Hi from Vienna

[zeitnah]

Servus Rossi Rifleman Forum,

A few months ago I purchased a Rossi 92 in .357mag and while being a nice shooter the loading gate has been a source for trouble ever since. Searching the Internet for a solution has led me to this forum. Usually I try to avoid membership in forums but I guess you can't go wrong with a Rossi (92) forum! I'm happy to be here and I'm looking forward to tons of interesting topics and infos and pictures and opinions and ....

Cheers, Peter

[akuser47]

Welcome and post your issues in the 92 section and many will be glad to try and help.

[pricedo]

Servus Rossi Rifleman Forum,

A few months ago I purchased a Rossi 92 in .357mag and while being a nice shooter the loading gate has been a source for trouble ever since. Searching the Internet for a solution has led me to this forum. Usually I try to avoid membership in forums but I guess you can't go wrong with a Rossi (92) forum! I'm happy to be here and I'm looking forward to tons of interesting topics and infos and pictures and opinions and ....

Cheers, Peter

99.99% of trouble with the loading gate is the stiff retention spring.
Purposely weakening the spring by shaving the sides to make it look more like a hour glass in cross section than a rectangle is just as often the answer.
Do this incrementally until the spring feels right........just closing the gate & holding it closed with about 3 pounds detente instead of pulling a thumb nail out by the root each time.
You don't want a sloppy loading gate either.
Merry Xmas & Happy New Year.

[Ranch Dog]

Welcome to the forum zeitnah. Pricedo hit the nail on the head with fixing the issue you are experiencing. The action must be disassembled for this work.

[zeitnah]

Thanks to all for the welcome and the advice! The loading gate spring indeed seems to be rather stiff, but I always considered that as being normal. Good thing is that I now know how to spend my Christmas holidays .

[Quinc]

Welcome to the forum!