I've been looking to buy a .357 revolver for awhile now, and came across the Rossi model 971 and 972. Has anyone heard anything about these revolvers? They are made by Taurus so I would assume they are decent, but would like to make sure before I purchase one of them. Also if you have any other suggestions for a good .357 under $400 new or used I would appreciate the suggestions.
Are Rossi revolvers any good?
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senseiturtle
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I've got the blued 4" .357 mag.
Zero problems after at least 3000 rounds. .357 isn't too punishing with the additional weight, and pretty accurate as well. Makes a great house gun.
Only "quirks" is that I have to tighten the grip screws after an extending shooting session, but I think that's normal for a big-kick revolver. Loc-tite will likely fix it, just didn't have the time.
The only thing I'd do differently is try to get a stainless steel revolver over the blued. The blued is pretty cool-looking when clean, but easily shows fingerprints.
Old-timers will try to sway you towards a smith, but I think any taurus/rossi weapon will be of decent quality and will happily get the job done. This revolver makes a particularly good "first weapon," until you have the money to buy something that's subjectively nicer (like my next purchase, a sig 226).
And if you ever have problems, the lifetime warranty's a great thing to have.
