a billion times and still sitting on my work bench when ever i want to feel stupid i go mess with it i bought it used wanted to clean dirty as all get out and now I see why it didn't load a round in this guy said screw it make it ur problem for 150 dollars
This is brilliant! Thank you so much for making this video. Thumb way up and subbed.
Awesome Video Mate. Blessing Turbo.
Your video is a great teaching aid and a wonderful help to me. I had a difficult time cocking my rifle after cleaning. Your explanation of the extractor pin cover screw being slightly too long fixed was the cause of my problem. I noticed in your video that you replaced the extractor spring with thinner wire spring but close to the same length spring. I've seen available thinner wire but longer springs. Can you give me your source for the replacement so I may purchase one? Thanks for are your excellent Rossi M92 videos!!!
Thats great, glad it helped, the spring kit was a "Palo Verde Gunworks" one, try googling it,cant remember the address but was from the US,cheers and thanks for the kind comments,Trey.
Trey, Thanks so much. I found Palo Verde Gunworks at www.pvgunworks.com and the spring they offer. I appreciate your quick response and your very informative videos on RUclips. Jim
Your welcome Jim,glad I could help, cheers,Trey.
Did you replace your trigger spring as well? Where did you get the lighter ejector spring? You have the best disassemble and reassembly videos of the Rossi 92.
Hi, didn't replace trigger spring just shimmed it but you have to be really careful you don't produce a dangerous hair trigger, the spring kit was palo verde from the USA , if you make any changes just make sure you thoroughly test rifle after/trigger after, cheers.
should have been rifle/trigger after.
The dissassemly and re-assembly of my Rossi 45 Long Colt has been a challenge for me as it's the first time I have done this but your video has made it alot easier. Just one other question, where did you get the after market ejector spring ? The one in my Rossi is a fraction shorter than what you have in yours. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks
Hi Tony, got the spring kit from, Palo Verde Gunworks LLC, just google it, cheers.
@@myrossirifle thanks for letting me know where you got your spring kit for the Rossi but unfortunately Palo Verde Gunworks LLC don't ship outside the United Staes.
Thank you, very informative.
Outstanding video. Thanks for sharing this info!!!
your welcome, cheers.
Hermoso rifle muy bueno el vídeo
Thanks very much, this really helped!
your welcome, merry xmas.
Great set of videos.
During re-assembly, should any parts get a drop of oil or a smear of grease ?
Hi,yep you can, there is another vid that shows me doing just that, if you do, just put a small amount of grease on all internal moving parts/friction points taking care not to get any near the bolt face or chamber and you don't want any that will be collected by a round as it leaves the mag and travels up through the receiver,we really are talking small amounts/smears of grease, cheers.
FYI> Today I was told that removing the Lever Breeckbolt Pin voids the warranty from Rossi.
Thank you very good vid. Cheers.
Great video! I was finally able to make correctly the complete disassembly of my Rossi 92 for cleaning. Thank you for it from Russia! Got another question... please tell me where to buy a folding rear sight on the neck butt, as seen on your video? Thanks in advance!
Hi thanks for the comments, the rear sight is a "Marble Arms" and the front is a "Lyman Target" front sight, not sure where you would buy one in Russia but I use a site called "Brownells" UK,cheers.
*** Thank You *** If you're not an instructor, you should be ! .......... JRW
Thanks for that, just trying to keep things clear,when i bought my first Rossi i went online and was a bit disappointed with the lack of information so decided to do my own vids,cheers.
Thank you sir.. Very much..
Hi i have a question regarding the carrier, have you heard of the problem of the carrier not returning fully down, which doesnt allow a round to feed onto it? If so do u know of a fix or have any ideas on what to try?
Hi,
what a great video. I like you rear peep sight where did you buy it, I've tried to source one, but the only ones I can find say that they're not compatable with the later models with the saftey on the bolt.
thanks for a great set of videos
Cheers for that, its a Marble arms one and I got it from Brownalls uk, it went straight on to my new Rossi which came pre drilled, cheers.
Thanks for the videos. They were a great help. One thing missing, though. By the thumbnail, I thought you'd be taking the front down as well. The issue I'm having with mine is that I incautiously purchased a used one, and there's a nice swathe of rust nestled down between the barrel and magazine tube right back against the action.
I've been slacking, and the rifle has been sitting in the back of the safe (probably getting worse). I've determined that I probably need to get that magazine off to do a proper job of getting at the rust. Any chance you'll at some point do a video covering that part of the rifle?
ETA: Disregard. Found your video showing just that.
Good luck and hope its just surface rust and muck, let me know what you find, cheers.
Looks like the forearm got wet at some point and left.
Deep pitting around the base of the mag tube with lesser pitting running along a line wherever there was wood.
Bottom and side of the barrel is pitted, but less. Front of the action is pitted where the wood seated and along the forward lip on the outside.
Structurally, the rifle is still decent, but it's going to need refinishing. That's what I get for trusting the seller, I guess. Should have gone over the rifle a lot closer when I purchased it.
As long as its ok to shoot, sounds like a nice little refurb project, good luck, hope it all goes well, cheers.
All the rust is clear. Doesn't look like anything structural is compromised. It'll never pass for an 'as new' rifle again, but there are other ways to go, I guess. Meanwhile, I've put it back together for the time being. At least the damage will be held to its current state.
Meanwhile, I did have an issue putting the ejector back in, and thought some viewers might be interested in the workaround I figured out.
I don't know whether it's the spring on my particular ejector, worn parts, or what, but I could NOT get the collar to hook on the dogleg solidly enough to hold all the way through the assembly process just by pushing with a screwdriver/punch and hooking it on.
What I did was to wedge the shaft of the ejector up high enough to capture the collar, using a dime. I just laid the dime under the shaft with one edge at the bottom of the channel and the other overhanging the lip. This held the collar solidly in place.
With the collar captured, I placed the dummy round and carefully rocked it up, pushing the ejector into place against the spring. Once it was fully depressed, I removed the dime and installed the bolt. A little fiddly, but (at least in my case) seemed to work just fine.
Again, thanks for the vid. I'd never have managed this operation without it.
Thats great, you have a working rifle by the sounds of it and at least you know its faults and can prevent further deterioration and another way of assembly ! Excellent.
I am having trouble getting the pin that holds my lever in place to go in it doesn’t drop like yours did and I don’t wanna beat it in out of fear of damaging the rifle do you have any suggestions?
Sight down through hole and make sure its clear and everything is in right place, wiggle the lever a little until it starts in ( chamfered end first) ,once it starts in you can tap it in gently, if that fails take it apart and try putting the pin in the bolt outside of the rifle, that way you get a feel for how tight it is, you could also try assembling the rifle without the ejector assembly just for practice until your happy then reassemble as normal,-----dont despair, just keep trying, cheers.
Thanks, very helpful.
your welcome, cheers.
i have a silver pine about 3/4 in lone what is it
Tons of help thank you!!
Outstanding!! Thank you.
Thanks, glad it helped, cheers.
Im stuck at 4:15. Cannot get that spring collar to slide below so i can get the spring to lock. Its all stock but I can’t seem to get it to go? Any thoughts?
Nevermind i got that part in, now stuck at the lever jamming. Yeeeesh
I can't get mine together. Everytime I get it assembled the ejector springs out. I have been trying for two weeks. No luck getting the ejector assembly to stay in the bolt.
I havent got that spring and little washer on either I have tried everything I dont get it do I just leave it in the front and mash down with old shell??
Try installing the spacer, spring & the ejector in and install the lever pin. Then install the bolt and remove the lever pin once the bolt is in again, then install the lever & locking lugs.
I'm having trouble with the extractor and collar and such.... Its not allowing my lever to slide into place for reassembly. Could it be bent? Any other issues or FM I missing a step??? TIA
Hi,dont know if your missing a step but just keep trying, sometimes the collar and ejector are not lined up properly, try putting the bolt in the receiver without spring/ejector etc and then put the lever and locking lugs in and get a feel for it, make sure the locking lugs are right way round or this will also stop the lever from seating, let me know how you get on, cheers.
It seems to close properly without spring and ejector in place, which is pushing me to think the extractor is maybe bent and not allowing the lever to saddle into place on the bolt... Does this sound somewhat right? Thanks again!
It is possible that it could be bent but I think it would be obvious to the naked eye if it was ? It can be a fiddle to get it in, the bolt has to be in the right position (part open) but not enough to eject the round to seat the lever in --------keep trying, sorry I cant be more help, let me know how you get on, cheers.
I have reassembled my rifle. Many thanks. I am now facing the issue of my "next live round" not wanting to load. I suppose I will buckle and take it to a reputable local expert. You have helped tremendously, and will be recommending this video to any others that seek advice. Thanks :)
Hi Eric,thats great, glad you got it back together ok,Rossis can be Round sensitive---ie certain rounds may jam, especially Wad cutters, try different rounds if you can and also try 38s as well as 357 and see what happens before a trip to local expert, I reload and if my 357 rounds are a tad too long they will jam, also round nose flat points will not load in 357 only in 38s,i find the best round for me is TC (truncated cone),just a thought before you blow some money for someone to tell you this, cheers and good luck, Trey.
Trey, I received my springs as we talked about before. I noticed a slight bend near the end of the Main Spring Rod. It bends upward near the hole where we place a wire to take the tension off the Main Spring. Is this normal? I guess what I'm saying is the Main Spring Rod is not perfectly straight. I could send you a couple of photos if I had your email address. If you think a slight bend is OK, then I need not send photos. Thanks, Jim
Hi Jim, the main spring rod should be straight, sometimes they can become bent on assembly if the rod is not located properly in the guide hole and pressure is then applied, this usually happens during assembly so sounds to me that this is the likely scenario, if the rifle is new and you haven't taken it apart then I would say it has happened at the factory end, you have 2 choices, send it back or take it out and carefully straighten it yourself, if it was mine I would carefully straiten it myself but your call.To tell if a cylindrical rod is straight you can just roll it lightly with your finger on a perfectly smooth flat surface, any bend will then show if that makes sense, cheers Jim.
Trey, Thanks. The rifle is new and has never been shot by me. I've contacted Rossi and they wanted photos; I sent three of them. If Rossi determines that the part needs replaced they are going to send a new part to me free of charge. I'm waiting on them now. I really appreciate your input. Thanks again, Jim
No problem, hope you get it sorted, cheers.
Thanks!
Your welcome and thanks for the sub,cheers.
Ive got an interesting and infuriating problen
When i put the bolt back in and cycle the action the ejector and spring refuse to stay in the bolt and spring out
I have the collar seated properly and am using a dummy round to reassemble
Im not sure why it is doing this but it seems like whatever holds the ejector in place is not doing its job for some reason
Hi, are you cycling the the action with the bolt pin back in ? Without the rifle in front of me its hard to say, if you are definitely assembling correctly, spring on first and then collar, keeping a downward pressure on dummy round when offering in to receiver as collar can slip out of place at this point if not careful and definitely getting the lever assembly in the correct place and then putting in the bolt pin BEFORE you cycle to eject round then all should be ok, I know your telling me its not but sometimes during assembly the ejector/collar can slip out of place especially if you have the powerful original Rossi ejector spring, sorry I cant give you a definitive answer all I can say is keep trying-----------is this the first time you've taken one apart and is the rifle new ?
My Rossi Rifle this is my second time putting the rifle back together the first time it went together fine with the original springs, i have pulled it apart the second time to fit aftermarket springs and have encountered this problem
I cant see the collar so i cant be certain it isnt coming out as i push the bolt back in but ive attempted it 10-15 times now with the same result
Thankyou for your advice it is much appreciated!
Imight have to take it to a gunsmith, i will post the fix once i find it in case anyone else encounters this problem
My Rossi Rifle also to answer your other questions i am cycling the action with the bolt pin in
And the rifle is somewhat new, it was built in the early 80s but never used until i bought it this year, i have inly fired 200 rounds through it
Have you tried putting it back together with the original spring and not the after market one ?
My Rossi Rifle yeah i gave that a try but still the same problem
Its certainly an unusual one as i cant seem to find any info on anybody else experiencing the same problem
I've decided these lever action rifles are not worth fooling with anymore. I need a new magazine tube and a new barrel. I've put this project on hold for now. I'll offer a word of advice, go ahead and save your money and buy a Winchester 92.
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