1892 winchester

October 17, 2013 09:58

Is it possible that Winchester made the 1892 in stainless steel? If so how many were made in which model and caliber? Thanks for the info.

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isutoad

October 17, 2013 09:58
I have a Winchester model 1892 carbine in 38-40 cal. The serial No. indicates that it was made in 1894. Since I figure that this was a black powder era would this gun be safe to shoot with modern ammo.? The rifle seems to be in pretty good shape. I know it should be checked by a smith ect. I guess my question is would it be safe to shoot it with modern ammo if it passed that test.
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Bert H.

October 17, 2013 10:10
Button (1/2) magazines were offered for those people who wanted a trimmer and lighter weight gun. Button magazines were also easier to get in and out of a scabbard.
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isutoad

October 18, 2013 08:57
Thank you. Do you know which one is more common.
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Mod1892

October 18, 2013 13:14
Hello,

Is your Model 1892 a sporting rifle or saddle ring carbine configuration? Full length magazines were by far much more popular than were the shorter options. That said the button or half magazines are far from being rare. The least common are 2/3rds and 3/4 length magazine guns. If you will post or send me some photos I can determine if the rifle is all original.

I am working on a survey of the Model 1892's and would like to add your rifle to the effort. You can read about the work at this link which is a sticky post at the top of this "Ask The Experts" page.
http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=606355

Thanks
Michael
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