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Offline camsdaddy

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« on: February 04, 2005, 05:00:33 AM »
I am wondering if anyone has experience with the rossi 357 4 or 6".
I would like to know if you  would consider one to use as a truck/farm/hunting gun mostly wild dogs coyotes and maybe a deer. what type of accuracy should I expect from these I realize my on abilities but what is the gun capable of. Also what would be my range with this caliber I know it relies on the accuracy. My wife has a .38 snubby and seems to be a pretty good gun for the money.
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« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2005, 02:59:29 PM »
I have one, its an older one. I think it is a copy of a Smith and wesson 66? Something like that. Anyway, mine is a 4", acuracy is pretty good but quality in no way compares to a smith.  I guess if the price is right, meaning really cheap, I would buy one again. If not I would hold out for  Ruger or a Smith. Just my opimion.
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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2005, 04:20:46 PM »
I tell you what the instructor at our police academy told us that he wouldnt own one because after a couple thousand rounds it will break on you and then your investment is sunk .
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2005, 10:30:51 PM »
I bought a used Rossi in .357 mag about 4 months ago because the price and condition was right for yet another conceal/carry revolver. It has a 4" barrel and shoots pretty darn good. I will never fire thousands of rounds through mine but I do reload for it. It is the only handgun I now have that isn't in .45 colt caliber so it is kind of nice to shoot for a change when I feel like it.
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« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2005, 03:59:26 PM »
My son had a Rossi 6" barrel .357.  He was not satisfied with its handling qualities or its grouping ability, so he traded it in on a Ruger GP100.
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« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2005, 06:56:35 PM »
I had a Rossi 4" and it never gave me any problems, Put a lot of ammo through it in the time that i owned it, Most of the rounds i shot were Max loads and the accuracy was fair..........Joe.............
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2005, 10:00:02 AM »
I have a Rossi 6" Stainless 971 that I bought used back in early 1992.
I have fired literally THOUSANDS of max loads (usually 22gr H110 with a Hornady 125gr XTP) and it is still quite accurate.
NO parts have broken on it.
Out of all the loads I have shot out of it, 90% have been max handloads, around 8% have been factory or equivalent 357 mag loads, and the remaining 2% have been whatever cheap 38 specials I have found for my wife to shoot.

When I bought it used it looked like maybe 2 to 3 boxes of ammo were ran through it.
I think their revolvers are a GREAT value for the money...back in '92 I paid a whopping $179.00 for mine.
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2005, 04:16:20 PM »
I bought my 4" barrel Rossi 971 12 years ago NIB for $225 and have had absolutely no problems with it after countless rounds both full house 357 & 38 Special.  A Colt Python it's not, but it's hard to beat bang for the buck.  I have no complaints, and would recommend this gun for someone on a budget.   It's a gun i'm not affraid to bring on my boat.
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