Mine broke.

[kliff]

Davidson's, according to my dealer, got the rifle this past Monday! As of Wednesday, they were shipping it back to Rossi for repairs. Rossi is back logged 2-8 WEEKS! We're already 2 weeks in the hole, and looking at a possible 8 more. Somehow, I'm losing faith in this rifle, and Davidson's.....much less ROSSI.
IF it's back in 2-4 weeks, AND digests anything I feed it, without a hiccup, then all will be good. Anything less, and I'll probably sell ALL my Rossi firearms, and by an Uberti.

[pricedo]

Davidson's, according to my dealer, got the rifle this past Monday! As of Wednesday, they were shipping it back to Rossi for repairs. Rossi is back logged 2-8 WEEKS! We're already 2 weeks in the hole, and looking at a possible 8 more. Somehow, I'm losing faith in this rifle, and Davidson's.....much less ROSSI.
IF it's back in 2-4 weeks, AND digests anything I feed it, without a hiccup, then all will be good. Anything less, and I'll probably sell ALL my Rossi firearms, and by an Uberti.

The Chiappa rifles are good ...........much more expensive than the Rossis but much better with really nice furniture.
I own a Chiappas........a Mare's Leg Takedown in .44 Mag and it was A-1 right out of the box......W/M fit, bluing/case hardening, finishing & action cycling were "perfecto" without getting the tool box out.
I definitely got the impression that the Chiappa rifle was made by a company that actually gave a crap about the quality of the guns leaving their factory.
I categorize new Rossis as a "kit". When you open the box it's a crap shoot whether you have a little or a lot of work to do getting the guns up to snuff and running smooth.
If you're not a tinkerer and have limited patience and want a gun you can buy and shoot right out of the box but still like model 92s I'd go with a Chiappa.
I minimize the probability of getting a lemon by going to a shop and hand picking my Rossis off the rack rather than take a chance on an order-in "sight unseen" purchase.
If the store doesn't like my introspective vetting process I figure there is something bad he doesn't want me to see and I go someplace else.

[kliff]

My Henry Big Boy is the same, never missed a beat, never jammed, never failed to fire.... it just works and works smoothly.
Today I callled Davidson's myself.... 6 to eight weeks, IF I'm lucky! IF I'm even luckier, they'll get a new one in, and just replace it. Doesn't look like these weekly posts are gonna change for a while, so untill I either get it back repaired, or a new replacement, I'm gonna put myself on hold in this thread......ttyl...

[kliff]

Rifle is back, repairs were satisfactorily done. But in the mean time, I picked up another lever action, as I wanted to shoot some SASS events, and it wasn't happenning with this rifle in the shop.So, if anyone is interested, make me a reasonable offer, and you just might be the owner of a SS Rossi 20" barrel, 45LC rifle.
Email me < kliffsbuggy@yahoo.com >

Email will get my attention quicker than board postings, as I check email multiple times per day, but the boards sometimes only once per week. naturally it will need to be transferred through an FFL, and figure $30.00 shipping, in addition to any offer. thanks guys.

[Ranch Dog]

Rifle is back, repairs were satisfactorily done. But in the mean time, I picked up another lever action, as I wanted to shoot some SASS events, and it wasn't happenning with this rifle in the shop.So, if anyone is interested, make me a reasonable offer, and you just might be the owner of a SS Rossi 20" barrel, 45LC rifle.
Email me < kliffsbuggy@yahoo.com >

Email will get my attention quicker than board postings, as I check email multiple times per day, but the boards sometimes only once per week. naturally it will need to be transferred through an FFL, and figure $30.00 shipping, in addition to any offer. thanks guys.

How about posting a "WTS" add in the appropriate forum along with your asking price.