Review of Rossi 462 Snub Nose

Background Information:

My personal background in firearms is I am kind of a latecomer to the world of firearms. I have been shooting and collecting firearms since 2008. I shoot on a regular base and make sure that I shoot everything I own and not let it collect dust. But when I did get into this hobby it was kind like a bad habit that won't go away. You're always wanting the next thing you get your hands on and shoot. I also as part of my hobby I do reload ammo to help keep the cost of shooting down. So in writing this review, I will try to take it from the standpoint from a first-time shooter, and not of an expert.

Purchase:

I recently have had the chance to purchase a Rossi 462 stainless steel revolver. I purchase the gun from a local gun shop in my area and picked it up for $298. When looking for a first-time revolver I looked at several manufacturers from Smith & Wesson, Ruger, and Charter Arms. After, looking at the guns I did a lot of research on the different manufactures in people's opinions of the guns on different bulletin boards.

I came to the conclusion that a lot of people out there don't like the Rossi firearm because of reliability issues. Even my local gun shop tried to steer me away from the purchase into a more expensive firearm like the S&W or Ruger. Most of those opinions that I was reading were on the older revolvers and the newest reviews were based on what some else has said. I figured that I would like to form my own opinion on the revolver and decided to purchase the firearm. If I didn't like it or had issues I would sell it and get something else.

First Impression:

When I first picked up the firearm I noticed the firearm fit my large hands very well. I personally do not know but the grips feel like a Hogue style grip I have felt on aftermarket revolvers. A very comfortable and natural position when gripping the firearm. In dry firing the revolver I found that the trigger was stiff and has a hard pull of around 8lb in double-action mode. In single-action mode, it was around 3-5 lb trigger pull. The trigger releases crisply and reset was long compared to other revolvers I have handled like the S&W.In getting my new firearm the first thing I did was to clean it and get all the old junk off of the gun from the factory packing the pistol with.

In my first initial cleaning, I noticed that the cylinder was not swiveling smoothly and figured that it was from the old that was shipped from the Manufacture. After cleaning the trigger felt smoother and the cylinder spun freely.


Range:

The following weekend I took the pistol to the range with other guns I own and proceed to test the gun out. I was shooting Walmart Whitebox ammo to personal defensive loaded that I manufactured. I found the gun to be accurate enough for a self-defensive gun shooting groups standing 2" groups at 10 yards. This gun probably can shoot better than this but this is me shooting not some professional. I tested different types of ammo and the gun didn't have any issues with it. I put about 400 rounds through the gun on its initial outings and did not have any issues. The only issues I found in shooting the gun was with my large hands my middle finger would get knocked hard when shooting +P and .357 mag rounds through the gun. But, this can be reduced my turn your grip in more on the pistol so your finger is square in position on the trigger guard.

Conclusion:

For the S&W and Ruger snobs out there, I enjoyed shooting this revolver and plan on keeping and will update on any issues I find with continued use of the firearm. The gun fits in my front pants pocket well and does not print when using a sticky holster. I think people need to look back into the Rossi revolvers as an alternative to S&W and Ruger.

One thing I will say that S&W has over the Rossi is it has a much better trigger out of the box. But if you want a smoother trigger pull to buy the S&W or take your Rossi to your local gunsmith and have them do a trigger job on the revolver.