Before Taurus bought Rossi out, the 92�s were hit and miss. When you found a good one, they worked perfectly and were sweet. When you got a bad one, it took a LOT of work to make it work.
Now they�re every bit as good as the Winchesters, just not as pretty. I�ve shot a bunch of them, and did a T&E for Guns Magazine of the .480 Rossi and I haven�t been able to induce a feed malfunction on ANY of the new ones; I can�t say that for a Marlin. The actions are butter smooth, they shoot very straight, and they feed flawlessly. If it were me, I�d take the Rossi over the Marlin. In my experience the newer Rossi�s are more reliable.
