Rossi R92 Lever Gun 357 Magnum 

Bought mine a couple of years ago to work in tandem with my Taurus Tracker revolver. It works well for me, is reliable, cycles 38 spl or 357 rounds just fine. Price is right and, in a “situation”, doesn’t antagonize the fearful ones instinctually opposed to the “black rifles”. I recall you’ve done a shoot with the Rossi 44 mag also; I’ve paired mine with the Taurus Tracker 44 mag, just because. Again, price is right, quality is there, it does what I want. Working firearms rather than museum pieces.

My wife bought me a Rossi 92 saddle carbine in 357/ 38 spl for our first anniversary in 1979. I lost it in a house fire 2 1/2 years ago. It was my go to rifle on the farm. I really miss it

Funny because my R92 wouldn’t cycle 38 special at first. But, keep cycling ammo through it and very quickly it was fine.

Over 6 decades of shooting and collecting with hundreds of weapons bought and sold. I've owned a bunch. One thing that always flusters me are those that will talk trash about a weapon they actually have never owned. They regurgitate BS from others that are equally ignorant about weapons they have zero knowledge of. Having that said, one of my prize rifles I've owned for a few years is the 20" Rossi similar to the one in this video. It has case hardened nose cap, frame, and curved butt stock. In 357mag. Was a little stiff at first, but simply working the action some smoothed it out to perfection. Accuracy is remarkable. And I often go up against my neighbors in our area in the woods with their scoped AR weapons when we gather for some shooting fun. And I'll show up with my R92 and no one even makes a rude comment about it. Most just say that the old man and that levergun just never misses. And my Rossi R92 is box stock bought in 2016 for around $650 new. Best money I ever spent. So I'm sure the gun snobs turn their noses up at Rossi 92s. But while they're happy with their high dollar weapons they bought to impress others, I'll be shooting the pants off my neighbors with my alleged "piece of junk" from Brazil. 😏

I have a R92 since 2008, and 2 years ago I put a low power scope on it... A Brazilian Gunsmith invented a rail with a side ejection feature. It deeply changed the gun, making it capable to group 5 shots in 20mm at 50 meters with ease... That scope mount gave a new life for my gun!

I've had my Rossi 92 carbine since 2017. Very light and handy rifle; I put a Skinner rear aperture sight on mine because I'm not a big fan of semi-buckhorn sights. Also, mine also had an easier time feeding .38 over .357 in the beginning. Some .357 ammo did not want to feed at first; not an issue now, thankfully. I guess it got broken in.

I bought mine in the early nineties. 45 colt ,stainless, dark contrasting stock. Built solid,and very smooth operating. Back then it was called a Pumak

It is fun to watch a whole new generation really turning on to lever guns. I'm an old fossil. I love "cowboy" firearms. Single action black powder revolvers, single action center fire cartridge revolvers, Sharps rifles, lever actions rifles, all of that. I grew up when westerns were the TV shows and movies were westerns for a Saturday evening's entertainment. The surprising thing? THEY WORK. Yes, there is a learning curve, but what a thing to learn! Sure, I like all manner of modern style weapons, but the soft spot in my heart belongs to cowboy type weapons. I do not have a Rossi...yet. That might change in the near future.

I have the R92 357 in triple black. Had to deburr the loading gate and magazine tube area. Works awesome now with any round. Smoothed out the whole action also. Smoothest lever gun I’ve ever used. Just needs some TLC.

Rossi helping to keep cowboy action shooting alive in more ways than one. Every cowboy needs a Rossi lever action rifle.

@hickok45 I'm always eager to watch each and every one of your videos since 2017 that's when I first found your channel and I still watch your older and newer vidoes to this day

I bought one of these way back in the day when they came out, I think it ran me three bills, It’s one of my favorite back deck rifles, Never once had an issue with ammo

5:50 The “Late Gallagher” would be proud, Hickok45.🔨🍉🍉🔨

Anytime you have a lever rifle on the show is a good thing!!!

I love my Rossi 44 mag! Shes old and past broke in. Butter smooth in all aspects. I love taking it out camping and fishing up here in bear country. Both the Rossi and my sidearm take the same ammo, less to carry.

"If you don't know Elmer Keith, what's wrong with you"? Love that question! Thank you, Hickok45.

I have that exact same model. I replaced the plastic mag follower with a stainless steel one, the flip safety with a button and installed a Marbles fully adjustable tang sight - removing the semi buckhorn rear sight and putting a doevetail blank in. Mine shoots great.

Hey Hickok 45, where is your companion 357 Rossi revolver? Shouldn't you have a matched set when available? Just poking a little fun at you! I have enjoyed you channel, and your history lessons for years. Keep 'm coming!

I have two Rossi 92s. A carbine with large lever loop in .357/38 sol & a rife in .44mag/ .44 sol. Love both. The rifle looks great with octagonal bbl

Lever guns are always a blast to shoot, and this one looks like a solid option for anyone looking for a reliable rifle with a bit of history.

I have TWO of these. Love them both. My first one has a stainless steel barrel, round, 20", with light-reddish brown wood. I got a second one with a black barrel, round, 20", and darker wood. But I got the idea of swapping the furniture on both of them so the colors would be a better contrast, and they really look GREAT. The lighter reddish wood looks so much better with the black barrel. And the darker brown looks better with the stainless steel barrel. BOTH of them shoot great, and the action is smooth. In fact, I sold my Henry so I could get the second one, I like Rossi better. I only use 38 spl. in both of them, and they work great. I cut the magazine tube spring to make loading easier, and smoothed the edges at the loading port. Now everything is smooth as butter. The sites were dead on out of the box, but since I'm 64 and need glasses, I replaced the buckhorn with peep hole sites. Not the expensive ones, but the round ones that go in the same slot as the buckhorn sites. Easier for me to pick up the target with those. I LOVE shooting these things, they're my favorite guns.

The Fort Worth Gun Show had one just like this with the octagon barrel back in 2021. I couldn't pass it up. I love it.

I have the exact rifle, it does not like soft points or hollow points at all. Feeds everything else great. Great rifle

I have one with a 16-inch barrel. It shoots well. I had to put a peep sight on it to keep a good group. The buck horn sight is my only complaint. Besides that, it makes a good truck gun and probably a good hunting gun.

Have two Rossi 92s. One a 16 inch stainless in 45 colt that I really love the style and look of but, I've had feed issues with over the years. Really got to work that lever on it. Also have a 44 magnum, blued 20 inch barrel that has run fine. I take it to the range whenever I take the Model 29 out. Life is good!

Have a R92 stainless carbine in 44. Absolutely love that handy lever action.

After watching this video, I am thankful that I still have my Father’s Winchester Model 94 that he gave to me over 40 years ago👍

Great video again man. I love guns. Your channel feels oddly at home, despite me living at the other side of the globe

I've been toiling over getting one of these all week and now hickok45 posts it lol

I had a Rossi .357 for a little over a year and rarely shot it (that was in the early 90s before my country's stupid mag laws came in and we all had semi autos etc). I found loading a bit finnicky (cut my finger tip on the gate once). Cycling wasn't perfectly smooth. I think these aspects probably would have smoothed out over time. The guy I sold it to never had an issue. In retrospect I wish I'd kept it. Light, relatively compact, handy and 10 rds of .357 on hand propelled through a carbine barrel. All in a country with ridiculously stupid gun laws (Canada) where this lever gun would be classed as non-restricted.

Lee's gunsmithing makes a complete spring kit for this gun. Between that spring kit and deburring, the action the Rossi r92 makes for a great gun.

Next try the American made Henry Long Ranger “lever-action” flush fit “detachable magazine” with 5 round capacity in 223 Rem/5.56 NATO. It comes in both Sighted and Unsighted models.

I have one and have put many many rounds through it, I have the carbine. Put a picatinny rail on it and a vortex viper red dot and can hit 8 inch steel free hand quickly at 120 yards. Absolutely love this rifle and it definitely gets easier to load as it gets broken in. I was happy to see hickok made a video on it!

Thank You Hickok 👍🇺🇸

Thank you for making this video, Hickok. I've been trying to make up my mind between a Rossi R92 and a Henry Big Boy for the longest time. This might just help me.

I owned one of these in .44mag, stainless, 24". The only thing I didn't like about it was the top ejecting receiver. Other than that, say what you want about Rossi, but that's one heck of a sturdy, well-built rifle.

I had an R92 for a few years. I made the mistake of detail striping it. A big no no. Took me weeks to figure it out. You really do need a third hand. Compared to my Marlin and Win, it's a real nightmare to disassemble. But is cycled everything and shot fine.

I love mine and have had only normal break-in issues. Basically the lever needing worked in to smooth out and the loading ramp getting smoothed over with rounds being loaded. I did pull the tube magazine spring and cut 4 inches off and it loads so much smoother now and holds an extra round of .38 sp now too. Great rifle

I've had an R92 in stainless steel and octo barrel for 20 years. Great gun, easy to carry. I installed a Skinner rear peep sight and it made it easier for me to shoot. It was balky loading .357 at first because the loading port and door have really sharp inside edges that dig into the brass and cause it to catch on the way in. A little filing and polishing and it's smooth as grandma's gravy.

Damn the tone the cowboy made came thru my tablet made my brain itch lol!

I bought the stainless version and luckily got the deep maple colored furniture such as what you're using here. I was so glad to see it. Unfortunately, haven't had a chance to take it to the range yet, but it is quite beautiful. A great purchase for a left handed shooter too since it's top-eject. Some people have chosen to file down the edges of the loading port lift to make loading easier. There is also a lighter spring for it since that has been a concern for many first purchasers.

I own this model in .44 magnum and I have carried it a lot, I usually carry my handloads in it 240 grain hornady xtp.. no complaints about it. It loads and cycles really smoothly. Like you said It must be something about the .357 mag specifically.

I have had one for about 8 years. Have put thousands of rounds through it,rack it hard it won't jam. Shoots everything I have put in it. Only complaint is I had to lock tite a few screws. Fast handing , reliable, and fun

I honestly had a dream last night that I bought a lever action rifle just like I had when I was a kid and low & behold you have one on your channel today.☆

Rossi is now chambering their R95 in 444 Marlin. I would love to see you do a video of the new R95 in trip4. My understanding is Rossi is now building their rifles in Georgia, USA.

The stocks appear to be bubunga or maybe purpleheart. Beautiful!

Great video nice Rossi R 92 357/38 rifle thanks for sharing Hickok45

I have one exactly like this one and love it! Actually the first video I’ve seen with the octagon barrel like mine

The Rossi R92 alis a very fine lever gun for the price point. Thanks for the video.

This reminds me of my dad's Marlin Model 1894C in .357 Magnum, great rifle and a very smooth action.

Love my R92 Triple Black, lots of little mods and reasonable parts for the loading issue. It’s a tack hammer with .357 or 38. Great gun, I got it before the craze hit, they are almost double in price.

Love my Rossi 92

Got mine in .44 mag, love it!

A couple years ago I fell in love with revolver-caliber leverguns and companion revolvers. I have Brownings in .44 and .32-20 and Rossis in .45 and .357. The recently made Rossis generally show up with rough cycling and handling traits. Sadly, after the increasingly steep purchase price, they then need either professional or DIY smithing. Dave's Gunz has a great tuning video and some hotrod parts for the R92. Applying his procedures and a few specific parts upgrades results in a levergun that's as slick as the '80s Brownings.

OAL makes a big difference. Mine wont cycle anything less than 158s due to OAL. You can definitely slick them up real well and if you take the loading gate spring out and file off like 1/3 of the width, it will load INFINITELY easier. You a little file work around the loading gate and a stainless follower helped a ton for me.

Always fun to see a gun I actually own on the channel! They’re surprisingly nice rifles. I had the same problem with mine with the loading gate screw being way too tight, couldn’t even squeeze the rounds past it into the tube. It actually pinched the brass cases at one point. Thankfully it was just two turns of a flathead away from being a fantastic little rifle for the price! I’ve heard the horror stories of these Brazilian firearms companies but I’ve not had an issue yet! Have you had a chance to do the new Heritage Roscoe yet? That’d be appreciated!

Its always a good day when hickok45 uploads

I love my Rossi R92 .357, mine has a regular barrel. I run both .38 & .357 thru it. I did a leather wrap on the lever.

have one in .357 and 44 magnum, handy weight , run great, only wish could mount a scope like my 336 as I get older.

I just picked up a R95 Rossi in 444 Marlin . The wood furniture is really nice , to my eye nicer then my Henry . Haven’t brought it to the range yet .

I got the stainless 16" barrel. I prefer the 357 in it over the 38 special. Just got to make sure my handloads are crimped right. The neck catches on the barrel. Factory loads never had a problem loading.

I have the same rifle, I loaded and cycled snap caps repeatedly to help break in the loading gate. It really seemed to help.

Heritage (the 22 revolver company) is now selling an 1892. It is also made by Rossi. Taurus, Rossi, and Heritage are under the same ownership.

7.85 MILLION subscribers and RU-vid wants to kick this guy off? Disney+'s normal shows hardly get that many views in a week.

I had to work on my loading gate leaf spring. It was very hard to load ammo, but now it's perfect. It is a really nice rifle for the price.

I have a 16" in 38/357 . What I shoot in BH , Sp 101 is the same ammo in the R92. I set it up . I did had things change on it that it was know for when I had tested some ammo and broke something to the firing pin . After it got all the work done. It works great .

I love my Rossi R92 38/357 16'' great little carbine. For the money I spent I'm not complaining. Only thing I recommend is to cut down the mag spring. The 16'', 20'', and the 24'' all have the same exact mag spring from the factory. cutting It down makes the loading easier, adds an extra round to capacity and does not affect the cycling.

I have 2 Rossi M92's, both 20" stainless models. One is 454 Casull/45 Colt and the other is 38 Special/357 Magnum, the 357 gets the most shooting for obvious reasons. One hint, just load the 357 part way and load the next the same and just push the last round in completely. There is a ridge where the magazine tube screws into the receiver and the cases can catch there with direct pressure from your thumb, with the next round pushing the cartridge just wiggles past that ridge it just allows it to bounce right around it. I have over 5000 rounds as far as I can tell through mine, the grandkids love to feed it anything I give them from factory rounds to my hand cast and powder coated rounds. After the first 500 or so the Rossi started to slick right up and now it still locks tight and loads as smooth as butter. Did I mention it's very accurate ? Shooting golf balls off the top of a fence post at 50 or water filled beer cans at 100 is a breeze. IMHO one of the best bang for the buck lever guns out there.

The 92s definately need a bit of internal refining to be butter smooth but worth the effort. Fantastic little rifles !

I really like my Ruger 77/357 carbine which is a bolt. It eats everything and is so smooth. Thanks for the video.

replace ALL the springs, polish everything and lop the barrel off at 20" perfectly balanced ... works as well in the field as a 30-30 out to 150 yards

My Thompson Contender in 357 Magnum is by far my favorite firearm

Stop giving me new guns for my Christmas list! I am to broke. Keep up the great videos Hickok

I like the R92. Very difficult to find in 454 Casull

I have the Rossi R92 in 357/38, 41/44 Remington magnum, 45 Colt and in 454 Casull. I am an avid believer in what Rossi is putting out right now. I also own the new Rossi R95 in 30/30 Winchester and 45/70 Government.

Hell yeah, I've wanted one of these for a while

I was just looking at this one online! I could use a reasonably priced levergun to match my reasonably priced single action.

I bought a Rossi like that 15 years ago except stainless & round barrel. I indeed had the same issue as Hickok but found that when loading I needed to push each round in with the next round. The other thing is I came with crappy sights which I replaced with Skinner peep sights. Maybe Rossi put better sights on the rifle now. Looks like Buckhorn sights on the rifle in the video

Oh seeing that spent round fly into the hemisphere reminded me of my Rossi 92 lol

I have a Rossi m92 puma i bought in 2007 when they were still made by Rossi, not taurus...16" inch large loop lever blued, i changed out the ejector spring and hammer spring from Steves Gunz..... Mine cycles 38 special and 357 mag, all brands ive put thru it.... Great carbine !!!

hickok is so cool imagine having a father as cool as him

I got a stainless-steel Rossi r92 carbine in 44 mag a few years back. Had to get a recoil pad for it, but other than that it shoots like a dream.

I have a Thunderbolt in.357, really a fun rifle.

I have one in 45 Colt bought in 2006 or there-a-bouts. Great shooter.

We love you old man❤

Crazy I thought this was a reupload for a second because in the Rossi 92 video from years ago he has the same malfunction and uses his knife to get the cartridge out

I've had an R92 for a few years now. My only complaint is the loading door is still stiff to this day. For what I got and paid for, I actually like this rifle. I think you do get more than what you pay for. Always feeds well, shoots well and is cheap enough that I don't worry about it taking some knocks in the field. For a simple working ranch gun, it does the job.

I have owned a number of R92’s, still have a loop handle 16 inch 45, a 24 inch octagon 44-40, and a round 24 inch 454 casull. Loading ports are usually difficult but can be tuned and they tend to soften with use. The action and trigger can be lightly tuned as well, even polished if desired.

I've had my r92 for a few years now and love it, sure I'd love a marlin or Henry but I couldn't beat the price of the 92. Hate loading the side gate but man is it ever fun to run

950$ thas wild i bought mine in .44 mag rossi holds 11 with the same wood for 500$ new at gun store

Like that Spyderco too, looks like it’s served you well.

That ejector, launching the empty cases faster than the projectile!

I bought mine a few years ago. had it drilled and tapped for a williams peep sight. It's a tack-driver and cycles 38 and 357 without a hitch,

The Rifleman topped off his 44-40 92 Winchester after emptying it during his show's intro.

THIS is the video I've been waiting for. I'm saving up for the modern version with the oversized lever!!

I've always wanted a Model 92 Winchester but somehow have never gotten around to buying one. :( As a fan of Western movies, they are such a familiar sight - don't know how I've resisted.

I like my Rossi 92.

The R 92’s are a bit rough, but well worth the money when you can get them for around $650 or less, a couple hours spent with them with a fine file, some sandpaper and a smooth stone will get them running real slick, it’s also easier to load them partially with the bullet case sticking out of the loading gate a little bit and using the next round to push it in.

Hickok is my spirit animal and my imaginary grandad

I have owned one of these since the early 80's. Action was a mite rough starting off, but it smoothed out,or I just learned how to operate it correctly. The only problem that I have encountered was the breaking of 2 firing pins. I hope that they have straightened that problem out.