akuser47 wrote:I think this falls into the phrase of if it's fine we rarely hear praise for them but when there is issues everone wants to sing it to the world. It is always a gamble with any gun if you do not do your homework. I am pleased yours are GTG. I think most are GTG it's just those few that get burnt that spread the hate on ROSSI brand.
Pretty much.
I put them in the same category as Century built firearms. The angry beavers at Century get it right most of the time, but the failures are frequent enough and the QA poor enough that a substantial number of mistakes go out the door. And when the happens, more often than not, the new owner will complain in a loud and public manner. There was also a point of critical mass with Century and once the bad reputation got bad enough, shooters who had good Century built models stopped saying anything as it was not worth the uphill fight trying to argue that not all of them were bad.
Rossi or Century, it's made worse when buyers order them on-line and then fail to do a thorough inspection before accepting the rifle or carbine. I usually end up paying a little more for mine but with both Rossi and century rifles I buy them in the shop with a dealer who will take them back (in a reasonable period of time) if you find they shoot or function badly on the range. The shop I do the most business with is upfront that Rossi and Taurus are the guns they return the most for mechanical problems.
That's one of the reasons I like this site as it spreads the positives about Rossi firearms, not just the negatives.
Rossi's overall are good guns and superb values. With very little sweat equity you can take a $500 lever gun and get looks and performance that would cost you $800 to $1000 from anyone else. It's more than a fair trade off for having to be well informed when you purchase one.
