Rossi Gallery 22 A modern version of the old Carnival Gallery Guns 

I got this exact gun brand new out of the box and no issues whatsoever with the pump action it’s buttery smooth and after thousands of rounds it has never once failed to fire or reload.

Wow, I didn't know these little pump action 22s where still around. Very cool. Sort of an updated version of the Winchester.

I've been waiting for someone to finally post a review of this gun! Please continue to break it in and update us with your thoughts!

I've been thinking about getting a gallery gun of some type. You've convinced me that this is not the one for me for many reasons. Thanks for the great review.

Im a big fan of .22 pumps and I recently bought the wood version Rossi. Took it to the range and it functioned perfectly. No need to press the slide lock with every shot. When I picked it up at my local gun store the action was pretty stiff but quickly loosened up and works great now. I also have a Henry pump that I’ve owned for a few years now. The Henry is beautifully made USA quality but honestly I prefer the Rossi for the target/plinking that I like to do. The Henry weighs significantly more and its slide action is a little stiffer. The full buckhorn sights on the wood version Rossi are robust metal and very nice. The Rossi trigger, trigger guard, butt plate, barrel band, and knob on the magazine tube are poly but the rest is all metal and wood.

I tried loading .22 short in mine. It held 20 shots of the .22 short, and they cycled perfectly so it should work fine with those too.

Just got one, like the look and feel, last on shelf. Shooting tomorrow will let my bros and sis know

I have the exact same one it will chamber and fire 22 short as well as Long rifle great gun for the money glad to finally see a video on it

Thanks for the review. Just purchased the wooden stock version. I noticed that it required a break in period to get it to function to my liking. The sights were set pretty well from the factory. I haven tried shorts or cb longs in it yet but I’ll give them a try soon.

Good video Richard. Gotta say I myself would probably never purchase one, but that does resemble the models used in the old shooting galleries that once were on every Jersey shore boardwalk. Simpler times, back before the witch and her flying monkeys.

Purchased mine 3 days ago currently being shipped. Thanks for this video. Helped hold me over till it arrives.

Grabbed one today was regretting my purchase seeing it malfunction on you having to push the slide lock after every shot but after reading the comments I'm excited to take it to the range for the first time

I was thinking that, up to the first 15 shots when you had the action lock problem, it was likely a temporary thing. Glad to see that I was right. I guess it was the Winchesters, as you said in another comment.

My brother has the wood stock and corn cob pump version and it does not lock where you have to press the release button for every shot. It's a fun shooter ... side note - I own the the Rossi R22 semi auto ( whopping $119.00 ! ) and have shot it for a year often and it has been magnificent. No failures no matter the ammo weakness in fps so it shoots whatever you feed it. The front sight and the rear sight are the same exact sights you have here ...

I’ve got 2 Rossi pump action 22’s that I think are 40 or 38 years old. They are one serial number apart and beautiful rifles. I really like Rossi. I just bought the new semi auto Rossi. I hope it shoots just as well as the older ones.

Thank you for the great video . I purchased the wooden furniture Gallery 01/11/2022. What a fun little rifle 😊. Problems? Yes. When I load 15 rds in the tube, it will misfire the 2nd or 3rd shot, every time. After that it fires as should. I never have to pull the action release. So, I decided to load just 12 into the tube. I’ve fired three 12 rd tubes without a hiccup. Then I tried 15 again, and it misfired on the 2nd shot, then all the rest fine . I called Rossi & talked with a technician. She said I could send it in, I said I don’t like that idea. Another technician got involved & said to exercise the spring. He said most likely the spring is too tight. Which I have been doing. I’ve also cleaned the dirty gun. And have been working the action. Hopefully all will work itself out soon. However, let me say this: I like this little gun so much, that if i am destined to live with a 12 rd load, I will still be happy. Also, knowing I am not a great shooter, 75 with bad eyes, I found this rifle very accurate from 30 yards out. While standing up, my worst grouping was 5.5” by 7”. At my age, with a new gun, I’ll take that. Richard, thanks again for your wonderful video . I like all of your videos.

Now I got to get one of the for my 22 condition problem I have😁. Thanks for perfect showing. It's not perfect but it will work and I like it. 👍👍👍

I picked my new Rossi Gallery gun up today, I cleaned all the factory lube off and out of it. Then lubed it up with Ballistoll, Then I spent 20 minutes just working the action, I do this with all my new guns, really helps to loosen and break in the action and helps to get familiar with the gun, After all that I shot 150 rounds, no malfunctions of any kind, the gun operated great with 4 different types of ammo brands, standard LR to high velocity. 36 grain HP to 40 Round nose, I'm all out of shorts but hopefully I can find some more sooner than later and try shooting them in it. At the end of the day I would recommend buying this gun this or the wooden version. It's not a Henry pump action or my Remington Model 12. But for the smaller sticker price I'd say it's worth it. It's fun none the less and accurate. it will be great for plinking or small game hunting, or a knock around truck gun, that's just my opinion Great video...

I was debating between the rossi and the henry version. I did get the henry! I like how you went over this gun. I might add it to my collection. Henry does shoot 22 short, long and long rifle which is nice. Subscribed.

Always wanted a pump .22...should go well with my Rossi RS22.

This is so cool I've never heard of a new/modern pump .22. Actually I think Remington makes one but it still has woodfurniture

Nice shooting. I just picked up the RIO BRAVO and it is fun. Thanks for the video.

Just purchased the Rossi Rio Bravo and the Rossi Gallery. Very happy with both. Also have a Rossi tuffy 410 snake charmer. Great firearms

I have an original Winchester 1906 Gallery Gun and a Rossi 62 reproduction and they both are an incredible amount of fun. You couldn't pay me to to put up with this thing in the video.

Nice gun and video Richard. I have one of the Winchester 62a in .22 short only. It's a year production 1949. My Dad got it new in 1949 when he was 15 years old. I like the pump action .22 rifles. May have to give the Rossi a look see. Thanks for the video.

I was looking at one of these at my favorite gun store. Might have to go back and get it.

Great video. I will use this video for teaching moments

Another great review Richard 👍

I almost wrote off the rifle when it didn't cycle in the beginning. Glad it loosened up at the end. I'm still not sold on the rifle though...but great review nonetheless!

I also like 22 short. Great trap line round.

Glad it started working right for ya, looks like a fun little rifle.

Thanks Richard. Nice job. ... as always. JimE

Back in the 1960’s, when I was a young teenager, I learned to shoot using a pump gallery gun using 22 shorts when the carnival came to town every August. One year, the carney guy paid me to help him pack up on Saturday night when the carnival left town. I earned back some of my paper route money I spent. I have been thinking of getting a pump action gallery gun. Originals like I used back in the day are a bit pricy. I have seen these Rossi’s but they seem flimsy. I am thinking of maybe getting a Henry even though they are twice the price.

I actually saw one of these at the SCHEELS down the street from me last week. Didn't really look at the price tag. But at least it's available

Great review, but your Rossi is broken. I just bought two of these Rossi's for my kids, both of them will cycle without pulling the action release (after the initial round is chambered). Thanks for the thorough review!

What a sweet little pea shooter. I want one now. Subbed. Your channel is not just more of the same old. I dig that.

I like pump 22’s as well. I have a Winchester 1890/06, Savage 1914, Remington 121 and High Standard Flight King. I sold the STevens Visible loader I had

If the hammer doesn't go all the way forward it won't let you pump the action after the shot. I got one and just shot it the first time today. I had one misfeed and two clicks, but seems to be a fun little gun for plinking.

Just bought one shoots really good

Good review to give potential consumers an idea of what to expect. Dr. Squatch commercial 2/3 way through video. They make good soap. I'd like to see that rifle able to handle .22 Shorts as well.

I was told that the shooting gallerys used special low power rounds. I remember my dad taking me to a country fair and him teaching me to shoot there.

Just got one, you taught me a lot thanks!

Just got mine and mounted a 3-9x32. Hoping it’ll be my next small game hunting gun.

These have been cracking in the die cast that the barrel inserts to in the receiver. If you do a search on web you will find some pictures and info on it.

I have one of these Rossi pump action 22 down here in Australia i dont have to touch that lever on mine when i cycle i have found that CCI Velocitor the best ammo for my rifle very accurate at 50 meters but i have a scope on it as i am no spring chicken ,love Rossi have also 357 and 44 magnum citadel levtac,s are awesome have had Winchester , Mossberg and Marlin levers these are better in my opinion they cycle real smooth out of the box

Richard is the Gallery gun still doing good? I am going to gun shop tommorow and gonna get one. Seen a couple videos where some were having receiver issues. Barrels were loose. Just wondering. This rifle brings back memories of long ago😁.

Available with wood stock also, made by cbc, I bought one like yours about a week ago, a little stiff out of the box but getting better

I have always wondered how the guys who never want to put their hand over the end of an empty barrel actually clean their guns? I have not been able to figure that out yet myself.

My rio Bravo in wood furniture which by the way is back at rossi does not need to be unlocked after firing, only when cocked.

Thanks for your review man it was a good video and does this rifle have a break in period it seems to have one since in your video the action seemed a bit rough and stiff at first and required using the action release to work right

Loved the review, thanks brother.

*Bought this a couple weeks ago. Never had that **_Unlock_** problem you do. Try taking up some slack on the trigger, when chambering a round. Mine shoots great out to 100 yards, straight out the box, and **_Yes, it does feed .22 Shorts._** In fact mine loads 22 of them. Best rounds I have found that feed flawlessly, are the Remington Yellow Jacket, and CCI Stingers.* 👍👍👏🇺🇸️🎯🐎

Nice , But I will wait for the woodstock one comes out ... interesting video pard :-)

Just picked up one good review looks like it done OK can’t wait to shoot it

I am glad the rifle loosened up in the end. Using the action release all the time would have been a deal breaker.

Rossi also sells a wood stock version. The only difference i can tell between the two is the plastic version has different sights.

Another Great Vid! Been looking into these gallery style rifles cool stuff Seems like Lever action is way to go.On the pump wouldn’t doubt if there’s a stock safety delete or Hak.Envy your saloon Man and Awsome flag there in the corner 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

Looks like a fun plinker to me, would love to see you throw a scope on it an see what sort of accuracy you could wring out of it, an try different ammo also, possibly another video, ? , thx for the vid.

Thanx for the review..Mite get me one of these to go with the old school Rossi M62 stainless steel 16.5 inch .22 mag pump that i just found at a pawnshop. And it was way less money than this one..think they'd go good together!! :-)

Fun video, thanks. I own a Winchester 1906 gallery gun. I noticed the Rossi doesn't have the takedown screw, something I like about the original.

Wish they made it with the nice wood they put on the model 92's. Its a cool design, wish more people made 22 pumps.

I have a Taurus pump 22 that looks and chambers like the old Winchester gallery guns but you do need to work it with authority. I really don't like the idea of unlocking action every time. Looks like it just needed a break in.

Nice gun

I have the wood stock version and I don't have to press the action release lever in front of the trigger for continuous shooting.

The real “gallery guns” were the 22 Winchester 06’s. The Rossi is a “gallery gun” only in the fact it’s a pump action 22…….THAT’S IT. I guess that makes my pump action 500 Mossberg 12 gauge a “gallery gun.” The Winchester 06 had a beautiful wood forearm and the smoothest action. Well put together……….it was a WINCHESTER ! You will never confuse a Rossi with Winchester. Calling a pump action Rossi 22 a gallery gun just doesn’t cut it !

I had a bolt action Marlin XT22 that was sold months ago. I didn't like it, wasn't as accurate as I was lead to believe and I didn't like working the bolt. I still like a manual action .22 rifle tho and I feel that a pump is better than a lever, less complex design. For something I'd likely only shoot at 50 yards, this would be perfect. I concur with other, make a follow up video in the future and let us know how it's running.

I have Rossi 22 mag and it is the worst pew pew I don’t mind telling you it jams almost every time it will tear the bullet up to but the one you got does way better

I bought one of these. I've had no trouble with it . The action lever on mine doesn't have to be pressed between rounds. How ever I have been looking for a video to lighten the trigger. Mine is horrible I don't have a trigger gauge but I would bet it's between 25 and 30 pounds of pull maybe more. It shoots great and pumps great and it will shoot anything you put in it shots longs and long rifle. But that trigger is terrible. Any suggestions. Thanks

The shot fired should unlock the action, just like a pump shotgun,

Awww man!!! That thing looks like FUN!!! I've never heard of this before now but I love it. Hope it runs well. Thank for sharing it. 👍 (If only the bbl were threaded...) Hmm... That action shouldn't be locking up like that. Maybe ammo related? That stinks.

Good review Richard.

I have one coming.

WOW what a clunker!! Henry makes a pump .22 with traditional wood stock that has great reviews. Nice video though!

Might be a dumb question but do these have a rifled barrel?

Great review thanks.

I think the problems you were having with it cycling was the windchester ammo , I have the lever action in this rifle, and it does not like that Winchester ammo, it got jammed up in the tube, we're my other bulkammo just ran perfectly

My local pawn shop has the new Rossi lever action, which I thought about purchasing. They said that they are getting a couple of the new rossi gallery guns at the end of the week. I'm thinking of purchasing the gallery gun simply because I dont own any pump 22lr's. But after watching this video and seeing how you have to push the slide release before loading a round kind of makes me unsure about purchasing one... Of course it's not advised, but I wonder if the slide release can be removed in order for it to work without using it? Also, since I enjoy working with wood, Im wanting to make a walnut stock and forend for the gallery gun. Im not sure how the forend comes off as of yet. Does it have screws holding it in place or does the magazine have to be dismantled in order to remove the forend? Thanks

Love the review. A .22 you don't take apart to clean? No thank you. I've got two of the older Rossi 62's. I'm sure this one costs MUCH less to produce. That's Rossi for you. If they can make it cheaper, they will.

I will date myself here but I was able to shoot the gallery guns at the fair when I was a kid, the folks would pony up and get a kick out of us kids shoot away, That's when America was still free, now we have BRANDON.

Picked one up at a gun show new. But before I could fire it the front sight fell off..

Halloween special ?!? Lol ....... Already shared your vide to the wife so she can get me one lol

Looked at one today. Not a true gallery gun in that it only shoots 22LR unlike the Winchester 62A and Rossi 62 which shoot short Long & LR. Also be aware that slide (no slides on Win or Rossi 62) will come back and cut you as well as the hammer is very sharp. Great review though thanks

That’s a cool little rifle. I have a pump action 22LR,L&S made by “Keystone” and it is a takedown model. It’s absolutely a tack driver. Fun guns. Also that’s some beautiful land you are on. What area are you in. Good video. 👍

Our local shop had both the wood, and synthetic stock version. The wood stock version cycled every time without having to push the release lever. However, the synthetic stock I had to push in the release lever every time. I don’t think the stocks have anything to do with it, but maybe build quality control? Idk. I really want one, but don’t want to have to push in that release button every time to cycle a round.

They do offer it with beechwood also.

Great video

Got one of these about a month ago, but my action was seized up. I pulled and pushed while holding the receiver release and it pumped but I heard a crack and a piece of the receiver (right by the feed ramp) cracked off... not the best for quality control I must say. I've been waiting 3 weeks for the repair so far. The good thing is that Rossi repair people seem to be very nice.

I was looking at these not long ago, reasonably priced it seems. There's something about an octagon barrel combined with a lever action I want to own, had my Marlin 336 for a long time so it won't be the first lever action I've had the pleasure to have. What's your overall thought / opinion about Rossi firearms ?

how has the rifle been since you posted this?

I love the shorts my self great video

Good review! The initial action release difficulty could possibly have been shipping preservatives left in the action. A bit costly considering their semi-auto goes for just a bit over $125.00.

yo pardna! love your style I subbed GREAT VIDEO

thats a nice saloon.

How is it running after breaking it in?

great video!!!!

Just bought one today...if i knew about the bs lock i woudnt have bought it....might be trading it off.

I have this gun. Had to send it back for warranty work because the sights were canted to the right. Rossi was quick to do the warranty work. When I got it back the sights were aligned BUT now the barrel is cracked at the breach. I contacted Rossi a second time and am waiting for a reply.

Is there a rail? Can you add a rail to it for an optic if you want wait to use the provided irons?

I could be interested in this little rifle. Just wondering, did you try shorts in it? Don’t laugh but I remember those shooting galleries at the Oklahoma state fair. I couldn’t hit anything

Wow, you have a Stevens visible loader?!?!?!?!? PLEASE feature that here on your channel!