Magazine plug for Rossi lever gun

Rodger_p · July 10, 2014, 11:20 AM

Does anyone make a mag plug for the Rossit .357 mag lever action?

I was thinking of making my own if I used it to hunt deer. (If I decide to hunt in Ohio - 3 round limit)

FrankenMauser · July 10, 2014, 01:48 PM

I don't know of anyone that makes one.

The lightest plug that won't cause issues (like attracting moisture or causing corrosion) will likely be a piece of plastic rod or brass tubing.
Measure before you buy anything, but 0.375" (3/8") or 0.312" (5/16") diameter tubing or rod should fit inside the magazine spring.

Rodger_p · July 10, 2014, 02:13 PM

Thanks, I saw one video where someone cut a piece from a plastic coat hanger. I will probably try that.

4thPoint · July 10, 2014, 02:19 PM

Plastic coat hanger maybe, but it sounds like something that might bow to the side a bit too easily.
Why not go to the local home improvement or hobby store and pick up a wooden dowel?

Rodger_p · July 10, 2014, 03:03 PM

4thPoint, good point. I have several dowel rods in various diameters already. I will just have to see which works best in the Rossi mag tube.

Thanks,

TimSr · July 10, 2014, 04:44 PM

No plug will be necessary for pistol caliber rifle in Ohio. When addressing that issue, they realized that it would not be practical. You will have a 3 round limit you can put in the gun, but the magazine does not need to be plugged.

July 10, 2014, 11:20 AM	#1
Rodger_p Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2004 Location: East TN. Posts: 207	Magazine plug for Rossi lever gun Does anyone make a mag plug for the Rossit .357 mag lever action? I was thinking of making my own if I used it to hunt deer. (If I decide to hunt in Ohio - 3 round limit)

July 10, 2014, 01:48 PM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	I don't know of anyone that makes one. The lightest plug that won't cause issues (like attracting moisture or causing corrosion) will likely be a piece of plastic rod or brass tubing. Measure before you buy anything, but 0.375" (3/8") or 0.312" (5/16") diameter tubing or rod should fit inside the magazine spring. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

July 10, 2014, 02:13 PM	#3
Rodger_p Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2004 Location: East TN. Posts: 207	Thanks, I saw one video where someone cut a piece from a plastic coat hanger. I will probably try that.

July 10, 2014, 02:19 PM	#4
4thPoint Junior member Join Date: August 28, 2012 Posts: 240	Plastic coat hanger maybe, but it sounds like something that might bow to the side a bit too easily. Why not go to the local home improvement or hobby store and pick up a wooden dowel?

July 10, 2014, 03:03 PM	#5
Rodger_p Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2004 Location: East TN. Posts: 207	4thPoint, good point. I have several dowel rods in various diameters already. I will just have to see which works best in the Rossi mag tube. Thanks,

July 10, 2014, 04:44 PM	#6
TimSr Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Rittman, Ohio Posts: 2,074	No plug will be necessary for pistol caliber rifle in Ohio. When addressing that issue, they realized that it would not be practical. You will have a 3 round limit you can put in the gun, but the magazine does not need to be plugged.