Rossi 1892 chamber question...???

[TM7]

Howdy all. I have a Rossi with a 24" octagon barrel in 45colt. Except for two problems it shoots and functions pretty good.
Problem one...closing the lever to chamber a round is pretty smooth until the last little bit--seems the extractor is pretty stout and takes much effort to snap over the case rim. Or at least that's what I think.
Problem two....spent brass has a decided bulge just above the head and rim of the case and on one side. The warmer the handload the more and greater the bulge. This bulge is going to limit brass life and is not completely remedied by the resizing die since its so close to the base of the case.
Any advice on these Rossi quirks is appreciated.


..........TM7

[ButlerFord45]

I've lost the url for an excellent article that goes into great detail of how to smooth out the running of a rossi, but if you would post this in the cowboy action shooting section, you'll have the answers in a short time.  It's been my experience with the 45 that you'll get quite a bit of bulge with the warmer loads and it has not presented any problem.