Oh no, are you telling me I have to wait at least another six months to watch idiots throw this thing about like nun-chucks before accidentally shooting themselves and others?

That’s outrageous, etc.

How long is the barrel on that thing?

DAMN!

I nominate Gina Torres as the weapon’s spokesmodel.

Dear Deer Hunters,

Its a pistol. Very short. I imagine it would be awkward to shoulder to say the least. Like an AR pistol with a long buffer tube, you can shoulder it and shoot but its not going to be fun or easy. However, if you do go hunting with this please do let us know how it goes, as I had briefly had the same idea myself for ridding my locale of some varmints.

Legacy has a similar one but costs twice as much. That one doesn’t come in .357/38

http://www.legacysports.com/products/puma/specs/specs_bhunterm87shot.html

I have been looking forward to this gun. Just sounds too much fun.

how come no one comes out whith a 22lr one.

12″ barrel. 24″ Overall Length. Available in .38special/.357magnum; .44 magnum; .45 colt. It does have a front and rear sight. It’s considered a pistol in the USA.

I assume this ejects right, and not up, so it wouldn’t be lefty friendly if one were trying to use the sights? Or would your face be behind the ejection port?

I love the idea of having a pistol and rifle in the same caliber, but I want both guns to be semi-autos, and not revolver & lever action.

What are the legalities of using this like a rifle? I thought pistols couldn’t have forward hand holds OR a shoulder stock.

I love oddball guns, but I struggle to see the purpose of this other than “to look cool at a Cowboy Action shoot.” It’s either a huge, slow-firing, two-hands required pistol or a small carbine you can’t shoulder — not sure.

Overload in CO — I believe the “stock” on this is not considered a shoulder stock by the BATFE. Otherwise it’s an SBR and there goes 99% of Rossi’s sales. There’s no limit on barrel length on a pistol — you could put a pistol grip on a 32″ barrel shotgun if you wanted to. You can’t have a vertical foregrip on a pistol but one parallel to the barrel is fine. Not a lawyer, just someone who has looked into this, I looked into putting a foregrip on a 10″ barrel MAC-10 copy but that’s federal PMITA prison time right there.

if Rossi puts it through the cali DOJ certification process, it could be cali legal. It is made to comply with federal PISTOL regs, only chambers pistol cartridges and is a single action.

I was really hoping to get one of these for xmas. oh well.

on a seperate note, i handled the rossi circuit judge today- its a turd. awful finish and franken-grip, among other issues. its a fail.

Right now it is being delayed because of the lack of US compliance parts required to import

I just bought one in 45 LC for $447.00 out the door from JJ’s in Beaumont TX

hey, Al

unfortunately, this thing is only built like a rifle, it’s actually sold and classified as a pistol-handgun. So, even when it does become available you still can’t carry it in the woods if that’s the case in Canada. That part actually pisses me off a great deal as my fiancé and I will be moving to up to Nova Scotia sometime in 2012, hopefully. I was trying hard to find a reason to buy this gun and only some locations seemed to make sense to me for owning one, the American South-West and Canada being the top two places on that list. It’ll be a major put-off if I can’t freakin’ carry the thing when I get there…

one great up-side to this gun, though; being that it is a handgun that’s only built like a rifle, not the other way around, you can get a CCW permit for it, which means that it can fill the niche for a great truck gun as it can be remain loaded in your automobile, there’s a big selling point right there and one of the only ways you could ever really conceal the thing practically, besides a freaking trench coat!

My ONLY reason for wanting one is that it LOOKS AWESOME! A little bit of TV Western history too…I collect more than shoot, so the fact it might not be too practical is OK with me…

Funny, Davidson’s inventory shows ZERO available in any caliber, and they jacked up the price to $556.00.

Mark…I get MOST of my firearms thru Davidson’s, but MY retailer, “Cactus Tactical” in Phoenix, ussualy gives about a $20% discount…

I just got back from our local dealer and he said there price is $354 so keep that in mind i was also told they are still not available until a few more months because of the demand

Trucker…do you mean Cabela’s? I didn’t know they had them yet…I’ll have to check the one here in Glendale, AZ…Thanks!

toms gunshop in rome ga, has a ranch hand .44 mag in the case for sale now.i am waiting on the .45 long colt

I just bought a 44mag ranch hand and should get it in 10 days or so.will let you know how it shoots asap.

I got mine off Gun Broker last week. 11/10 45C. Nice gun but like Taurus. Not pretty wood. Well fitted but not pretty. the blue is dark and action nice. Interesting safety on top of bolt.

Go to gunbrokers.com and type in “rossi ranch hand”. Remember it is a pistol. At this moment and time there are 5 running.

Hope I get one before Christmas!

Hey Boris…what brand/type ammo did you use in your Ranch Hand? I’m on a wait list for the .357….

Don’t have my .357 Ranch Hand yet, but I HIGHLY recommend the custom holster from “COCHISE LEATHER”, in Cochise, AZ…HIGH QUALITY, $140 price and received it in 2 weeks after ordering…looks good just hanging on the wall! Check it out…

I recently purchased the 1st season of “Wanted Dead or Alive” DVD. Steve McQueen was a Boss Cool Actor, as he totes his “mare’s Leg” lever action shortie. But it seems a good .45 will get the drop on one using a rifle. Indio (Bad crazy guy from “a Few Dollars More”) tried it against that No Name guy (LOL), and lost. But this Rossi Ranch Hand might just make a Cool house gun. And yes, I love western movies (LOL). You want crazy, how about the 8 ga shotgun that Viggo was toting in Appoloosa? Point and Splatter!!

That 8 gauge is “Appaloosa” is AWESOME! I love the westerns too, especially most of the “new” ones…

Got my Holster in today. Ordered a tune up kit and safety replacnt from here…
http://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=4&zenid=odhlsm56jd6otm8ro8vggviho1

Life is good.

Bull Shit…………I have sold 62 and shipped out a total of 23 which started on oct 12,2010

If this firearm has an OAL of 26″ or over it will be a non-restricted firearm and legal to carry in the bush in Canada.

We don’t go by barrel length in Canada unless it is a semiautomatic and then the barrel has to be 18.5″ or over to be in the non-restricted category.

Restricted firearms can only be taken to the range unless you have a carry permit……unless you’re PM Harper or a Supreme Court Judge forget about getting a Canadian carry permit.

OAL is what counts.

I’d like one in .454 Casull /.45 LC.

.45 LC is too lame for anything bigger than a wolf unless the action is strong enough for over powered hand loads.

Actually it is kind of confusing which is the business end. Is it a club or a gun? I understand that the OAL is only 25″. If the butt was lengthened to over 26″ by adding a spacer + a recoil pad then it would be as legal as a full length 92 and in Canada it would NOT be classed as a pistol. The pistol classification is an American legal contrivance to get around the NFA restrictions on short barreled rifles. There are no such barrel length restrictions on long guns in Canada.

Roger: “I can own so many more firearms that you can in the restrictive Canadan Commonwealth.”

Like what? I have a perfectly legal shotgun in Canada with a 12.5″ barrel…..do you?……didn’t think so.

And where is also a big problem with American gun owners.

A Canadian gun owner has one set or rules to deal with and can take non-restricted firearms (hunting rifles & shotguns) from coast to coast to coast to coast without having to worry about crossing into “iron curtain” states like California, New Jersey & DC and spending the rest of his/her life in jail for having ammo loaded with *gasp !* hollow point bullets.

I admit the Canadian laws regarding handguns are ridiculous.

A full length Puma style stock on the Rossi ranch hand carbine instead of that useless stub it comes with would make it Canadian legal (OAL > 26″) & I know at least one Canadian importer that might be interested in making those arrangements.

Actually my mother was born & raised in Houghton, Michigan before she met dad who is a Canadian and then emigrated to Ontario, Canada.
I’d eventually apply for US citizenship & move to the US if it wasn’t for the fact that I’ve done quite well financially here in Canada and have made consistently well over the tax exempt limit for more than 2 decades and the IRS would own my body and soul in foreign income back taxes the minute I became an American citizen.
So it looks like I’m stuck here in Canada as a Canadian with their inane gun laws for the short term at least.
It would be nice having CCW and the ability to buy guns like the Taurus Judge to take on a big game hunting trip to pot grouse and rabbits for the camp stew pot.
I hear rumors that Canadians will see a over 26″ OAL Rossi “Ranch Hand” with a full length butt in the not too distant future or at least a respectable quality Chinese made knockoff with the same or similar specs.
I already have a Rossi Puma with a 20″ bbl. in .454 Casull & know that the Rossis are quality guns.

Let’s face it.

The Ranch Hand is nothing but a Rossi M92 (formerly known as the “Puma” before LSI switched suppliers from Amadeo Rossi in Brazil to Chiappa from Italy) with a shorter barrel and a big lever loop.
A Canadian could legally buy a Rossi with a 16″ barrel and have almost the same thing.
The big lever loop rather than being a fashion fad had a utilitarian use which was to facilitate cycling with gloved/mittened hands in cold weather.
You’re really missing out on the Chinese guns.
I have a Chinese made 12 gauge pump shotgun (Rem 870 knockoff) with a 12.5″ barrel (eat your heart out) that is made by Norinco under the brand name moniker “Dominion Arms” that I’ve run enough slugs, buckshot and bird shot shells through to fill a barn & it has never jammed, malfunctioned or hi-cupped on me even once. You’ve got to get the NRA on the US feds case to drop that silly trade barrier against Chinese guns. Maybe the American gun makers lobbyists are working to keep the restrictions cause they’re scared of the competition. The Chinese with their cheap labor force have a definite advantage when it comes to manufactured goods.

Ranch Hands are going for over $650 now on Gun Broker..what few there are. No big on line seller even has them. WOW

What is the safety like on the Ranch Hand? Does it engage automatically, is it removeable? I’d like one but the safety issue is like a poke in the eye. And i can’t see why they went to the trouble of copying the “W,Dor A”Mare’s leg and then made it longer fore and aft. I understand you couldn’t get 6 rounds in one as short as Steve McQ’s, but why longer in back?

Is it legal to put a 6 inch recoil pad on the hand grip stock ?

Just bought a Chiappa Takedown Mare’s Leg in .44 Rem Mag.

The gun breaks down into 3 parts each of which is no longer than 12″.

The RCMP has classified it as NON-RESTRICTED.

That means it is like an ordinary hunting rifle or shotgun & I can “theoretically” take it anywhere.

The reason I say “theoretically” is that most of the agencies & officers of the Canadian criminal justice system including a lot of judges are “anti-gun activist” & if you defend yourself from criminal attack with a firearm regardless of the circumstances or are caught carrying a gun for self defense even if it is legal to carry the gun you will have a bunch of bogus criminal charges thrown at you that it will cost a fortune in legal fees to defend yourself against in court. The favorite charge is “possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public peace” which is an indictable (felony) offense.

The Canada Criminal Code Section 34 authorizes use of deadly force to protect oneself from assault causing death or grievous bodily harm but a Star Chamber of entrenched Liberal bureaucrats have decided that they are going to circumvent & misuse the law to severely punish people who use or carry guns for self defense the rule of law be damned. But you can be very sure that these very same sanctimonious officials will never leave their own guns at home.

The Rossie Ranch Hand is not made in China. It is made in Brazil. Not sure want the rant is about China. We get few guns from China thanks to Klinton. However we do get a lot of stuff from China. Every basket Ball is made in China and so is the canned mushrooms at your grocery stores. Get over it. Stay on focus…Ranch hand.