Rossi 38 special - Page 2

bigsteve715 · 07-23-2008, 12:11 AM

my grandmother had kept this old beaut on top of her dresser for home defense for god knows how long. its been fired before, but i think maybe only went to the range once as there is minimal scoring around the chambers on the wheel and hardly any damage in the barrel. it literally looks as if my grandfather bought it, fired 5 shots, and mothballed it. il have a pic soon. i haven't had the chance to fire it yet because theres no outdoor ranges were i live. but i agree that its an interesting looking gun and i agree with the feel of it, what oversized grips did you find for it?

KW Gary M · 07-23-2008, 06:50 AM

For the best deal on guns I go to www.budsgunshop.com Their inventory rotates so if you don't see what you want check back in a month or so. They have about 6 Rossi's now but not the 68. Keep coming back.

the jigger · 07-23-2008, 09:58 AM

I bought my wife a Rossi 4" in 357 about 15 years ago and it is still going strong. I had the trigger done so that the double action is about 4lbs. It shoots like a dream. However the wife has decided never to shoot it single action!

mosquitofish · 07-23-2008, 10:10 AM

I have the Rossi 351 & love it I've had it for years w/ no problems. Nice shooter. Enjoy yours.

Mike Franklin · 07-23-2008, 10:12 AM

Rossi's are ok little guns. They're not popular with most LEO but I've known several civilians who used'm.

Miss.Smith, so what do you do that makes you need to carry at work? Yeah I'm nosey.

KW Gary M · 07-23-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Franklin

Rossi's are ok little guns. They're not popular with most LEO but I've known several civilians who used'm.

Miss.Smith, so what do you do that makes you need to carry at work? Yeah I'm nosey.

I was reading in one of the gun magazines, can't remember which, when I was waiting for my dealer to call in a background check on my buddy about women carrying guns. It said that the number of women gun owners has increased by over 75% in the last 3 years and the .38 Special is the most popular among women CCW carriers. They said women like it because it is small, light and can be fired through a purse if needed. Reach in as if giving an attacker their wallet and instead give them their bullet.

jwaggerby@aol.c · 10-03-2008, 09:54 PM

I too own one of those small revolvers. No #s. Love it though. Where can i get decent grips to replace the crappy plastic ones?

jwaggerby@aol.c · 10-03-2008, 09:57 PM

How can you id a Rossi .38 special?

Taurus Fan · 10-04-2008, 12:38 AM

Looks like a copy of a K-frame Smith, like the Model 13 I used to have. I liked the size and heavy barrel so much I bought a second one in nickle like yours.

slrassoc · 10-06-2008, 01:21 PM

check out the ROSSI 462 stainless 357 snub made by Taurus. Great gun at a great price. Looks better than the Taurus versions also. I had to have the high polish SS bead blasted to a satin look cause it shined too much. Greatest factory grips I ever felt on a snubby. Weighs 26oz so feels like a gun. Fits in your back pocket completely.

07-23-2008, 12:11 AM	#21
bigsteve715 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sharpsburg, GA Posts: 1	amazing, i just got this same one my grandmother had kept this old beaut on top of her dresser for home defense for god knows how long. its been fired before, but i think maybe only went to the range once as there is minimal scoring around the chambers on the wheel and hardly any damage in the barrel. it literally looks as if my grandfather bought it, fired 5 shots, and mothballed it. il have a pic soon. i haven't had the chance to fire it yet because theres no outdoor ranges were i live. but i agree that its an interesting looking gun and i agree with the feel of it, what oversized grips did you find for it?

07-23-2008, 06:50 AM	#22
KW Gary M Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 1,296 Blog Entries: 1	For the best deal on guns I go to www.budsgunshop.com Their inventory rotates so if you don't see what you want check back in a month or so. They have about 6 Rossi's now but not the 68. Keep coming back. __________________ To Say Guns Kill People Is To Say Automobiles Drive Drunk and Matches Commit Arson.

07-23-2008, 09:58 AM	#23
the jigger Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 32	Rossi I bought my wife a Rossi 4" in 357 about 15 years ago and it is still going strong. I had the trigger done so that the double action is about 4lbs. It shoots like a dream. However the wife has decided never to shoot it single action!

07-23-2008, 10:10 AM	#24
mosquitofish Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: So. Calif. Posts: 308	I have the Rossi 351 & love it I've had it for years w/ no problems. Nice shooter. Enjoy yours. __________________ Earth humor

07-23-2008, 10:12 AM	#25
Mike Franklin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Poteet, Texas Posts: 1,276	Rossi's are ok little guns. They're not popular with most LEO but I've known several civilians who used'm. Miss.Smith, so what do you do that makes you need to carry at work? Yeah I'm nosey. __________________ Aim real good we're nearly out of ammo.

10-03-2008, 09:54 PM	#27
jwaggerby@aol.c Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	rossi 38 I too own one of those small revolvers. No #s. Love it though. Where can i get decent grips to replace the crappy plastic ones?

10-03-2008, 09:57 PM	#28
jwaggerby@aol.c Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2	How can you id a Rossi .38 special?

10-04-2008, 12:38 AM	#29
Taurus Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cobra Command Headquarters Posts: 803	Looks like a copy of a K-frame Smith, like the Model 13 I used to have. I liked the size and heavy barrel so much I bought a second one in nickle like yours.

10-06-2008, 01:21 PM	#30
slrassoc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 14	check out the ROSSI 462 stainless 357 snub made by Taurus. Great gun at a great price. Looks better than the Taurus versions also. I had to have the high polish SS bead blasted to a satin look cause it shined too much. Greatest factory grips I ever felt on a snubby. Weighs 26oz so feels like a gun. Fits in your back pocket completely.