The Rossi Model 971 is a revolver manufactured by the Rossi Firearms company.

The 971 is offered in caliber .357 Magnum

.357 Magnum

The .357 S&W Magnum , or simply .357 Magnum, is a revolver cartridge created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, Colonel D. B. Wesson of firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, and Winchester. It is based upon Smith & Wesson's earlier .38 Special cartridge. The .357 Magnum cartridge was introduced in...

 only. The revolver is double action and it fires six rounds per load. It weighs one pound and fourteen ounces. It is nine and one-eighth inches long and it is five and seven-sixteenths up and down. It is made of steel and its finish is blued. The 971's sights are adjustable and its sight radius is five fifteen-sixteenths inches.

Along with the 971 Rossi also produces the Model 972. This is a polished stainless steel version of the 971 with a 6 inch barrel length. Both revolvers have a rubberized finger grove grip and adjustable rear sight (both windage and elevation). The 971 and 972 are both produced in Brazil by Tarus Firearms Ltd. under license from Rossi USA.

Both the model 971 and 972 are certified for use with .38 Special +P rounds, and have a limited lifetime warranty through Rossi USA.