Puma 92

[Mal Hombre McKinney]

Pards
I've run across a Puma 92 for $369.00 and am wondering if this gun meets the requirments of NCOWS. 
Thanks for all the help
Mac

[James Hunt]

Well yes, but it came along very late in our period. It certainly can be documented. But if you want to get involved with developing a persona, you would be limited to someone who would have existed after the availability of the firearm. Not much to work with. Think about what you want to do with NCOWS before laying the cash down (I have a very nice original CBOB 92 in .38 WCF sitting in my gun safe, never shoot it).

PS: I don't know anything about the Puma, I assume it resembles the original in appearance and function, no funky brass frame or anything of the like - don't have my Tally book handy.

[Irish Dave]

The Rossi Puma 1892 copy should be fine.

Some of the early ones had a funky looking puma head on the left side of the frame. As far as the puma head, aside from being kind of tacky (just my opinion), I do not recall having seen or read anything that would indicate that it is not NCOWS legal. The later ones do not have the homely cat's picture.

IMHO, the Rossis are pretty close copies of the original Winchester 92. In fact, I believe I read somewhere that Rossi began manufacture of these rifles on the old '92 machinery that they purchased from Winchester.

[Mal Hombre McKinney]

I have found that this one is made by Legacy Arms? I have never heard of them. Any bits of wisdoom would be appreciated.

[Kaycee]

Legacy Arms is the importer for these rifles, it will have the safety on the top of the bolt (which was approved). They shoot fine as long as you don't overrun the rifle.  The 92's can only be fired as fast as they want too, go too fast and it will kick the live round out the top.  It will be fine to start with and might suit you fine for a long time.
NCOWS does not require you to develope a personna, so you can shoot that rifle with no problems.

Your other options for lever rifles will run you quite a bit more money, so if you are just starting out and limited on budget go for it. You will not loose much on it down the line if you want to upgrade.

KC

[Trinity]

Legacy Arms is the importer for these rifles, it will have the safety on the top of the bolt (which was approved). They shoot fine as long as you don't overrun the rifle.  The 92's can only be fired as fast as they want too, go too fast and it will kick the live round out the top.  It will be fine to start with and might suit you fine for a long time.
NCOWS does not require you to develope a personna, so you can shoot that rifle with no problems.

Your other options for lever rifles will run you quite a bit more money, so if you are just starting out and limited on budget go for it. You will not loose much on it down the line if you want to upgrade.

KC

Sooo thaaaaats what happened.  I've always wondered why it did that.  My Rossi Puma (sans Puma head) is a little difficult to lever, but it gets better every time I shoot it and it hasn't ejected a live round again.  The problem is that I don't shoot that often. 

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I have one of those 92s, only mine says "Interarms."  Like Legacy Arms, I'arms was the importer.  No matter, they were all made in Brazil by Rossi.  Mine is one of the older ones with no junk engraving or UN-authentic safety and was like Irish Dave says, supposedly (might be) made on Winchester machining tools/patterns.

It's a well-made gun and fun to shoot - and that $369 sounds like a really fair price.  By the by, if I heard right, Rossi is now owned by Taurus of Brazil.  Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. 

[Brasso]

I also have a Puma/Rossi/Interarms but it says Model 65 SRC and it's chambered in .44-40.  It has a serial # of 011xxx and I'd be curious as to when it was built and imported.
Unfortunately, Interarms is gone and as far as I know all its import records.
If any one has any idea on about when it would have been built I'd appreciate a reply.

I picked it up a while back for $250 from a friend that kept it handy for home defense.
I doubt that it had had more than 50 rounds fired through it.  I've fired about 500 rounds though it and had the action polished and worked on by my local gunsmith 'Laffin Jack'
She's smooth as silk now and it's my backup rifle for SASS matches.  My primary rifle is a Model 66 'Yellowboy' with a short stroke kit.

Moral of the story?  No matter what you pick up be willing to invest a little time and a few dollars more to get her purring.

- Brasso

[juank_84]

Hi! I have a puma 92 .38 special caliber and i would like to have the manual. If any of you has it, please send it to me. Thanks