Rossi R95 Trapper .45-70 Govt Lever Action Rifle 16.5″ Black Oxide

Description

There is a reason trapper-length lever guns keep winning people over. At 35.5 inches overall and right around 6.7 pounds, the Rossi R95 Trapper is the kind of rifle you can sling through thick timber, tuck into a ground blind, or keep behind the truck seat without ever feeling like it is in the way. And since it feeds five rounds of .45-70 Government through a tubular magazine with one more in the chamber, it hits well above its size on deer, hogs, black bear, and anything else that wanders into lever gun range.

What the R95 Trapper Gets Right

Rossi patterned the R95 after a proven side-eject design, and the execution shows. The action runs slick right out of the box, the loading gate spring tension makes topping off the mag quick and painless, and the medium loop lever looks the part without slowing you down. The 16.5 inch hammer-forged barrel wears a deep black oxide finish that pairs nicely with the wood stock and forend, so it still looks like a proper lever gun even though it is built for hard use. A traditional buckhorn rear sight and drift-adjustable front post handle close-range work the way they have for over a century.

Set Up the Rossi R95 Your Way

Because the R95 ejects out the side, mounting glass is simple, and Rossi drilled and tapped the receiver at the factory. A low-power variable, a compact red dot, or a classic 3-9x all make sense on a rifle like this, and the aftermarket support for the R95 platform keeps growing, with rails, sights, and furniture options widely available. Range reports consistently praise the smooth cycling, solid wood-to-metal fit, and respectable accuracy with factory loads.

If you have been eyeing a big bore lever gun without the premium price tag that usually comes with the trapper format, this one deserves a hard look. It is compact, quick to the shoulder, and chambered in a cartridge that has been settling arguments in the woods since 1873.