Rossi Ranch Hand Review

Review of my Rossi Ranch Hand chambered in .38 SPL/.357 Mag.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Rossi
• Ranch
• Hand
• .38
• .357
• magnum
• special
• gun
• mare's
• leg
• guns
• reiview

[Nekonoaijin]

It's really meant to be shot from the hip, rather than aimed with the iron sights but if you do want to use the sight, bring it up towards your shoulder as if it were a rifle but don't try and shoulder it (there is not nearly enough stock for that and a pistol round doesn't have the recoil to justify it). Recoil is minimal because there is a lot of gun (mass) for a pistol cartridge not due to barrel length or powder burning (odd idea there) and it shoots like a dog in .44 Mag, get the 38/357.

[dingo51122]

@Nekonoaijin You learn something new every day. The only problem I have aiming the way you describe is I can't get the gun as steady as I can by shooting it like a pistol.

[Nekonoaijin]

@dingo51122

Fair enough :¬) It's a fun gun, never was truly practically, unlike the real (much larger) carbines were. Hope you have a lot of fun with it, I am seriously eyeing one up after playing with it some months back. In 38/357 which seems to be the 'sweet spot' for calibre. I know an owner of it in 44 and he says it's not really manageable; makes a lot of noise but he can hit the target, not a spot on the target, if you see what I mean. 357 is hot enough and accurate.

[dingo51122]

@Nekonoaijin I have a 16" version in 45 LC that I love, I will be doing a video on it soon. It is much more practical and I find myself shooting it more.

[S4M4R1T4N]

Gina Torres is so hot.

[Dubears1]

Looks like a fun gun.

[Mochakaboom]

Great gun to shoot with friends.

Looks more tedious to load compared to the Mares Leg. I know it's easy to make a speedloader for a mares leg but is there such thing as a speedloader for a rossi ranch do you think?

[daddymoe1969]

it has a saddle ring on it, just as other saddle ring carbines do. it was meant to have a sling fixed to the ring in order to keep the gun handy whilst riding a horse, an early version of the single point sling.

[ahill0057]

It could be a concealed gun if you wore a duster coat.....but i wouldn't wanna wear one in the summer.....anyone change their rear sight yet?

[exhorn1961]

I bought a 45LC Ranch Hand in case of a close encounter with a Brown Bear. I have a cabin in Alaska with quick access to the Kenai River. Also I have a special belt holster for it that gives you instant access. When the salmon aren't running they'll come up around houses looking for garbage cans and etc. It's definitely a gun for close up shooting.

[Nekonoaijin]

@dingo51122

That I can believe, would love to hear about it when you do - 45 LC is the other calibre I'd consider but 44 Mag just seems unsuited to such a gun. There is a Henry gun which is similar but a lot heavier and more expensive (all brass receiver) and I bet that shoots very nicely in larger calibres but it's at least twice the cost, more like 3 times from what I saw.