Puma M-92

[RRio]

The Rossi '92 has been made in Brazil since the beginning in the mid 1970s. I bought, probably the very first one to come into the Phoenix Valley that I ordered special in the early summer of 1978.
Since then, I have owned about a half dozen of then in various calibers, and never had an ounce of trouble with any of them. Navy Arms were the more refined Rossi 92s, with EMF's Hartford coming in second. I currently shoot with a Hartford.

LSI made it confusing by starting with the Rossi and then switching to Chiappa. 

[Curley Cole]

Howdy
I have a Rossi 92 in 357 that I bought from Big 5 in early 1980. It has not given me a lick of trouble except that it didn't like PMC ammo (at least in the 1980's) I shot 2 rounds of PMC and both them seperated the case, and left the front half in the chamber. I quit usin PMC and the problem has never happened again. Otherwise, she shoots where she looks all the time...

curley

[kcub]

fixin' to pick this puppy up tomorrow

I'll let you know she handles

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/community/gun_inventory/inventory/lehi/fine_rifle/1706876_chip92r44_leh.jsp;jsessionid=HTI0WLIQ00NIBLAQBBISCNVMCAEFEIWE?categoryId=SEARCH_gl&_requestid=112367

this chiappa has issues (magazine walks out under recoil) and I am waiting on repairs from italy in my 3rd month now

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[Wills Point Pete]

 I own and shoot a Rossi M-92, the stainless steel rifle model, imported by Navy Arms. It's a .45 Colt. In various handloads it's quite a potent little rifle, with a .300 grain jacketed hollowpoint I can match the old Remington 300 grain .45-70 loads. That is enough for anything but Moose and the big bruins and suchlike. I shoot this as a main match rifle, with BP, then I bring it home, clean it, adjust the sights and load it with hot JHP handloads to discourage tractor theives and coyotes, I've settled on 250 grain Hornadys in front of the "Ruger Only" load of H110. Yjis is actually too much of a load for our small bodied white tail deer we have down here in Texas.

 This rifle and carbine action is actually somewhat stronger than the Marlin although I would probably look into trying to strengthen the magazine tube if I wanted to shoot a .454 or a .480. I mean the tube is strong enough, how it's tied to the gun.

 I would love to have a late model in .32 WCF, aka .32-20. I have a Marlin in .357 which is a nice little carbine, I have used it on game up to deer. It spent some ten or so years spending most of it's time in the trunk of a county cruiser, for when the service revolver was a tad too shortranged. Tell the truth, with the '92 in .45, I would be happier with a .32 WCF, instead.

[WyrTwister]

I don't think so, Cookie ...
The Puma is in fact made by Chiappa (Italy), but I believe the Rossi is made somewhere in Brazil.

I recently bought this '92 Cimarron, which is also made by Chiappa.
The quality and fit is very, very good. 

     Puma is a name stuck on them by the importer or or importers .

     I have a Rossi Puma in .45 LC .  Very pretty little rifle , light , handy and low recoil .  One of my favorite lever guns .

     The importer or importers are now having them made in Italy .  I have no idea as to the reason for the switch ?

     I also have a Marlin .44 Mag that wears a scope ( eye sight not as good as it used to be ) .

     And a Winy M 1892 that some one converted to .357 Mag , at some point in time .  It is another of my favorite lever guns .

God bless
Wyr

[PABLO DEL NORTE]

   I BOUGHT MY '92 ( .44 MAG ) FROM BIG 5 ALSO ( I DON'T THINK THEY HANDLE'EM ANYMORE) & IT IS A SMOOTH SHOOTER. EVERYBODY LIKES TO SHOOT IT. THE ONLY ISSUE IS SINCE I BOUGHT IT THE PRICE OF AMMO WENT UP
A WHOLE LOT!!   

I ALSO HAVE A WIN. '94 IN .44 MAG NIB BUT I HAVE YET TO SHOOT IT. 

[Twitchy]

OK Cookie, I have a Rossi M92 in 357 and like it so far except for the cheesy saftey on top.  What REALLY caught my eye tho was you guncart! I love it!  I dont spose you drew up any plans did you?  I spect you may have just winged it but I think I may just try to reverse engineer it (imitation being the most sincere form of flattery) Thanks!

[Cookie]

Glad you like it! I sure do! 

Sorry, no plans. I had the idea in my head and went from there. But since the chair is just an old 'glider' rocking chair, it was pretty easy to put together. Just take off the rocker's hinges and bottom assembly, make a box underneath, add a seat / box lid, then add an axle and some wheels, and finally slap on a couple gun holders.

My other post over in Shooter's Meeting has a more detailed description, along with some more pics.

If you need more detail, lemme know.

[Twitchy]

Thanks pard. Your guncart post is simple enough even I think I could do it, (I think Custer said something like that too).  My wife and I garage sale quite a bit so its only a matter of time before I find a suitable "candidate".  Thanks again, Twitchy

[mark grimes]

where's the mare's leg?

[WyrTwister]

Was wondering if anybody could give me some reviews on Puma's model 92. Im looking for a lever gun that I can use more as a work/everyday kind of rifle. I wouldn't be using this for my NCOWS matches. The rifle would be riding in the scabbard on my horse multiple days a week. So Im looking for a rifle that can stand up to everyday wear and tear on a working ranch. I carry a Winchester model 94 .30-30 currently. But Im wanting to downgrade on the caliber size a bit. Looking more in the .45 Colt, .44 Mag, or .357 caliber area, something a little on the lighter side to carry all day. Thanks for any reviews and information.
Cable

     Puma is a name stuck on the rifle by the importer , LSI .  The rifles were made by Rossi , but LSI switched to an Italian manufacturer in about 2010 .

     I have a Rossi in .45 LC .  One of my favorite little rifles .  Very fun to shoot .

     I presently have one on lay-a-way .  In .357 Mag .  Hope to be shooting it in a couple of months .

     I shoot home cast bullets in all my lever guns .

God bless
Wyr

[kcub]

this chiappa has issues (magazine walks out under recoil) and I am waiting on repairs from italy in my 3rd month now

after months of waiting for the gun to come back from Italy they didn't even fix it
Cabela's gave me store credit
 

[Johnny McCrae]

I have an EMF Hartford Carbine in .44-40 WCF. The stock is not walnut but some sort of Brazilian hardwood. IMHO it is a great looking rifle in addition to being reliable and accurate. I seem to remember paying around $500 for it.

[WyrTwister]

Was wondering if anybody could give me some reviews on Puma's model 92. Im looking for a lever gun that I can use more as a work/everyday kind of rifle. I wouldn't be using this for my NCOWS matches. The rifle would be riding in the scabbard on my horse multiple days a week. So Im looking for a rifle that can stand up to everyday wear and tear on a working ranch. I carry a Winchester model 94 .30-30 currently. But Im wanting to downgrade on the caliber size a bit. Looking more in the .45 Colt, .44 Mag, or .357 caliber area, something a little on the lighter side to carry all day. Thanks for any reviews and information.
Cable

I have a Rossi Puma .45 LC and a Braziltech Rossi .357 Mag & really like them both .  But for me , it is just a trip to the range , from time to time .  Mild recoil , fun to shoot .

      As far as caliber choice , it depends on how much energy / power you need .

     If you reload , .44 Mag leaves a lot of flexibility to load up or load down .

God bless
Wyr