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I have a 1892 win. in 44-40,would it be possible to get it bored out then get a sleeve to convert it to .357

It would be more cost effective to rebarrel rather than sleeved. You might check Gun Parts Corp. (Numrich) as I believe I remember them having new manufacture barrels for Win. '92. You might get a better response by posting your question on one of the cowboy action shooting websites as they're always getting their old Winchesters worked on.

That 44-40 barrel adds considerable value to the '92. Unless it's a POS.

Depends on the '92, but if you just want to change it because .44 WCF is hard to find, you'd probably be money ahead getting new '92 repro in .357.

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Also the M92 conversions to .357 usually start with a M92 in .23-30 or 32.20.
A .44-40 is not suitable for conversion to the smaller cartridge.

These conversions were popular years ago but now are not practical for a number of reasons. Trust me on this, I spent a few hours researching this after buying a converted Winchester 1892 in .357. Mine works well with medium level cast bullet loads but I would have been better off with a modern lever .357 ....