I find the high review of the RM64 slightly out of line. I purchased one approximately 4 months ago. It was bought on line from Battlehawk Armory and had been sitting on someone’s shelf for 2 years.
The day after picking it up from my ffl I took it to the range to run some ammo through it. Little did I know it was going to be a short session. With only 2 cylinder loads of full power 357 mag 158-grain soft nose ammo the cylinder froze up, I had to use a rubber mallet to open it. The cylinder would not close and lock up. I immediately took it to my gunsmith and stated almost within 5 minutes the crane was bent from the factory and it was dragging on the recoil shield. He said this was the third Rossi revolver he had seen in the last 2 months with the same problem, all of them new. He said send it back to Rossi under warranty to be repaired.
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I Sent it back to Rossi under warranty and it took them 2.5 months to fix it and get it back to me. It appears to be working now but I wouldn’t trust my life to it until I get 500 to 1000 rounds of full power 357 ammo through it. My suggestion is if you’re interested in one is have it checked over before you buy it by a gunsmith. My recommendation is spend a little more and buy a Ruger, Smith or Colt. Also do a review search on the rm64.
