Thread: 357 and 44 mag for deer?

So can anyone shed light on what the factory iron sights are set at for the rossi 50 or 100 yards or further ?

Originally Posted by Survy

So can anyone shed light on what the factory iron sights are set at for the rossi 50 or 100 yards or further ?

my 20" rossi 44 mag seems about spot on at 50m

Originally Posted by Survy

So can anyone shed light on what the factory iron sights are set at for the rossi 50 or 100 yards or further ?

The Rossi Lever actions have adjustable sights, (the same as the Winchester 1892 it is copied from). The rear sight controls elevation and the front sight is driftable left and right for windage. (Or you can drift the rear sight if you want to.)
Depending on your load you can sight it in for 25 metres or 300 metres.


(The qualification about this, is that the 16 inch barrels have the same sights as the 20' inch carbines; so sometimes, depending on your load, the rifle will shoot low, and you wont be able to lift the rear sight high enough to zero for 100 metres. Again, this dpends on your load, and the calibre.

The solutions for this may be described thusly:
Put a new shorter front sight on (Note that Rossi sight dovetails are larger than standard and you may have to do some shimming to make it fit)
File the front sight down, thereby bringing the point of impact up
Have the rifle drilled and tapped for a received peep sight, made by Williams or Lyman. (The sight you want is the same one that fits the Winchester 94)
Buy a 20' inch barrelled carbine in the first place)

Originally Posted by Carlsen Highway

The Rossi Lever actions have adjustable sights, (the same as the Winchester 1892 it is copied from). The rear sight controls elevation and the front sight is driftable left and right for windage. (Or you can drift the rear sight if you want to.)
Depending on your load you can sight it in for 25 metres or 300 metres.


(The qualification about this, is that the 16 inch barrels have the same sights as the 20' inch carbines; so sometimes, depending on your load, the rifle will shoot low, and you wont be able to lift the rear sight high enough to zero for 100 metres. Again, this dpends on your load, and the calibre.

The solutions for this may be described thusly:
Put a new shorter front sight on (Note that Rossi sight dovetails are larger than standard and you may have to do some shimming to make it fit)
File the front sight down, thereby bringing the point of impact up
Have the rifle drilled and tapped for a received peep sight, made by Williams or Lyman. (The sight you want is the same one that fits the Winchester 94)
Buy a 20' inch barrelled carbine in the first place)

The sights on the Rossi 92’s are more in line with a Winchester 1892 rifle, as the Winchester 1892 carbines had a ladder rear sight as opposed to the standard ramp style rear sight. If Rossi would adopt a flip up ladder and get rid of the safety, I’d be all over one. It feels a bit sacrilegious taking an antique Winchester into the bush.

Originally Posted by Survy

So can anyone shed light on what the factory iron sights are set at for the rossi 50 or 100 yards or further ?

now that depends on a few things.......
#1 where on the ramp do you have v set
#2 where in the v do YOU sit the bead....eg I put it in the bottom others put it level with top...my way shoots higher but restricts view a little
#3 what load you have in her.....eg a sub will be up to 12" below a supersonic load and a really hot load could be say 6" higher than another not so hot one.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

now that depends on a few things.......
#1 where on the ramp do you have v set
#2 where in the v do YOU sit the bead....eg I put it in the bottom others put it level with top...my way shoots higher but restricts view a little
#3 what load you have in her.....eg a sub will be up to 12" below a supersonic load and a really hot load could be say 6" higher than another not so hot one.

They are not "set" at any range. The sights are adjustable.