Gryffon2004,
Ain't sure exactly what you meant by yer comment/questions, but here's my 2 cents:
Sir,
EMF and Rossi are not the "same" as EMF is just an importer of firearms, specializing in period firearms. They utilize several different manufacturers, including Rossi, Pietta, Armi San Marco, Pedersoli, Uberti, and a couple of others over the years.
In this respect, they are like Charles Daly, Interarms, Navy Arms, and any number of other importers. Pull the grips, ejector rod housing, forend or other part off some these "other" copies and you'll generally find out which firm actually manufactured the piece. Several of these importers will import models from one maker, and won't import other models by the same maker. In fact, EMF works hard to help improve some current models to meet the needs of Cowboy Action Shooters and a better product. In general, the price you see reflects the higher standard they (or another importer) may demand.
They were among the 1st, if not the 1st to import Uberti's copies of the Henry, '66 & '73 rifles and carbines. They have also worked with these same manufacturers to bring out higher quality and more historically correct copies of the 1873 Colt, as at this time I think they use 3 different manufacturers to provide different grades of Colt SAAs copies to their customers.
Don't take my response as a criticism or promotional hyperbole for EMF. For I've had medicore products from them and from other importers. Generally, this is more a reflection of the price I paid for the product, than of the importer. Remember, Rossi provides a relatively inexpensive copy of the '92, not well-known for its' exacting standards and manufacturing processes.
I know a lot of pards that have high expectations when they buy one of these copies, and then display belligerence and anger when they receive something that isn't a Remington or Weatherby. Don't fall into this trap, for you won't overly affect their sales, and it becomes a pebble in your craw that hurts.
I've got 3 Rossi '92 copies; they ain't perfect, but they're fine, serviceable CAS guns. I've had one of 'em for over 20 years and the only problem has been a broke firing pin. Nope, it tweren't very smooth when it was new, but some judicious polishing has provided a fine gun that my wife and son have competed with since it was new. It was soon accompanied by a Puma for my son, now my wife didn't have to share her long-gun.
I bought the Short Rifle for myself to use in Mounted Rifle events and for my son's use in CAS to match the .45 Colt handgun he now uses. Yep, I'd have liked to have a '73 Short Rifle, but the extra money wasn't available, so I settled on the '92.
May live to regret the decision, but I seriously doubt it.
Respectively,