Just in for your consideration, a used Rossi Model 62 SAC. Firearm is in good condition rated at 80% Very small amout of very light surface pitting on the SS receiver. Wood is in great condition, no large dents ot gouges - see pictures. Bore is bright and in good condition.
Sleek, well-made, and configured like Winchester’s pump-action Model 62, the Rossi 62 was manufactured in Brazil between 1970 and 1998 and imported into this country by Interarms. Production ceased when Taurus purchased Rossi in 1998.
Don’t be misled. This is not the Rossi Gallery currently manufactured by Rossi USA. The current gun has a distinctly different action, a beechwood or polymer stock, and some polymer parts. The older Rossi Model 62s are walnut and steel.
Several iterations were made, including a rifle-length version with a 23-inch barrel in nickel and blued finishes. Some had octagon barrels. I’ve yet to see any of the carbine-length Rossi 62s with anything but a round barrel and blued steel, and I’ve read that the nickel carbines were brought in only during 1998 and are rather uncommon. On that note, the short, 16.5-inch-barreled carbine versions were imported only for a decade, between 1988 and 1998.
Like the original Winchesters, the Rossi 62 can be slam-fired, meaning you can simply hold the trigger back and work the pump briskly over and over, and the gun will fire every time the pump goes forward. For a lot of shooters, this is a big selling point. And it’s safe. The hammer will not fall until the bolt locks into battery.
Original Winchester Model 62s have become so collectible that firing them is considered by some to be impractical. Care should be taken to preserve their condition, both mechanical and aesthetic, so they’re no longer really a good option for a hard-working .22-caliber tool. Rossi’s Model 62, as a result, has gained quite a reputation as a solid alternate. Enough so, in fact, that most of them currently sell for close to double what they brought when new, hurry this one is priced right!
