I've handled much older "Pumas" some years ago and some were not very smooth, but my fairly new Rossi M92 is very slick. 24" oct. barrel in 44 mag. BTW, the Puma brand is now owned by someone else (Legacy Arms, I think?), so Rossi (Taurus) rifles from South America, are no longer called that.
To the question of comfortable to shoot, ya know it went off shooting fairly stout 200gr XTP loads, but it certainly isn't objectionable.
Considered buying a Puma carbine in 44 mag many years ago, at a small local shop, but since I've been spoiled by the actions in my old M94 and the 336SC Marlin, put it back down. My Rossi M92 doesn't even come close to the action on my 1906 vintage M92 Winchester, but I didn't expect it to. I like them both.
