Browning B92 - 01/30/24
I've been feeling the urge for another range toy and I'd always thought a model 1892 is a very sleek little lever action. I'm my opinion, the Browning B92s are the finest Model 1892s ever made.
I could probably make myself satisfied with a .44 mag version. But what I'd really like is a .357. A .357 Model 92 just seems particularly proper for a sleek little lever action carbine such as an 1892. But the .357s are Unicorns--hard to find.
Actually, I'd like a lever rifle chambered for a straight walled cartridge that can be loaded with carbide dies in order to avoid all the case lube stuff that's necessary with a bottle necked cartridge.
Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has a B92, either in .44 mag or .357. I'm about to blow up my wallet to buy one and I want to know if they're worth the tariff.
What is the rifling like in the barrel? Do they handle hard cast bullets? What's their accuracy like.
Currently, I have a Winchester '94 in 30-30, an older Marlin in 30-30, and a Savage 99 in .243. They're all good rifles. But what I really want is a '92 in .357.
What can you good folks on the Hunters Campfire tell me about them?
I could probably make myself satisfied with a .44 mag version. But what I'd really like is a .357. A .357 Model 92 just seems particularly proper for a sleek little lever action carbine such as an 1892. But the .357s are Unicorns--hard to find.
Actually, I'd like a lever rifle chambered for a straight walled cartridge that can be loaded with carbide dies in order to avoid all the case lube stuff that's necessary with a bottle necked cartridge.
Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who has a B92, either in .44 mag or .357. I'm about to blow up my wallet to buy one and I want to know if they're worth the tariff.
What is the rifling like in the barrel? Do they handle hard cast bullets? What's their accuracy like.
Currently, I have a Winchester '94 in 30-30, an older Marlin in 30-30, and a Savage 99 in .243. They're all good rifles. But what I really want is a '92 in .357.
What can you good folks on the Hunters Campfire tell me about them?