Recently I posted my luck in finding aRossi M59, in 22 magnum.

A few days after I found that gun, I found this almost new Rossi model 61 SAC on Gun Broker. I won the bid without increasing my home equity loan and picked it up at my dealer this afternoon.

It even smoother than the Model 59. It feeds dummy 22 LR rounds and the plastic snap-cap revealed a really nice trigger pull. The research I did indicated that Rossi tried to make these to feed short, long, and long rifle but gave up and made them in long rifle only. Mine is stamped on the barrel S-L-LR. It did feed a single short round but if I tried more than one in the magazine it would not feed.

Can’t wait to get to the range with this one.






Trooper Joe

You’re on a roll Joe, congrats on another nice one.
Looking forward to a range report

Sweat find. I’ve been hoping to stumble across something like that one day. I want a short barrel like that. The old American iron is typically in poor cosmetic condition and/or way expensive.

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Originally posted by jed7s9b:
Sweat find. I’ve been hoping to stumble across something like that one day. I want a short barrel like that. The old American iron is typically in poor cosmetic condition and/or way expensive.

Jed, I just sent you an email. Thanks for your post.

Trooper Joe

I bought my son one of those in 1991, when he was five years old. I bought it from Tucker Gun in Tucker, GA for $119.95 plus tax. My grandchildren use it now.

That gun can be slam fired.

What a cool, compact, take-down rifle for the field.

A design that survives for well over a century and is still sought after.

While black rifles have their place, this old school technology will always have a special place in my heart.