Rossi copy of Marlin 95, especially the Mare's Leg version.

[H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619]

Hi, all.

Rossi has come out with a new gun that is a copy of the Marlin 95.   I've heard that it's not as "exact" a copy as their 92 is of the Winchester, but it's still pretty close.  It comes in several configurations, include what is essentially a "Mare's Leg" version in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, 454 Casull and .45-70.  I never thought I'd see what amounts to a Marlin Mare's Leg, and yet, here one is.

Here's a link to the .44 Magnum Mare's Leg.  (I am using "Mare's Leg" generically to refer to a pistol version of a lever action rifle.)

https://rossiusa.com/product/rifles/lever-action/r95-44-mag-triple-black-pistol/

As you can see, it has some flaws.   No traditional sights, plastic stocks, and a threaded barrel.   Since it's legally a pistol, I suppose I could just cut the threads off, remove the rail, install some traditional sights, and get a wooden stock set for their 95 rifle and chop the butt off the stock, but I do wish they had made it available in that configuration to begin with!

Yes, I know Mare's Legs are not SASS legal, but the are fun!  

Anyway, generically, does anyone have any experience with the Rossi 95s?  Either the actual rifles or the pistol versions?   I am, at a minimum, curious about them.  Any information about them would be appreciated.   I think that having one of the pistols would round out a collection of Marlin rifles.
 

[DeaconKC]

We've had some of the 95s come through the shop and they have gotten no complaints. I have not seen the Mare's Leg in 45-70 yet, but the regular rifle seems like a pretty well made gun.