Old Rossi S How To Get One

See this link to determine model and date of manufacture after 1998.

I have looked online and there are so many different answers that Im more confused now than when I started I have gotten more information from you in five minutes than in days of searching sites.

It is in very good condition and you have answered all the questions I had about it.

If you are a shooter who has a budget that wont go there, or if you want a rifle that will do double duty for hunting, the 92 is a very sound choice.

Legacy Sports (LSI) is one of the successor companies to Interarms and prior to January 1, 2009 Amadeo Rossi made the Puma rifle under contract with LSI after Interarms closed up shop in the mid 1990s.

When that happened, the contract to supply the Puma rifle to LSI was terminated.

LSI then contracted Armi-Sport Chiappa of Italy to manufacture a Model 92 clone under the same Puma name for them and the current LSI Puma rifle is made by Armi-Sport Chiappa in Italy.

Consequently, since January 1, 2009, all Puma Model 92s have been manufactured by Armi-Sport Chiappa, although you may still encounter a Braztech Rossi Model 92 in a Puma box - which adds to the general confusion.

All of the Armi-Sport Chiappa made rifles and carbines made for LSI are marked manufactured by Chiappa Firearms for LSI.

They will normally (but not always) have a prefix of T for their serial numbers.

If a Puma 1892 does not have these features, it was probably a model manufactured by Rossi prior to January 1, 2009.

This has generated a fair amount of confusion as in the space of a couple of years the same Puma 92 rifles and carbines have been re-sold by LSI, but made by 2 different manufacturers (Rossi and Armi Sport Chiappa).

The Armi-SportChiappa version of the Puma rifle is considerably more expensive than the Rossi version of the Puma was, but the quality is excellent in terms of smooth function and a nice finish.

Rossi also still makes the Model 92 and they are usually Braztech marked, andor marked Made in Brazil.

So, it would appear that an 1892 coming from TaurusBraztech today is the exact same Rossi made in the same factory as prior 92s imported from Brazil by LSI and Interarms, except earlier models didnt have the goofy safety on top of the bolt.

I dont know just when the safety was introduced, but I bought a Puma in 2001 that was equipped with one.

Old Rossi S How To Get One

If you know how to get one back together after smoothing the insides up and reducing the ejector spring pressure, theyre really not a bad entry level rifle for the average shooter, and can still occasionally be found for under 400 NIB.

I have seen some video footage and it seems Kiowa Jones is the man for that weapon.

He seems very convincing in his statements that a 92 can be made as smooth as a 73.

I dont enjoy the competitive aspect of CAS nearly as much as I do shooting all the different guns that were available from the time period.

Marlins, 66s, and 73s are what I shoot most often, but 92s, and others, get their chance too.

You cant go wrong with Steve Young, aka Nate Kiowa Jones, to make a 92 sing.

My daughter was the top overall woman shooter at last years two day Montana Territorial shoot using a very slick Rossi.357 SRC.

Typically its a toggle bolt 73 or maybe a 66, occasionally a Marlin.

That logic is probably sound if youre going to be a competitive shooter who is willing to invest a lot of money and time in getting good in this game.

Old Rossi Serial Numbers