My Rossi 62 sa
Having just purchased a like new used, white one, I'll share with you folks what I know. The 62sa I have was made before the Taurus safety came to play.
Last week I took mine to the indoor range and fired off several different brands of .22s I had on hand. I think the front post sight and rear are adequate for my needs. The trigger is pretty nice, but then again I'm more accustomed to more crude milsurp triger pulls. My biggest gripe was the heavy, dragging over a gravel road, feel of the action slide. Talk about a poor fit of parts, this was as bad as they get.
First I made sure it was unloaded, then took it down and removed the forend and mag tube, then reassembled the rifle without the forend and felt for how easily it cycled. Much better but still kind of gritty feeling. I noticed that the magazine tube was not in alignment with its hole in the receiver, so I drifted the rear tube ring over some until the tube just dropped in on its own. I removed the breech bolt, felt for burrs and ran a stone lightly over any sharp parts that slid against one another. I rinsed the parts with clean mineral spirits then oiled everything lightly.
I colored the barrel with black marker 'bout where the forend might rub, then reassembled the rifle. After opening and closing the action several times, it did feel better, but I could feel a definite tight spot between the wood and barrel. I tore the rifle down again and inspected the wood and barrel fit. I wrapped a wood dowel with some 80 grit and removed the offending marker that was on the wood forearm. After slobbering some stain on the wood, I reassembled the rifle and it worked much better. I didn't remove all of the offending drag, but it is much easier to cycle now. I may fire a brick through it before I make any more adjustments. After all, as old as this rifle is, I don't believe the rifle had more than a box of ammo down the tube 'til I got my hands on it.
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Working The Rossi Gallery Rifle, from American Gunsmith's Book of the Rifle
