New 92 .45 Colt
Posted: 05 Feb 2023 18:27
I am still new here, and posted once about a sliding peep sight for the triple black Rossi rail. So far nothing that I have tried fits the rail, but I am not giving up yet. I purchased a new '92 SS in .45 Colt with 16" bbl. I have owned a '94 Win. trapper / pre safety ~ 1989 .45 Colt and 1 in .44 Mag. I do much prefer the '92 action. I have been loading for these calibers for over 35 years.
I wanted to share a target and a picture of my progress as to obtaining the look that I want for my '92, which is similar to the Alaskan .45. I blasted the shiny SS finish, and have since painted my stocks with a textured black with blue and grey splatter (photos to come after drying). Still waiting on some parts from Steve and Williams Sights. Threw a Holosun dot on it and shot about 8 different loads yesterday.
The rifle is a CBC gun, and I am very pleased with everything about it. Much smoother and tighter than my older '94's were. Shoots great too with everything I tried. Win. 296 with a Deep Curl 250 grain at 50 yards and 6 shots. I pulled one. These are about 1650 fps. They are certainly published loads but do hurt a little
. I am not into hot rodding the .45 Colt, but like a good stiff load for certain occasions. Normally about 10 or so grains Unique and a 255 Keith suits me fine. It works well in all of my single actions.
I will update progress as this project continues. I appreciate all of the information here. It has been very helpful. I am always blessed for any input from those of you with much more experience in the Rossi!
Chris in AL.
I wanted to share a target and a picture of my progress as to obtaining the look that I want for my '92, which is similar to the Alaskan .45. I blasted the shiny SS finish, and have since painted my stocks with a textured black with blue and grey splatter (photos to come after drying). Still waiting on some parts from Steve and Williams Sights. Threw a Holosun dot on it and shot about 8 different loads yesterday.
The rifle is a CBC gun, and I am very pleased with everything about it. Much smoother and tighter than my older '94's were. Shoots great too with everything I tried. Win. 296 with a Deep Curl 250 grain at 50 yards and 6 shots. I pulled one. These are about 1650 fps. They are certainly published loads but do hurt a little
. I am not into hot rodding the .45 Colt, but like a good stiff load for certain occasions. Normally about 10 or so grains Unique and a 255 Keith suits me fine. It works well in all of my single actions.I will update progress as this project continues. I appreciate all of the information here. It has been very helpful. I am always blessed for any input from those of you with much more experience in the Rossi!
Chris in AL.