Ok, not overheard in a gun shop, but not worthy of its own thread. I bought one of these yesterday:
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Ordered from PSA, so no telling when it arrives. Considering an optic, and wanted to confirm what my mounting options were. So, I sent this email to Rossi:
Can you confirm what size dovetail the RL22181SY has? Ordered one this morning and want to be able to mount a red dot. Thanks.
I didn’t see the info listed on their site, and did a quick scan of the manual online and didn’t see anything useful. Got this reply a little while ago:
My name is Nina and I will be happy to assist you. The information regarding the size dovetail on this particular model is considered proprietary. We are not provided with this information in order to be able to advise. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Huh? A bit of info that’s included in the description of almost every firearm online is proprietary?
Now, they do have this item on their website:
https://www.shoprossi.com/dovetail-picatinny-rail-adapter-077-0009-00
It says it converts a 3/8” dovetail to a picatinny, and lists the rifle I bought as a model it fits. I just wanted confirmation, as I was also considering some scopes (or rings) that mounted directly to the dovetail so I didn’t have to use an adapter.