Finally got me a lever action

Djstorm100

Djstorm100

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Picked up a Rossi 357 last weekend. Ran about 50 38+p through it last Sunday and 60 375mag round today. At first it didn't want to feed but after about 20 round it was broken in. It's my first lever action but I'm loving it. I've got some parts come in this coming week.

 
Crunchy Frog said:
I notice you don’t wrap your thumb over the top of the stock. You’ve got the makings of a cowboy action shooter.

We have a match in Greenville SC this Sunday...
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haha That's actually from me shooting years of precision right.

What all is needed for the match? Could get my Dad's Ruger blackhawk (6 shot 357)
 
Congrats! Damn that looks fun!

I have always wanted a lever action ever since I was a kid and saw John Wayne in True Grit wheeling that thing one-handed on the horse charging head on into the bad guys.
 
Nice! I always wanted one in 357. Kept ending up with Marlin 336s and selling them because I didn't hunt.
 
Djstorm100 said:
What all is needed for the match? Could get my Dad's Ruger blackhawk (6 shot 357)
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We use a pair of SA revolvers, pistol caliber lever/pump rifle and a shotgun. Anything between .32 and .45 caliber for rifle and revolvers. A Blackhawk is legal for most of our categories (we have categories instead of classes).

I usually recommend that new shooters attend a match or two to watch and learn before trying to shoot a match.

I see that you are in Raleigh? You are certainly welcome to road trip down to Greenville SC but there also some really good clubs in North Carolina.
 
JustKeepSwimming said:
Congrats! Damn that looks fun!

I have always wanted a lever action ever since I was a kid and saw John Wayne in True Grit wheeling that thing one-handed on the horse charging head on into the bad guys.
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"Fill yore hand, you sonofabitch!"

Love it.
 
Lafayette Gregory said:
mine is a little tight on the action. Does anyone in WNC smooth out the action on these guns?
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I'm sure you can find someone to do the work. If you have not shot it much I'd recommend running 200 or so rounds of ammo through it before having any work done. My Rossi 357 was a little gritty/rough feeling when I first got it but is smoothed out with use and a good cleaning job.

<>< Fish
 
wsfiredude said:
Is it relatively new?
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Yes- I guess I will do as Fish hunt recommended. When I lived in Central Texas there was a guy that smoothed out the Winchesters. I had one done and it made a tremendous difference. After he did the job it was like a Hollywood gun.
My Rossi is already a very heavy gun, and a bit cumbersome. It is a hex barrel with case hardening. So rapid cycling is a bit awkward now.
 
FishHunt said:
I'm sure you can find someone to do the work. If you have not shot it much I'd recommend running 200 or so rounds of ammo through it before having any work done. My Rossi 357 was a little gritty/rough feeling when I first got it but is smoothed out with use and a good cleaning job.

<>< Fish
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I'm with Fish on this one.
Personally, I'd rather own a $500 ish lever gun that is smoothed out by use than one that came smooth.
Ever shoot a 1960's Smith k frame DA?
Do you think it was that smooth when new?
Some mid grade mechanical devices simply need to be worn in to perform their best while maintaining their price point. The tolerances adjust themselves and hold for a long time. One can pay for pre-adjusted tight tolerances, but it costs.
 
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I got kit from Steve's guns last night.. The smoothing of the bolt, the portion that the hammer rides on made the biggest different. Mine must be a factory freak because it was pretty darn smooth from the factory. Remove material on the extractor, bolt, trigger return spring help. The extractor is wide as it is thick, by thinning it down (image a rainbow shape) it help climb over the case rim better. I just remove a little not as much as the DVD. Also is change the ejector spring. When you close the lever and the last pop or wall you hit is the ejector spring as it is tough. I did remove 1.5 coils off my hammer spring
 
Lafayette Gregory said:
My Rossi is already a very heavy gun, and a bit cumbersome. It is a hex barrel with case hardening. So rapid cycling is a bit awkward now.
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Ever do dry fire practice?

Stick a target dot on the wall and run 50-100 "rounds" through the rifle a few times a week.

After a month, the action should slick up a bit.
 
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