After some thought, I finally took the plunge and bought a Puma M92 .357, case hardened, ocatgon barrel. It should arrive in 3 to 4 days or so...

From what I've read, they seem to be reliable and they certainly look good.

How many rounds have you shot through your M92 and do you have suggestions for maintaining reliability?

After some thought, I finally took the plunge and bought a Puma M92 .357, case hardened, ocatgon barrel. It should arrive in 3 to 4 days or so...

From what I've read, they seem to be reliable and they certainly look good.

How many rounds have you shot through your M92 and do you have suggestions for maintaining reliability?


I got a .357 Rossi 92 about 2 weeks ago. I've only shot about 100 rounds so far, but I went through some .38 specials and some relatively heavy .357 mags and it was great; so great I've already started work on refinishing the stocks and making other modifications.

The only thing I can think of to keep your rossi going is just clean it regularly and try not to keep the barrel too hot during your shooting. My rossi got very hot after about 6-10 rounds, but I was excited and was shooting pretty rapidly. I think the military method is to shoot 3 shots and take a break to allow for cooling. I will probably follow this guideline from now on.

What kind of sights do you have?

Welcome to the club!

Patrick

Shooter357,

Welcome aboard!

I couldn't tell you how many thousands of rounds have been through my Rossi 92's in .357! I'd get tired just thinking of all the bullets I've cast for them. They've always been superbly reliable and with just a little tinkering very, very accurate!

You've made a great choice, and a rewarding purchase. That little 92 will give you a lifetime of pleasure, service and reliable performance!

God bless,

Thanks for the quick responses Patrick & Marshall.

Marshall, I feel more confident in my choice and appreciate your comments given your thousands of rounds of experience.

Patrick, the 92 will arrive with factory sites. These should suffice for now. I'm sure modifications will occur once I get it broke in...probably the first modification will be an action job, if it's needed. Your comments on watching the barrel temp sounds wise...Thanks.

I am learning something new with every post...great site!

You made a good choice !
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Real nice set Buckeye!

Last weekend, my 15 year old son and I put 50 rounds through our Puma and the action was smooth as silk. Watching the rounds eject was pretty neat... Accuracy was reasonable for our first time with a new rifle - If the target gives us a 12" area...it's dead at 100 yards. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be, but with a little more practice I'm sure we'll improve our groups. In fact, at 50 yards, my son hit 3 x's and 2 or 3 more within the 10 ring...
As long as we can consistently hit a reasonably sized target and group our shots within the intended kill zone, then we're having fun! This lever action is sweet.

Correction - we were at the 25 yard range when my son got the 3 x's....still real nice shooting though...

Thanks .357, I was lookin for a Puma 357 with a 20in barrel when I stumbled on this ,16in. Large Ring lever,A fellow ordered it and then backed out on the deal. So I got it at a good deal.It shoots well.
I Missed on a 45Colt Puma Large Ring bout a month or go .
I like the Large ring,myself,Always draws attention at the range.

Bought an older rossi 357 (Interarms) in a pawn shop awhile back. It was a little rough but I cleaned it up, did an action job on it, replaced the springs and dang if I don't consider it my favorite plinkin' rifle now. It's just plain fun to shoot! I've fired everything from low velocity cowboy load .38's to $20 a box .357s and it digests 'em all without a hiccup. I found a place where I could get Remington 38 +P's for $10 a box and thats my main general purpose cartridge. Sometimes, just for the fun of it, I'll load a few enimic 38s with a few powerhouse 357s. Man, what a difference! But the rifle just doesn't care, it eats 'em all. Some 357 lever rifles have ejection problems with 38's. Mine doesn't. I guess I got lucky, hope you do to. Have fun......... :D

BTW....MARSHALL STANTON is a 357 lever man from way back and he claims he going to post an article on accurizing them someday......Hope he gets around to it. ;)

I love my Puma '92 .357 although it does have it's own issues. Mine won't feed anything shorter than factory 158gr JHPs(including 158gr FP). Period. To me it is just a peculiarity since that is the lightest bullet I'll use in it, but it does stand out. I prefer a 180-190 cast bullet (the Beartooth 185's are great) anyway. I hear the model 92 design is finniky with it's COL measurements in any calliber, so it is something to watch for.

Great little rifle,I have the 16" and its my truck gun,last count according to the log book and I have just over 18000 rounds thru it.have replaced springs,a fireing pin, and the lifter. but its like a Timex, keeps right on tick'n

This thing rocks! Best firearm purchase I've made in years. So far, after hundreds of rounds, it feeds Cheap .38's and .357's w/o a glitch and has a very smooth action. At the range, I got a chance to shoot a Winchester Trapper and it didn't seem to have as tight or smooth action, but it fed & shot w/o any problem too. I hope others have the same experience with their Puma that I am having with mine.

Still going strong.
Smooth.
Accurate.
Eats eveything.
No modifications.
No problems whatsoever.
Lottsa fun!
Highly recommended.

Still going strong.
Smooth.
Accurate.
Eats eveything.
No modifications.
No problems whatsoever.
Lottsa fun!
Highly recommended.


The Rossi's 92 are strong rifles.Mine is slick as snot.This is one imported through LSI and had the black finish on it originally.It was quickly stripped and the stock sealed and a tru-oil finish put on.Chambered in 357MAG

Hey shooter,are you down here in the southern part of the state???