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rossi .357???
andy12390
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anyone have the rossi 357 with the 6 inch barrel? how reliable and accurate are they? they have a nice price, but lower price sometimes means lower quality. thanks
NEF 20 ga.
western field 12, double
marlin 70pss 22lr
mauser 98 7X57
mauser 98 .243
NEF 20 ga.
western field 12, double
marlin 70pss 22lr
mauser 98 7X57
mauser 98 .243
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Better to carry a pistol and not need it than need a pistol and not have it.
anyone have the rossi 357 with the 6 inch barrel? how reliable and accurate are they? they have a nice price, but lower price sometimes means lower quality. thanks
Sometimes you can find bargains in used guns as people need to get rid of them in a hurry, don't want to go through the hassle of advertisng or auctioning them, or don't know what they have.
But with new guns you generally get what you pay for.
Rossi guns are cheaper for a reason, and simply put, its because they aren't quite as good as some of the more well-known brands. It may not always be because individual guns are bad, just that quality control is sometimes bad. . .ie every so often you can stuck with a clunker. They also don't tend to have as much resale value.
Personally, for an extra $100, I'd go with a Smith and Wesson. If it was a toss up between a new Rossi and a used Smith, I'd always take the Smith.
While I tried to steer him to a S&W or Colt, he insisted on buying a Charter, as it was cheaper. He questioned how a gun that looked the same as the Charter could be worth $100 more; I explained that Colt & S&W are better quality, & the extra money pays for that quality. The first time we took his Charter to the range, he said it wouldn't fire. Actually, it DID fire when I tried it; it's just that the trigger pull was probably 20-30 lbs. He asked if the S&W or Colt has a better trigger pull; when I said "Yes", he said, "Why didn't you tell me that?" Sigh.
"You get what you pay for, sometimes less."
Neal
Xzec.
#2 S&W 686 without internal lock
This gun had been with me on many hunting trips as a coup-de-grace gun, and I really hated to see it go.
It shot as well as my Security Six, but it had a full underlug for additional weight up front.
There's nothing wrong with the Rossi line, but there are people out there who will tell you to waste your hard-earned money on something that's more than you can afford.
I only own one S&W; a 2206 in 22lr with a 12rd. magazine that is made from strips of sheet metal pinned together-whatta pos!
Since S&W sold out the American gun owning public a few years back; I can't see myself buying another...unless it's a PPK/s.
"Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit" --OVID