was looking at 1892 winchester

hillbille

January 01, 2014 05:05

the description states it has been reblued, and wood redone/ not origingal. The big thing is it was chambered in 357 mag, yet was made in 1906. this rifle would have to have been rebarrelled/ rechambered also wouldn't it, the 357 wouldn't have been original either would it?

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  Hawk Carse

  January 01, 2014 05:34

  Yes. There were a lot of .32-20 1892s converted to .357 Magnum. They are nice rifles IF set up right; but it took good work to get the straight .357 to feed well in an action built for the slightly bottlenecked .32-20 and the quite bottlenecked .25-20.
  
  I would want to testfire before I paid.

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  hillbille

  January 01, 2014 05:42

  quote:Originally posted by Hawk Carse
  Yes. There were a lot of .32-20 1892s converted to .357 Magnum. They are nice rifles IF set up right; but it took good work to get the straight .357 to feed well in an action built for the slightly bottlenecked .32-20 and the quite bottlenecked .25-20.
  
  I would want to testfire before I paid.
  
  
  thanks I was a bit leary, as I wanted it for grandson to start hunting with, price reasonalbe enough but I don't want to buy someones headache, as there are no good gunsmiths close to me if work were needed.

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  perry shooter

  January 01, 2014 06:27

  most have feed trouble when working the leaver at any speed.

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  Geri

  January 01, 2014 07:14

  Several have been rebored to 357. Tricky to get the feeding right

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  charliemeyer007

  January 01, 2014 07:32

  I have seen a few that were slicked up, but I doubt you will get those cheap.

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  Herschel

  January 01, 2014 07:34

  I have an 1892 Winchester rifle that was rebored from .32-20 to .357 mag by a gunsmith named Ward Kuzer in the early 1960's. He did a great job as it functions perfectly. I am not certain if he did the barrel reboring or just the other necessary modifications.

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  tsr1965

  January 01, 2014 07:42

  On the flip side, the Miroku factory, is making 1892's, with the Winchester label on, in several chamberings...44-40, 38-40, 45 Colt, 44 Magnum, and you guessed it, 357 Magnum. These are very strong, accurate, and slicker than a silk thong. I have a few of them in 38-40, 357, and 44 Magnum. Lots of fun, but not inexpensive.
  
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  62fuelie

  January 02, 2014 11:10

  Hangfire has one of the nicest '92s I've ever seen in .357. It is even a take-down. It took a lot of work by a good'smith, but it functions beautifully. I would second the suggestion to check out the Japanese built new models - modern steel and factory chambered.

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