rossi rifle question

[deerhunter87]

i have the oppertunity to buy a rossi trifecta  for a real decent price. i am not to familuar with this brand. and I am wondering if i would get this would i be able to but other barrels on the frame besides the .22, .243, and 20ga that it come with?
thanks
tom

[cbxboy]

For ease sake of the answer.....no.    The 3 barrels have been headspaced against the receiver but no way to tell on placing another barrel on it.

Buy it with the concept that you will not be adding ther barrel options.   That .243 , 20 guage 22 is a real nice combo in my opinion.  I have read reports that the .243 so,metimes has a hard time dialing in.  With my Rossi rifles -- you either get a shooter or you don't.

I DO HOWEVER feel you are perfectly safe with the 20 guage barrel, should shoot all over the place first shot   and consistently have flyers ......wait you may be slugging it....so forget my lame joke.

[deerhunter87]

thanks for the reply. hahaha and it was a pretty good play on word there gata give that to you. gave me a chuckel.

[SteveHawaii]

I have this gun.  I've had trouble dialing in the .243.  It will pattern, not group.  I haven't given up on it yet.  It's a challenge.  The frame is a bit small for the .243 and 20 gauge.  I use a slip on Limbsaver over the existing recoil pad which really helps.  I've shot slugs out of the 20 gauge which is really nuts!  Kept knocking off my hearing protection because of the muzzle rise.

[deerhunter87]

steve iv herd that same thing that is why i was curious about the other barrels if the barrel is going to wind up to be one of those other barrels im going to have a hard time. was looking to use it for varmit would be just getting into it and thought it would be a cheap set up to start with and its light and smaller. iv herd of people putting their own sights on it and it helded in some cases.

[SteveHawaii]

I think you'd be better off with the full sized matched set rather than the Trifecta.  That's what I would do if I had to do it over again.  But if you're looking for compactness, the Trifecta is the way to go.  It's just that accuracy might be a problem with the .243 in the Trifecta.  I don't trust it enough to take it hunting yet, unless it's deer hunting at close range.  Smaller game might be a problem.  Once you buy the gun, there's really no changing barrels.  I suppose if you have a friend who has the same gun but in different calibers you could experiment, but chances are it won't lock up properly.

[cbxboy]

Near as I can tell on my Rossi single in .223 I HAVE a shooter in that one.  I have not scoped it and stretched its legs yet but the iron site rounds have seemed to hold tight enough.....as much as you can expect so far

I will drop a "relatively cheap"' scope on it and see how it does in the next month or two.

If I were picking up a Rossi to LONG range varmint hunt with....just my opinion......I'd maybe pass on Rossi or start with one that doesn't seem to get the many responses of not holding a grouping.  For some reason I feel the .243 has more "bad reviews" than other calibers have gotten.  Don't know why.....maybe just one or two posters who are on many boards?

When/if I get into long range Varminting I can't help but imagine myself having a Mauser built with a .223 or similar.  I also happen to wonder why I would steer away from .223 as it is widely available without issue.  A heavier bullet WOULD be great to have in the cabinet though!!

Just stick to Military stuff, hoard ammo and shoot 19 times instead of once......it IS quite a bit of fun!