Slicking up a Rossi 92

[Niederlander]

Gentlemen, I've got a Rossi 92 inbound to serve as a pickup gun.  I plan to slick it up by smoothing up the moving parts and changing the ejector spring, putting in a stainless follower, and will probably remove that silly safety.  Has anyone changed out the trigger spring?  I'm going to keep the hammer spring stock, as I'm all about reliability.  Any other suggestions?

[DeaconKC]

Okay, the safety has never caused me a problem, but to remove it is simple. Drive out the pin and lift the switch out. Have someone donate a .25ACP case and trim it to about 1/8" and use Blue Locktite to hold it in place. PS: a Winchester case looks "right" for this.

[Coffinmaker]

R&R The Ejector spring, re-work the extractor, R&R the lever latch spring, R&R the Trigger Spring.

Contact Nate Kiowa Jones (Steve Young) at 'stevezguns' and BUY his DVD and his parts kit for the 92.  You will be intensely glad you made the purchase.  You will be amazed at just how fast and slick a '92 can be made to run.  Steve also sells a neat little 'plug' to replace that stupid safety thingie.

If your not going to run the gun for CAS, the Main Spring is strictly your call.

[Coal Creek Griff]

Here's something to consider. I have an older .44-40 Rossi M92. I did a bunch of work on it and it was much smoother and easier to use. A couple of years ago, my brother ordered one in .357 Mag. I had him bring it over so that I could work on his too. Frankly, though, we didn't feel that his needed anything beyond just shooting and levering it. His carbine was much smoother and lighter to operate than mine had been. He didn't care about the external safety or the follower so we left his gun alone. Note that neither of us compete, but we do appreciate good functioning guns. It's possible that my brother's gun was just an exception, but you may consider using your new rifle for a little while before deciding where to focus your efforts for improvement. 

Griff

[Niederlander]

As soon as I get it I plan to see how it functions, and of course I'll compare it to my original Winchester 92.  Out of curiosity, what is wrong with the extractors that needs work?

[Coffinmaker]

  Niederlander

The "Extractor" in i892 rifles is a rather large and long spring.  In many '92s, especially Rossi, it is about 3 times as heavy as it needs to be and puts a "hitch" in the closing of the Breach Block (Bolt).  Deciding whether to reduce it is another of the reasons I suggest you source Nate Kiowa Jones instructional video on tuning the 1872 Rifle.

[Niederlander]

I'll probably get the video, but first I'm just going to see how everything works.  Since it's used, maybe the previous owner already had it slicked up.............yeah, right.

[Abilene]

Gentlemen...Any other suggestions?

Well, I'm not sure about the gentlemen part 
but have you been inside the '92 before?  If so I'm sure you already know the trick of having an empty casing in the chamber snapped into the bolt face to aid in reassembly.

I actually have some long text files saved from old articles about working on '92's.  Considering the title of this topic it might be appropriate to post here if there is any interest.