Question about rossi - The Firearms Forum

sydsdaddy · 01-03-2009, 06:38 PM

Hi all went to one of my local gun shops today for a mag extension for my lcp and got to talking to one of the fellas who worked there. He didnt have any but after discussing my looking for a .357 4 inch revolver, and I just couldnt afford the gp 100 now, he suggested I look at the rossi revolver. He said hes heard good things from people, made by taurus now, they just dont make a stainless version, he said they seem to be very good guns for the money. Anyone have an opinion, remember this is a house protection gun not a range gun or ccw gun, thanks in advance and God Bless.

armedandsafe · 01-03-2009, 07:02 PM

Rossis have been spotty in reliability in the past. The ones FirstInLine owns (circa mid-80s) have been flawless. Now that Tarus has taken over, the reports are better. Most complaints I have seen / read are about fit and finish, when people didn't get $1,500 finish on a $300 gun.

Pops

XD Fan · 01-03-2009, 07:07 PM

My wife has a Rossi .38 that she loves. In the two years she has had it, it has been carried
daily, shot often, and has never failed to go bang. The cylinder locks up tight and is just now showing very little movement. This despite having shot many Cor-Bon DPX loads over its life. I say Good Value.

dogngun · 01-03-2009, 09:43 PM

I bought a Rossi stainless .357 4" revolver about 15 years ago because it was cheap and seemed like a tight gun. It looked a little odd, but shot very well and had no problems - I tought my wife to shoot with it, eventually traded it in for something "better".
The newer Rossis I have seen looked very much improved, and I'm kind of interested in one myself.

mark

gdmoody · 01-04-2009, 10:04 PM

Several years ago when a Rossi was about the only gun that I could afford, that is what I bought. I still think that their old .38 with the 3 inch barrel was a really good gun, I kinda wish I still had one.

ozo · 02-03-2011, 11:16 AM

I bought a stainless .38 Rossi in 1984? at wal-mart,
think it was 4" (5"?) because I was there-it was only $200-it looked and
felt like a S&W (it mysteriously disappeared in the mid '90s).
It was tight and shot really well, and I was very fond of it.
Because of it and it's quality, I have purchased a couple other Rossi's
over the years, and really like them also.
I have a lever action carbine in .357 (smooth) and a 'bedside'
.38 snub(pic). The pic is a Rossi .38 Special BrazTech by Taurus
made in Brazil bought around 2000-2001.

bayhawk2 · 02-03-2011, 11:58 AM

I saw the Rossi Revolver .357 blued at Academy.It was normally $299,
on sale for $249.I like its design.I have 2 Taurus Revolvers.
No complaints here.For the money,I think it would be a great house gun.

01-03-2009, 06:38 PM	#1
sydsdaddy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 19	Question about rossi Hi all went to one of my local gun shops today for a mag extension for my lcp and got to talking to one of the fellas who worked there. He didnt have any but after discussing my looking for a .357 4 inch revolver, and I just couldnt afford the gp 100 now, he suggested I look at the rossi revolver. He said hes heard good things from people, made by taurus now, they just dont make a stainless version, he said they seem to be very good guns for the money. Anyone have an opinion, remember this is a house protection gun not a range gun or ccw gun, thanks in advance and God Bless. -->

01-03-2009, 07:02 PM	#2
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Question about rossi Rossis have been spotty in reliability in the past. The ones FirstInLine owns (circa mid-80s) have been flawless. Now that Tarus has taken over, the reports are better. Most complaints I have seen / read are about fit and finish, when people didn't get $1,500 finish on a $300 gun. Pops

01-03-2009, 07:07 PM	#3
XD Fan Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 34	Re: Question about rossi My wife has a Rossi .38 that she loves. In the two years she has had it, it has been carried daily, shot often, and has never failed to go bang. The cylinder locks up tight and is just now showing very little movement. This despite having shot many Cor-Bon DPX loads over its life. I say Good Value.

01-03-2009, 09:43 PM	#4
dogngun V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berks County, PA Posts: 54	Re: Question about rossi I bought a Rossi stainless .357 4" revolver about 15 years ago because it was cheap and seemed like a tight gun. It looked a little odd, but shot very well and had no problems - I tought my wife to shoot with it, eventually traded it in for something "better". The newer Rossis I have seen looked very much improved, and I'm kind of interested in one myself. mark

01-04-2009, 10:04 PM	#5
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,358	Re: Question about rossi Several years ago when a Rossi was about the only gun that I could afford, that is what I bought. I still think that their old .38 with the 3 inch barrel was a really good gun, I kinda wish I still had one. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

02-03-2011, 11:16 AM	#6
ozo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,770	Re: Question about rossi I bought a stainless .38 Rossi in 1984? at wal-mart, think it was 4" (5"?) because I was there-it was only $200-it looked and felt like a S&W (it mysteriously disappeared in the mid '90s). It was tight and shot really well, and I was very fond of it. Because of it and it's quality, I have purchased a couple other Rossi's over the years, and really like them also. I have a lever action carbine in .357 (smooth) and a 'bedside' .38 snub(pic). The pic is a Rossi .38 Special BrazTech by Taurus made in Brazil bought around 2000-2001. Attached Images __________________ http://www.nranews.com/#/nranews, "ozo. you're off your rocker sir." -johnlives4christ http://www.prisonplanet.com/ -America,Bless GOD-

02-03-2011, 11:58 AM	#7
bayhawk2 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 102	Re: Question about rossi I saw the Rossi Revolver .357 blued at Academy.It was normally $299, on sale for $249.I like its design.I have 2 Taurus Revolvers. No complaints here.For the money,I think it would be a great house gun.