Fixing the Rossi R92 Loading Gate

[@Tigershark-qy2gq]

I have 4 Rossi's, and the tubes and feeding gate all loosen up after a box or two of rounds for even the most stiff rifle I bought. Most were worked in just fine after 20 rounds. I own a 20 inch stainless R92 .454 Casull, a 20 inch blued R92 in .357 Mag, a blued 24 inch octagon barrel .44 Mag R92, and a R95, blued 20 bbl .30-30. I adore all of them. Best rifles in their price range bar none. I'm hunting down an R95 in .45-70 now. Sold out, but I'll get one soon. Do not hesitate people. The Rossi's are amazing rifles. Save the money you'd spend on a Winchester Miroku and buy one of these. You won't regret it. I actually found my Miroku was super ammo picky. These Rossi's aren't ammo picky so far as I've seen. All the ammo I could not get to run in my Miroku Winchester has all long since been shot out of my Rossi. I sold the Winchester. Too picky on ammo. Beautiful doesn't count, when a rifle is selective on what it'll fire.

[@bookrantingsandratings2010]

I know there's a video has been around for a while but I just wanted to say thank you. Thanks to this video I was able to fix my Rossi 92 in the exact same way by trimming the magazine spring and adding a plug made from a plastic coat hanger. Now it loads much easier and I don't have to worry about the last round getting stuck three quarters of the way into the loading gate

[@2pugman]

I need to try this cure. The inside edge needs to be ground down just a bit to allow easier loading. I spoke to Rossi and they informed me that the problem will cure itself after repeated use. I explained to the rep that I'm 82 and I may not live long enough to find out !

[@hardball107]

I have 2 Rossi R92's, one in 454 Casull and one in 357 Magnum. I also had problems with loading but I found the answer and it didn't involve any disassembly. When pushing the cartridges in sometimes they will contact the edge of the magazine tube. Just push the rounds in at a downward angle and they slip right in. Also, you can push them in 75% of the way and load the next one and use it to push the previous cartridge all the way in, your last round will be the only one required to push past the loading gate with your thumb. Shortening the mag spring can cause the rounds to bounce under recoil and possibly hammering the bullets into the case deeper if the crimps aren't perfect, pressures would skyrocket.

[@raybo34]

I have seen others use this method as well.

[@PNW_Sportbike_Life]

Same. Figured this out fairly quickly. Use will help it as well. Angle the bullet downwards and push.

[@lazaruslazuli6130]

I've had my Puma '92 .357 for 20 years, and that's exactly how I load mine, with no problems. I don't like cutting or adding things to a factory engineered firearm.

[@laurenceharper2037]

I thought this would work at the range today but I didn't try. Thanks for the tip.

[@ralphgreenjr.2466]

I have the same two R92s and you are correct on every thing you just said. The R92 .454 Casull is like butter and I load the .357 just as you explained. Loading gates can have issues with 1873, 1866, 1894, 1895 Winchesters also.

[@sean1884]

After having it for over a year and keeping the mag tube loaded all the time it loads fine without problems

[@DonGilbertoGuruledeNuevoMejico]

This is exactly what I would do

[@Newtire]

My .357 was not hard, it was about impossible! What finally fixed it was grinding off a section out of the middle of the loading gate spring. I did shorten the magazine spring a good 3" but the thing that made the difference was the loading gate spring mod. I got this idea from the info from Steve's Gunz. I did not have any trouble like this with an earlier .454 Casull model. It is a plenty accurate rifle and a lot of fun.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

Thank you so much! I just did the same thing and now the loading gate feels like a Miroku Winchester! I was thinking about grinding down that spring before but I wasn't really sure if I should do it. Best decision ever! 😀

[@skfaskfa4667]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 how mutch did you shortened it?

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

@@skfaskfa4667 The loading gate spring is a leaf spring, you can't shorten it. You have to grind off material from the sides to make it slimmer. I took off a good 1/3 in the area where it bends the most (closest to the screw where it is fixed to the gun)

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

... it's easy to test before you take off too much. Grind off a little bit, screw it in (it's just one screw) and test it. Then go ahead until you like it.

[@skfaskfa4667]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 got it, thank you. I'm thinking about getting this rifle, but I promised to myself some time ago to never buy a gun whitch need corrections again. ;)

[@hawkeyeted]

I had this exact issue. I fixed it with trimming the follower spring (like you suggested) and replaced the cheap yellow plastic follower with a brass one.

[@Hunterslife315]

Who do you suggest to order from to get a brass follower?

[@skycop3855]

Glad I found this, the tough loading takes the fun out. Thank you.

[@tufftrucker40]

Thank you for the easy to understand fix for this rifle.

[@regsparkes6507]

Yes Cary, I agree,.. good job!

[@jaredthomasleclerc1572]

The feeding problem is probably because you are completely feeding the round through each time you put one in. You want to leave the round showing with the gate still open after each round is put inside. The very last round is when you fully push the round in and close the gate

[@Vincerama]

100% this! I took my R92 to a Cowboy Action match and I would shove each and every round fully into the rifle when I loaded it. It killed my finger as it grated against the brutally sharp loading gate edges! Then I figure that I can just shove the nose of the round in, such that the rest of the round just took up the space of the loading gate. Then the next round I put in was used to shove in the half loaded round. When I got to the last round, I had a wooden dowel that I glued into a used cartridge case and use that to shove the last round home. The back of a stick pen, or an unsharpened wood pencil does the job just as well!

[@megastick9324]

Using the next round to push the previous round I actually thought was common knowledge! Seriously. It’s the way I was taught to load lever guns 50+ yrs ago. Push the round in leaving roughly 1/3 of it outside on the gate, use the next round to do the same until the last, then push that one home. Not only is it easier, it’s a lot faster also.

[@benthere404]

​@@megastick9324They use junky plastic magazine tube follower which binds making it harder to load, my Henry big boy has plastic follower to which caused unreliable feeding.Henry warrantied it and just replaced plastic follower with stamped metal and alls well.

[@megastick9324]

@@benthere404 yeah, I don’t know when , but pretty much all lever guns went to a plastic follower, which, even if it works well at first, gets crumbly and breaks over time. Thanks to an active after market, metal ones are available for most now. There’s even one for Marlins, maybe others, with a small indentation in the center for using the plastic tipped ammo, like leverevolution, it keeps the tip centered and eliminates the tendency of the rounds to get cocked in the tube causing poor feeding. In my opinion, any gun with the plastic follower needs the fix right out of the box.

[@SergeiMosin]

Rossi (Taurus) seems to have just thrown the biggest springs they could find into this design. Been debating buying one in 44 mag and slicking it up, because lord are they rough out the factory, but a couple hours with some India stone, new springs, and a little bit of work on the gate spring and you've got a performance rifle for less than half the price of a Winchester.

[@edstimator1]

I can't believe I found this! I love my Rossi but what a pain in the ass to load. I hope this works...I will definitely be giving it a shot!

[@Newtire]

I got the idea actually from a guy who sells a CD on how to "slick up" your Rossi. I also found that if I don't quite push the shell all the way in with my fingers and do it with the next shell, it's easier.

[@Newtire]

This is a great group of people around here.

[@billtribble7197]

@@Newtire i am doing just like you mentioned. i got my rossi this past saturday & really like it. loads easy doing what you suggested. me having artritus in my thumbs doesnt help . nice rifle anyway

[@crazyjoe7998]

awesome job on these rifle , just bought one in 357 to replace my old deer gun , you saved me a lot of time reworking it , thanks again

[@thomcampbell9749]

I have the Rossi r92 ss and right out of the box would not load past two rounds like you said i took off 2.5 ''s off the spring and now i can get all the rounds in and cycled but the loading gate still needs a little work great video thank you

[@robertwalsh5461]

Don’t go hacking off a big piece of spring. Take off two inches and try it out. Then a single inch at a time…testing between each small cut until it works just a little too stiff. It will loosen up more after 200-300 rounds…so don’t over do it!

[@PoindexterTactical]

The only reason I was willing to try it on this one is because factory springs are readily available and not really expensive. So it's not a major cost if I completely messed it up. It's still doing well right now, so I'm not taking anymore off.

[@ClearWater7.62]

Will the action smooth out too? I have the Citadel Levtac-92 357, shot first time yesterday and the lever felt a little rough.

[@misters2837]

Mine (16 Stainless) has sat in the corner fully loaded for 7 years...it was still too much (had about 6" of "extra spring") I took about 3-4" off of it...Huge difference, but YMMV.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

My Rossi 20" already had about 1500 rounds through it and I took off 4" of the spring, leaving a good 3" coming out of the tube. It's absolutely perfect now, the spring pressure is still really good.

[@GentleBrawl]

Thanks for the tip! I'll be doing this to my 16" 45 colt as it does require force to load.

[@terryqueen3233]

I also had a problem with my r-92 except it wasn't the loading gate it was the loading ramp going into the chamber I ended up polishing it out pretty good and now everything moves like butter

[@stevelawrence5123]

Same problem with my .357 R92 stainless. I will try this and that means I'll shoot the gun more. Thank you! Many gun videos are informative but not helpful. This one was both.

[@danielrichard4987]

Another common problem is the opening to the magazine tube just below the chamber. You can bevel/round the inner diameter of the tube with a stone. What happens is the rim will catch the edge of the tube and make loading into a fun game of "what cuss words can I invent today?".

[@terrystover7365]

I think this was an informative video and I'm going to use your method. Good job.

[@glennsprayberry5955]

The more you use it eases up mine was tough out the gate now no issue.

[@LenHere]

So since it's been a couple years since you did that, has it worked long term? Or have you had any feeding issues???

[@Rachel-n9q]

Try keeping tube fully loaded for 2or3 weeks unload it and see the difference

[@shihanjulio]

Great stuff!! What is the length of your "plug". I also have a 24" R92, .38/.357.

[@gedocowboy8484]

Great video sir. I have the 16” version and I love it. I guess the loading problems only apply to those with girly fingers. Mine is stiff and sharp but I have no problems loading it. Just kidding. It is pretty awful to load, I did scratch my finger a time or two. I hardly use it, so it hasn’t bothered me enough to fix it yet. I’ve loaded and cycled it a bunch of times and am used to it now. My hands are pretty rough though from years of working with them. Thanks for the good tips, keep up the good work.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

@old rabidus Rossi probably use the same spring for 16", 20" and 24" 😑 The spring on my 20" came out 7 inches from the tube. I cut off 4 inches and now it's totally fine.

[@lemoose1000]

You are the man bruv. That’s the same one I’ve been looking at. I sure to buy it now. Thank you

[@spraynpray]

If you remove the loading gate itself, you can remove some of the width of the leaf spring so it doesn't fight you as much pushing rounds in. The gate isn't what holds the rounds in the tube. It's just a dust cover.

[@jreed10291974]

This video made me laugh. I only have 2 inches sticking out and mine holds 11 mags and 12 specials no need for a plug just count or pull the one that want fit out. smooth the inside out put a centry c350 spring in for the ejector spring and you can work it with your pinky. I have never had a rough Rossi as long as you do them 3 things to it and I own 12 of them.

[@Belbivdevoe]

Where do you get the spring?

[@jmatz66]

I just bought a Rossi R92 357 w/ 20" barrel. The loading is very hard and I was hoping to improve this. I read through the comments and saw that the plug was 3.4" long, but didn't see any mention of how much spring was removed. Can you please provide me with the modified tube spring length? Your video was very helpful and I'm hoping this will improve my rifle to make it more enjoyable to shoot.

[@milesmanges]

I'm convinced I got the perfect rossi, mine is a .454 casull and her loading gate is smooth and her action like butter, she cycles .45 Colt like a dream

[@LuvBorderCollies]

I've got a Rossi 454 Casull for 6-8 years. Love it!! Such a handy compact rifle with potent power. Certainly punches above its weight class. Butter smooth from the box.

[@InGratitudeIam]

This convoluted process reminds me of the song, "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly."

[@liujams6912]

Really thx for u help, I hope I can watch these before I load my Rossi 92 citadel. I got lots problems on loading it 😂

[@bomaniigloo]

Love the cat. Hope he's having a good day.

[@GeoffryWK]

I just bought a Rossi 38SPC/357Mag with the 16" barrel and it is almost impossible to load the first round of 357 Magnum. The spring tension is so high I have a hard loading any cartridges. Will this help? I have wood plugs for my 20 Gauge which look to be the same size as what you used. After several tries with no ammo, it seems the gate spring tension is too high and I can't even depress it with my finger to clear the cartridge tube. I paid $800 for it and I can't even load it!

[@davidhenwood2116]

The burning question that I dont see anyone asking is.... HOW LONG is your plug?? Great idea but details like this would be helpful

[@mafirearmsafety]

The 16” I have I just make sure when loading it I push the gate all the way down before pushing the bullet completely in and it seems to load ok.

[@marcocisneros6982]

I have the same issue, will try one of these alternatives/modifications....thanks

[@westcoaststeamer]

you are the man! love my Rossi 92.... love your video....

[@lemmdus2119]

I just purchased a Rossi 92ss. 20”. I haven’t tried it yet, but if the loading is difficult I will start by removing 2.5” of the spring.

[@populustremula7496]

So to reduce the magazine by 3/4 of a round (of 38 spl or 357 mag?) how long did you need to make the plug?

[@PoindexterTactical]

I really should have put that in the video. Mine is 3.4 inches, that’s right at 3 3/8 inches, or 8.6 centimeters if you want to be that way.

[@abelp81]

A lot of people just suggest to push the rounds with the next round instead of pushing it with your fingers. My rossi is still on layaway so I will mess with it when I bring it home.

[@PoindexterTactical]

@@abelp81 I found that to help quite a bit, but it still takes more force than I'd think is necessary without cutting down the mag spring. It does keep your thumb from going across the gate as much and helps on that count quite a bit.

[@jpstrand6734]

Just feed the bullet with the next, eventually it becomes looser.

[@kevinbrenton3036]

I have the 24" octagonal barrel in stainless steel .I shortened the magazine spring by 2 357 cartridge lengths and it made a big difference .It was recommended to shorten it by three cartridge lengths ,but I left it at two.Mine takes 12 357 rounds ,13 no go .

[@georgeplimpton9429]

Great! I just bought a Rossi 20" barrel. Haven't even fired it yet, want to make sure I am familiar with EVERYTHING before I do that. But as I was loading rounds, my thumb was DYING! I even broke my nail half way down. OUCH. So, I'll be looking into shortening my spring just a little. It seems like this is a problem with A LOT of Rossi guns. Surely they KNOW about it by now. Why don't they DO something about it?

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

I think they make all the springs extremely stiff so you can use the gun as a farm tool for 20 years without cleaning and it will still work. At least that's the only explanation I can think of. You can also grind down the leaf spring of the loading gate itself. I just did and it worked wonders! Just make the leaf spring a good amount slimmer towards the side where it's screwed in and it will bend down way easier. Almost feels like a Miroku Winchester now!

[@georgeplimpton9429]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 Thanks

[@joehacker9988]

I have the gun in .44 magnum. I found if I push the shell towards the back of the gate, not push it completely in, and start the next one, I have no issues.

[@bryanmise5105]

Your info is great. Thank you

[@billyhenard1473]

Nice video or Shortrning the Magazine spring but no video of fixing the actual loading gate. Yes shortening the magazine spring will make it easier to load as there is less force needed to push the cartridge forward but the loading gate itself is too hard to depress which adds to the overal force to needed to load. Would you please show how to fix the actual loading gate? I have heard that it is easy to reduce the amount of tension on the loading gate by either bending the loading gate or by thinning the loading but I have only read about it and have not seen any video's acually showing how to do it. Watching how to do this would be nice.

[@SocialQss]

I recently bought a .44 Rossi R92 and have no issues with loading it

[@rjmprod]

Great Video.....very helpful...!

[@TheZambie1]

Great video man

[@misters2837]

I have 16" Stainless Rossi 357 with Safety Delete and metal follower...just took half of the "sticking out" part off of mine...the first round used to fight me so bad...no more...I am gonna file the cheese grater off the outside edges (Stainless so won't see it anyways) - I see on Stevesgunz they say to leave 6-8" as proper tension...🤯...My spring has been under constant load for 7 years and it still had too much...2-3" of spring is plenty on a used spring maybe 4" on new one?

[@nanook9304]

I solved my loading problem by using Cowboy Length 38 spl.

[@kevincallahan3059]

I have the Rossi R92 triple black, very slick and smooth cycling , however; the spring cover "loading gate" broke as I was loading, I will have to contact Rossi company..... Hope I can find one soon......all functions have ran perfect till this happened.

[@65Lyall]

A Winchester one piece gate works in a Rossi 92, might have to do a little filing. I fitted one to a 357 92 after the two piece broke, works great.

[@d.c.1537]

I've read about changing springs, having the action "tuned" and now the loading gate is too hard to operate? My R92 / 44 magnum right out of the box is as smooth as can be. Next they'll be sniveling because "it's too heavy"

[@oceantri]

Which barrel length do you have?

[@DougPoulton]

I did all of that and even polished out the opening on the receiver at the loading gate and still couldn't break that sharp edge that always sliced my thumb to smithereens so bad I had to wait a month for my thumb to heal before shooting it again. I ended up selling the Rossi and getting a Miroku Winchester 1892. Problem solved.

[@jamespollard1670]

Good fix .

[@65stang98]

wonder why the rounds were so difficult ive seen vids of people loading them where it looks buttery smooth like they almost just fall in there

[@ChesterHeath-cz9ue]

Good job

[@Vincerama]

Insert a cartridge most of the way, take the next cartridge and shove the first cartridge in with the bullet of the second cartridge. Repeat this until you have the 10th cartridge halfway in. Shove it in with an 11th round, or an unsharpened pencil, or a dowel. You don't have to put your finger into that finger guillotine.

[@steveedward5074]

Rossi should fix that.

[@crazyjoe7998]

how long is that plug?

[@codyrivenburgh6007]

In my 44 mag 16 inch carbine after cutting the spring i can fit 9 rnds in the tube instead of 8....for a total of 10 rnds in the gun.....so i fixed my stiff feeding and gained a rnd of capacity

[@earldelsanto]

Shout out to your cat

[@conradsenior5843]

Well done

[@dad2817]

Thank you !!

[@vmpgsc]

I think the cat might have gotten to your pocket... :)

[@JabbuGuy]

it's good to know that 2-3 inches is enough, like why would you even need 5-6 inches it's too big and i bet it's not even that fun.

[@randywelsh2692]

One last step, the loading gate is still too tight causing you to have to fool with poking rounds in part way then forcing them in the rest of the way with a dowel or the next round etc. The loading gate spring itself is much too strong. With a Dremel cut away 2/3 of it's width taking 1/3 off each edge, it won't matter how sharp the edges of the loading port are once you can gently slide ammo through the gate and 1/3 of it's original width is more than enough to bring the gate back into closed position....which is all it does.

[@marklee8226]

I shot mine for the first time just recently, the loading gate is fine just push the rounds in .

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

If you're happy with the Rossi loading gate out of the box, I suggest you never try a Miroku Winchester, Marlin or Uberti lever action. Because if you do, you won't be so happy anymore 😉

[@Catgat37]

​@@maximilianmustermann5763 I am gonna run the Rossi hard. I am satisfied with the "meh" of it so far. I don't want to shoot the Miroku 1873 I have on layaway much lol.

[@dorzak975]

Which R92 model is this? 20" or 24"?

[@PoindexterTactical]

This is the 20”

[@dbmail545]

Would have been nice to hear the caliber. The .44's are rather different from the .38's.

[@PoindexterTactical]

It is the 357/38 model. I should have mentioned that

[@PoindexterTactical]

I’m just not sure how much you need to cut off or how long the plug needs to be for the .44. You’ll just have to play around with the lengths. Cut off small sections of the spring and see how it works, you can always cut off a bit more. And you’ll have to experiment with the plug length.

[@edstimator1]

Clean your ears. He mentioned the caliber on several occasions

[@billdailey6315]

@@edstimator1What?

[@edstimator1]

@@billdailey6315 nice!

[@arpadlimanagy7018]

Os canos da Rossi Brasil, deveriam passar por banco de prova para agrupamento dos tiros no centro do 🎯, sugestão, uma vez que o consumidor precisa de qualidade na Carabina, uma que é objeto caro!

[@rickellan]

But what about the cat? 😊

[@bryanmise5105]

One would think that Rossi knows about the sharp edges why won’t they fix it??? Cost? I’m not happy about having to fix a firearm brand new. Ya know?

[@bryanmise5105]

Yes I agree about the cost. I get it But by fixing the sharp edges add 50 bucks to the cost and save people from getter there fingers/ thumb injured might be money well spent. Plus a 50 dollar increase makes still much cheeper then the competition. Anyway it is what it is. Thanks for your reply.

[@jakejacoby]

Keep the lever closed tight and i had no problem.

[@albertmccoy9639]

Iv got one keep it oil work it by loading it

[@jfk19780]

I fixed mine by buying a winchester !!!!!

[@raybo34]

Just get a Henry, problem solved.

[@Hunterslife315]

Yeah man I would not cut any spring. You can shave down the loading port and grease her up nice but after so many shells it'll loosen up about 40%

[@spudthegreaterusa8386]

Normally i would absolutely agree, but if they are using the same spring for the 24", 20", and 16", it makes sense. I cut mine down about 3" and it feeds awesome and loads great. I haven't found the need for a plug though, it sorta just seems to stop after the 10th round with the .357 but other than that it cycles fast and smooth. I did do the extractor spring replacement and used 600 then 1000 grit on the surfaces of the internal mating parts, then wiped them all with synthetic moly grease, let it sit overnight and wiped them all down put everything together and work it all hundreds of cycles. did the break initially without lubing it to find the wear points, that helped identify where to spend time polishing it up. But man, its super slick now and so smooth to operate its crazy. the trigger is about a smidge over 3lbs pull now as well. I just polished everything that the trigger touches and moly'd that up as well. With a little friction moly gets into the metal and really impregnates it. you can wipe off all the excess, but it still stays in there and stays pretty slick.

[@Hunterslife315]

@@spudthegreaterusa8386 damn man sounds like she's perfect lol. I just saw on yt a guy that bout the tactical forarm rail, pic rail, and hand buttstock. But ty for sharing how you did it all your set up. I'm still working on mine and I'd say now of what and how u did yours I'll go back and finish more sanding and maker smoother. Thank my friend. Do u have any new vids on ur 357??

[@spudthegreaterusa8386]

@@Hunterslife315 no vids, but it looks great. I also did a parachord wrap around the hand loop, same color as the red dot site. I'll see about posting a pic on you tube and inserting a link. I wasnt sure how this would all pan out , and to be completely transparent, it was a complete cluster at times putting it all back together, it really to days and days to get it all done. most of the time was just waiting between tru oil applications, did 8 total I think, let it dry at least a day in between coats and steel wooling them etc

[@Hunterslife315]

@@spudthegreaterusa8386 that's cool man. I only did a regular black Paracord myself. I'm plain and simple and I'm a pretty good with irons but I just need to sand more and redo the blu. But thats be cool man I'd like to see pictures definitely

[@spudthegreaterusa8386]

@run&gun Here we go, made a very brief video of my Rossi, forgot to show the safety replacement cap. oh well. And its called a "Buckhorn" sight, not Bucktail. I got that messed up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqPUc5iNiaiKaqM

[@wilfredotour3]

Got it. Stay clear

[@EarthnikNews]

You. Should always count your rounds … #justsaying

[@Jaybird-oo3ih]

You don’t stick your finger inside the load gate for one you push the round 3/4 of the way in and use the next round to seat the previous into the magazine. When new load it up and let it sit for a couple days and then cycle them out reload them again and it should be easier and you should be able to load it up fully. Let it sit fully loaded for a day or two then cycle the full magazine out. You have to use it to break in the magazine springs. I have a brand new m 92 and I never had any issues with loading the 10 rounds in it. There’s a break in period for these things. You don’t just start tearing your gun apart changing stuff. Mine is like butter and yeah if you stick your finger all the way inside the loading gate you’ll likely see blood trying to load that way. 🙄

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

Then how do you load the last round? You have to stick your thumb in at least once! I had my R92 for almost two years and about 1500 rounds, waiting for the break-in to happen. It did smooth up a little, but the springs were still way too strong. All of them! In the meantime I've tried other lever actions like Uberti, Miroku Winchester and Marlin and they were all much smoother and faster to load, and they don't eject brass like projectiles. Rossi factory springs are just insane, all of them.

[@robertmozol5907]

So he skips how to remove the magazine spring cap??????

[@PoindexterTactical]

I guess I didn’t go over that. I have it in the disassembly video and didn’t think about putting it here. More or less you just unscrew the screw on the bottom of the mag tube below the cap. Keep a finger on the cap as it’s under spring pressure and could fly across the room. If it doesn’t come free easily, stick a punch or an Allen wrench inside the screw hole and slowly work it forward.

[@crapshoot5264]

So what was the length of the plug? WTF?

[@PoindexterTactical]

3.4 inches

[@johnr4898]

Ok I'll see what happens.

[@MichaelHayes-uj9od]

I just got one about a month ago there not hard to load mine is great people just make videos to crap on them

[@charlesdangelo3437]

you should have gotten a henry instead of a rossi saving money is not the way to go

[@HRML813]

I’m in no way trying to be offensive but I would recommend just leaving your gun stock. I had a neighbor take a perfectly perfect Glock 19 and dork it up so bad with “upgrades” that it was a pile of garbage. Guys, seriously, just stop doing “fixes” unless it’s absolutely necessary.

[@PoindexterTactical]

It's literally just cutting a spring and making a plastic plug. Stock springs are readily available, so it's not like I'm "dorking" it up beyond repair. The only reason I recommend this is because it's a small modification to an easily replaceable and inexpensive part.

[@HRML813]

@@PoindexterTactical I understand what you’re saying, however, like you said, now you always have to count how many rounds you’re loading or else you get the last round jammed up. I’m not saying you broke your rifle or anything, I just don’t see the need.

[@marklee8226]

It's not hard to load just use the next round to push it in .

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

It's still very hard to load because the loading gate leaf spring and the magazine tube spring are way too strong. You can modify both and end up with a loading gate that feels like the loading gate of a Miroku Winchester (sans the nicer rounded edges in the Winchester)

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

You dont put the round all the way in. You leave a small portion of the bullet out and push it in with the next one and if it still hurts your finger just ask an older MAN how to load a lever action rifle. I used one all my life and know what I’m talking about and use a rossi in cowboy action shooting.

[@nomobo1778]

Excellent video if was 1/2 as long. Blah, blah, blah

[@nathanduckeorth806]

Made in Italy get wt ya pay for

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

Poor baby does your finger need a kiss. Be a man.

[@CGT80]

Some of us have sore fingers already from doing manly work all our lives and don't want more pain....... Doing a lot of shooting competitions can mean having to load a lot of guns and magazines.

[@MikeRedden-j4m]

Yes thats what I do, cowboy action shooting with a rossi mod 92 just ask an old timer how to load a lever action rifle.

[@jaredwhite489]

Not a Rossi, they don’t have gold bands.

[@PoindexterTactical]

Rossi has this exact model, with the gold bands, listed on their website.

[@ib0oo0]

it s recomended to have about 7 inches sticking out of the magazine tube, if theyr hard to load just push harder dont be wuss

[@guaporeturns9472]

How long is the rod?