I have one of the EMF 1892 Hartfrod Model Short Rifles (20" octagon barrel) in .357. It's made by Rossi. I like it a lot -- next to no recoil, slick action, and accurate.
Mine had insufficient extractor tension so I was having some extraction difficulties. I emailed EMF and they had me send it to a 'smith who does warranty work for them, and I got it back in about 10 days. When I got it back the problem was fixed; it extracts and ejects empties with aplomb.
It feeds .38s OK but I generally put .357s in it. With .38s it's like shooting a .22, both recoil-wise and noise-wise.
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