Who Makes the Lightning Rifle for Rossi ?

[Hargrave]

Hello folks,

Ok, quick question .... who makes the "Lightning Rifle"  for Rossi? Did they make themselves or did they contract with Berretta or something of the like.

I got a deal on a "nickel plated" one of these in .45 LC. The rifle is in-transit ... but I thought I would ask.

Thanks,

[Major 2]

Rossi manufactured the rifles in a plant in Sa Leopoldo, Brazil.

[Coffinmaker]

But ..... They don't manufacture them anymore.

Coffinmaker

PS:  Thankfully

[Hoof Hearted]

Hargrave

Hopefully your new rifle made it?

How about a report and some pics?

HH

[Pettifogger]

If you mean the pump action Lightning rifle, Rossi never made any.  Are you thinking of Taurus?

[Hoof Hearted]

If you mean the pump action Lightning rifle, Rossi never made any.  Are you thinking of Taurus?

Yessir....I was under the impression that Rossi was "absorbed" or bought by Taurus a few years ago so I would have to think the same thing. Might there have been a run of Lightning rifles with the Rossi name?

[joec]

Yessir....I was under the impression that Rossi was "absorbed" or bought by Taurus a few years ago so I would have to think the same thing. Might there have been a run of Lightning rifles with the Rossi name?

Taurus owns Rossi now and they share a facility in S. Florida but all arms are made in Brazil with a few exceptions mostly hand guns. Same company but two brands. Pretty much along the lines of Beretta who owns several different companies including Uberti and Stoeger among others.

[Hargrave]

Ok,

So I got the rifle a few days ago ... It is a Taurus and Not a Rossi. It is in Stainless instead of Nickel and looks like I was given the wrong info by the buyer.

I figure I will have to knock it up to lesson learned. I will take the rifle out to the range later this week or next and see how it shoots.

Jake

[Paladin UK]

Fer Hargrave.......

Did ya take it to the range and if so how did it perform???

Paladin (Whats nosy innerested  ) UK

[Hargrave]

Not yet ... been swamped with work related items as of late. I am hoping to take it up around Christmas.

Jacob