I dont have a carbine( shorter), but my Rossi 62 is a hoot to shoot.

 

Nice nickle plated version. I just got off the phone with a gun smith who knows these rifles. He said the carbine was always available and that mine would have been made late 70s. I had heard that the carbine was only imported between 88 and 98. I guess that was wrong.

 

Actually, mine is Stainless, made 1 year1986 , only shoots 22 lr. Not shorts or longs.
Its an Interarms import , and there are no records , and Rossi, a Brazilian Company , now owned by Taurus, has no records.

 

I have the full length octagon version picked it up 1995 or so. Put a Lyman tang peep and altered the front sight to bead.
25 yards kneeling. Improvised rest

 

I have 2 myself. Not sure why, but I ended up with them.😳 Both good shooters.

 

Found a nickeled rifle with a blond stock and pump handle many years ago at my lgs/pawn. Good looking and a good shooter.

 

I have one also, can't quite recall when I bought it but I know I paid less than 2 bills for it.
One of my neighbors son's is a nice kid going on 11 years old. He's always helping me out and asking if I need something done, good kid.
Last year my son and I taught him firearms safety and with his mothers written permission took him out shooting for his very first time and let him shoot my 62 SAC. We were at a formal range, the range master is a US Marine and he had an AR fully set up with a bipod, scope and suppressor on it. He let Gabriel fire a few rounds with it off the bench. Needless to say he was very happy and we all had a good day.
On the way back he remarked he's been afraid and thought he was going to fire a rifle that would knock him on his butt. We told him I do have those type rifles but he'll only get to try those when we think he's much bigger and can handle it.
I'd like to gift the Rossi to him with his mother retaining control of it but he has an older brother with autism problems and his single mom doesn't have a safe to keep it in .
I'll see what I can do to get it to him if and when the safety conditions and time is right.

 

With the situation you describe I would put it aside and when he goes to college and away from his brother then I would gift it to him.

 

These are very addicting little rifles. Between all the rimfire calibers to chase after, and then blend in….

the early octagon barrel, 22lr only vs S, L, LR capable, nickel finishes, stainless, case hardened finishes, carbine and rifle lengths, add the rear tangent sight accessory, scope mounts, the bolt safety conundrum, and the occasional nice wood bonus…..you can spend a few bucks and time collecting these rifles.
They are fun to shoot and look for.

 

My G152xxx was made around 1978-79; my father bought it new for me right around 1979.
I do disagree with your 1988-1998 timeframe for the carbine imports; mine is the 62SAC carbine.
Great trigger for sure (better than a well-worn Winchester 62A /after/ a trigger job); I think that Rossi was using better steel than what went into the later Taurus 62's.

 

Vet46, nice looking rifle. ROSSI made nice ones just like the original.

Enjoy the toy!

 

I have managed to pick up 3. One is a Rossi/Taurus stainless carbine with that atrocious bolt safety, the other two are original Rossi's, one blue with a round barrel and the other is nickel/stainless with a round barrel. All three are excellent shooters and will keep pace with my Winchester 90's, 06's and 62's.

 

Here's one I've not seen many of, likely more around than I think...

.22wmr, in near new condition, came from a good friends estate.

 

Here's one I've not seen many of, likely more around than I think...

.22wmr, in near new condition, came from a good friends estate.

I went 22, mine will handle all three S L and LR I got both a 62SA (same size as the Winchester 62A) and the shorter 62SAC just love to shoot those rifles, I got a Winchester 62A it is quiet a bit heavier than the Rossi's and does not see as much daylight as the SA and SAC.

 

Neat rifle gmd1950. How is the accuracy with it in .22WMR?

Rick H.

 

Really nice Rossi! My brother loved Rossi. He bought Rossi that was either nickel plated or stainless steel! I can’t remember which! I’m sure gun guys know which one automatically.

 

It actually could have been either, nickel would be more common. Sometimes they are hard to tell apart, but the easiest way for me is the nickel model will have blued steel attachments for the tubular magazine. The stainless steel model will have stainless steel attachments.