Puma Lever action guns?
Does any have one or shot one? I am looking at one in 44-40 but I know very little about them.
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My Son had one in .38/357
Had nothing but problems. Maybe it was just a bad one?0 -
I had one in 45 Colt the one I had patterned more like a shotgun 0 -
A friend at my gunclub bought a bright chrome .38 / .357 puma levergun and he was having difficulty with it and asked me to investigate...
He was having abysmal accuracy and I took a box or lightweight bullets and a box of heavies and one in the middle - standard loads nothing fancy or extreme.
At 50 yds from a bagged bench rest single load slowfire factory iron sights I was yielding saucer sized 10 round groups from all 3 and at 100 yds ended up with minute of paper plate groups
Repeated 3 times and tightened marginals - with the heavy bullets doing the worst at 100
I had cleaned the gun and inspected it and made certain screws were tight and things were oiled or lubricated right and no improvement
I put Williams fiber optic fire sights on it and that cut things down by 25% but still pretty poor
Lead round nose and double end wadcutters did best and full metal jacket or ball did not do as well
We mounted a Northwest territories 3-9X40 on it and virtually no improvement
Don't get me wrong that hits steel plates at a Cowboy action or SASS shoot all day long but IMHO the groups needed to be cut in half and especially considering who was shooting and how
No failure to function except for some minor hiccups with the wadcutters
It's been suggested that with handloads properly sized (lead) things would be better but YMMV
To me it should have done better out of the box.
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I have several, (.44/40, .357, .45 colt) all function just fine. I also had a .44 mag. that was the 'slickest' .44 lever gun I've ever owned. Keep in mind that these are not 'bench rest' target rifles, so minuet of deer is all you can expect. 0 -
I have one in 44 Mag, its an old one made in the 70's or 80's. It shoots fine and has a very slick action. I have never shot factory ammo out of it but after I cleaned the barrel real good to get out any copper I shot my handloads in it. My load is; .430 lead KT 250gr bullet with 20gr of 2400 and a Win Mag primer.
I have never hunted with it but I did shoot a few Ground Hogs which turned up as a target of opportunity and a large boar coon the rifle and the load worked well.0 -
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Years ago I acquired a Rossi (Interarms) 38-357 lever gun ( long story ) ::: Im thinkin the rossi & puma was related ???
after a bunch of cleaning & maint. : It turned out to be a great shooter :
@ apx. 100 yards ( off the deck railing ) I could consistantly hit black birds , with std. load 38 spl.s :
Shot a few .357 s thru it : No need as a 'plinker' :
Still got it in the safe : need to get it out for a few rounds !!!
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They were made by Rossi. Of course, not having been imported by Braztech, no parts or service are available.
Bud's Gun Shop claims that they import & service Pumas. I have no verification that they are able to provide sales or service, but, it may be worth checking out.
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I have this one in .357 mag, it's a newer Rossi and not a Puma era rifle. I have heard a lot of negative remarks about the Puma rifles but I can say that the newer ones are as good as any lever gun and better than most once you polish up the innerds some to slick it out. As far as accuracy is concerned, mine shoots every bit as well as any of my Winchesters or Marlins ........ maybe a bit better and they are built like a tank, Fit and finish on a Rossi is .... well, Rossi, meaning it's a relatively cheap rifle, made in Brazil, stocks are made of "mystery" wood. 
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and OK ????
Thanks !!!0 -
I briefly had a new stainless R92 in 357 earlier this year. It looked authentic except for the tiny safety on the bolt but it was easy to ignore. I only put a few boxes through it but it shot pretty good.
I did not realize it had a spring loaded ejector. I wanted it for casual practice at the range but it does throw brass no matter how slow you open the bolt.
If you like traditional design you will appreciate the Rossi. Except for the safety, it does not look modern anywhere if you can ignore the stainless steel. I found the fit and finish good.0 -
I always wanted on in .480 Ruger. They made a run of them several years ago when the cartridge came about.
If one comes up on the auction side, it brings a huge price.0 -
SoreShoulder wrote:I briefly had a new stainless R92 in 357 earlier this year. It looked authentic except for the tiny safety on the bolt but it was easy to ignore. I only put a few boxes through it but it shot pretty good.
I did not realize it had a spring loaded ejector. I wanted it for casual practice at the range but it does throw brass no matter how slow you open the bolt.
If you like traditional design you will appreciate the Rossi. Except for the safety, it does not look modern anywhere if you can ignore the stainless steel. I found the fit and finish good.
I agree with the comments regarding the safety ..... I deleted the safety on mine.0 -
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I had to replace the "mystery" wood on mine : ( part of the long story) : Got replacement wood from Interarms : 2nds ? No idea why ? total cost in this Rossi was less than $ 50.00 ( wood ) : plus lots of cleaning , ect . Ugly : But a Great shooter : And FUN !!!!
Im thinking the org. wood was same as kmart brazil long-guns Bannana Wood ??? lol !!!!
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