UPDATE--Rossi 92 Finally Back From Factory Service
Posted: 11 Mar 2017 13:26
After having my 92 for nearly three months, I got it back from Rossi (see my earlier post "Rossi Repair Service" in this topic), and trying it out, I had high hopes that it would "wear itself in." NO CHANCE.
After cycling it between 250 and 500 times (I lost count), using snap-caps, it is NO BETTER. To feed a cartridge from the magazine tube, it literally has to be SLAMMED shut, and even that doesn't always work. Also, over half of the screws through the side of the receiver were LOOSE. On top of that, I noticed that the "anti-droop" parts for the lever are not even there--no plunger, spring, or pin. In all fairness, those parts could be still in the oversized lever that I had the gunsmith remove and replace with the factory standard lever before shipping it in to Rossi, but even if that is the case, Rossi NEVER should have sent it back missing parts, even if they had to charge me for it. I guess they didn't charge me because they NEVER FIXED IT!
Local gunsmith is still out of town for at least two more weeks on a family emergency, so I'll have to wait to find out what exactly we are going to do.
Some research shows that it might be the ejector spring, as the rifle is difficult to close the last 1/4 to 3/8" or so. I have ordered up a new ejector spring, disassembly/reassembly DVD and a tool set from Steve's Gunz, and it should be here next week. Just might give a shot repairing it myself--I can't do much worse that the factory.
Really too bad, too. I have 5 Rossi 92's--4 of them bought brand new since 2013, and this one, purchased used but unfired. Guess I'll have to be more careful when buying used--maybe run some snap-caps through it before payment.
Pretty disgusted with the whole thing right about now.
After cycling it between 250 and 500 times (I lost count), using snap-caps, it is NO BETTER. To feed a cartridge from the magazine tube, it literally has to be SLAMMED shut, and even that doesn't always work. Also, over half of the screws through the side of the receiver were LOOSE. On top of that, I noticed that the "anti-droop" parts for the lever are not even there--no plunger, spring, or pin. In all fairness, those parts could be still in the oversized lever that I had the gunsmith remove and replace with the factory standard lever before shipping it in to Rossi, but even if that is the case, Rossi NEVER should have sent it back missing parts, even if they had to charge me for it. I guess they didn't charge me because they NEVER FIXED IT!
Local gunsmith is still out of town for at least two more weeks on a family emergency, so I'll have to wait to find out what exactly we are going to do.
Some research shows that it might be the ejector spring, as the rifle is difficult to close the last 1/4 to 3/8" or so. I have ordered up a new ejector spring, disassembly/reassembly DVD and a tool set from Steve's Gunz, and it should be here next week. Just might give a shot repairing it myself--I can't do much worse that the factory.
Really too bad, too. I have 5 Rossi 92's--4 of them bought brand new since 2013, and this one, purchased used but unfired. Guess I'll have to be more careful when buying used--maybe run some snap-caps through it before payment.
Pretty disgusted with the whole thing right about now.