Could I put a longer magazine spring in a Rossi 24"?

[Athena Jake]

Just picked up a Rossi 24" 44-40 with the hexagon barrel and case hardened frame.

Was looking at it, and giving stink eye to the yellow plug magazine follower when I noticed the long cylinder of plastic at the fore end of the magazine tube that obviously keeps the magazine chambering 10 rounds.

Now I have heard of the laws limiting the number of rounds in the magazine, just playing with the idea in my head if that piece of plastic could be removed and a longer spring put in the magazine tube.

Not that I would, just wondering if I could.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I THINK all you have to do is remove that offending piece - the spring is the full length already.  And why WOULDN'T you remove the stoopid plug?  The law doesn't matter anymore.

[Athena Jake]

The plastic cylinder has been cut down and re threaded onto the cap that is in the end of the magazine tube, and now will hold thirteen 44-40 cartridges.    Obviously more than I would need at a CAS shoot...

But as Steel Horse puts it... "why WOULDN'T you...?"

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[Paladin UK]

Fer AJ....

..........the yellow plug magazine follower

Why OH WHY did Rossi RUIN a boootiful shootin iron by installing a Cheap, Nasty, Tacky, Plastic!! BRIGHT BLOODY YELLOW follower!!
I am completely at a loss the their rational behind this! ..... Cost?  on a production run you gotta be talkin pennies!!   and I fer one would have happily paid the extra $1.00

I`m lucky enuf ta have a lathe and machined a nice bright shiny alloy replacement for it,
BUT I shouldn't have had to in the first place!!    `n a lot of other pards aint got the wherewithal ta be able ta do this!!

Paladin (What gonna take one of his little white pills `n sit quiet like  ) UK

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Howdy again!

If that yellow plastic plug offends you, a replacement aluminum version can be gotten from Nate Kiowas Jones www.stevesgunz.com or from Brownells.  It's an easy fix - OR, if you're real talented and have the proper metalworking tools like my pard Paladin, you can DIY!