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I just picked up a new to me ‘92 in 38wcf from a buddy in Montana. It was born in 1893 according to him and while it’s not all original I love it. It’s mechanicaly very sound with a great action and bore. I went to pick it up today and give it a try. I bought some HSM ammo for it when we made the deal and it had arrived a few days ago so that’s what I used. It was a blast to shoot and while I could only shoot it 50yds I don’t think it did to bad for offhand shooting. I think I may have found a new obsession with old lever guns. Here’s a couple pics of the targets I shot. I didn’t have long to spend shooting today but I can guarantee it’s gonna get the crap shot out of it now. I’ll get some pics up of the rifle later on. I haven’t taken any of it yet now that it’s mine.
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Very cool my friend! I'm excited for you... can't wait to see some pics of the new rig. I've always had a soft spot for old lever guns...
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Very cool my friend! I'm excited for you... can't wait to see some pics of the new rig. I've always had a soft spot for old lever guns... Thanks brother. Next time I get it out to go shooting I’ll snap some pics. Hope all is well my friend. Reno
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They like it when you shoot them standing up on your hind legs.
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those are great old guns. My first years deer hunting in the late 1960s were with an old saddle ring carbine in .38 WCF that had the ring removed.
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I'm so jealous. A unique cartridge in a great rifle.
And still a shooter!
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I'm so jealous. A unique cartridge in a great rifle.
And still a shooter! It’s a fun one for sure. Reno
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Come on man drag that thing out and snap some pics... I can’t wait to see it!
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First step down a slippery slope? Gotta love them old Winchester lever rifles. I gave my oldest son my 1913, '92 in 32-20 and have been shopping for a replacement since.
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Come on man drag that thing out and snap some pics... I can’t wait to see it! Haha. Let me see what I can do man.
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A couple quick pics from this afternoon.
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Now you’re talkin! That think is sweet! Way jealous...
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Thanks man. Like I said it’s not all original, but I didn’t give all original price for it either. Either way I love this thing and am addicted to them. Now, I need to take a critter with it. Maybe a hog just for fun.
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I’m glad you’re not afraid to take it out and use it... I don’t cowboy much anymore but if I did that thing would go everywhere with me...
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Nah. No cowboying here either. But, it’ll definitely get drug around the woods. I’m not scared to take it out. I just wish the damn thing could tell me the stories it’s seen in the last 125 years.
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There is just something about an octagonal barrel.
I wonder how many owners it has had.
What a find!
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I have a Miroku 92 in 45 Colt. I might request to be buried with it.
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38-40 is a great round, reportedly John Wayne's favorite. This '92, 38-40 is 1910 vintage, just 108 yrs old. Bore is shiny with mild pitting. It out grouped a new Marlin .45 Colt Cowboy. Action is super slick, still tight. DF
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Very nice rifle df. The 38-40 is so much fun to shoot. Hope to draw blood with mine next year.
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Very nice rifle df. The 38-40 is so much fun to shoot. Hope to draw blood with mine next year.
Reno They killed a lot of deer and such over the decades. Too bad they so “underpowered” now. DF
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They killed a lot of deer and such over the decades.
Too bad they so “underpowered” now.
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I know it. The deer keep getting tougher and tougher every year. It does lack the range that bolt rifles in modern calibers now afford hunters. Reno
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Those old guys were hunters. They could get closer than half mile.
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I have a Miroku 92 in 45 Colt. I might request to be buried with it. Me too. They are sweet.
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Way neat rifle. Quite the find. As you said, if only it could regale us with stories of past hunts and owners. Take some time hunting against a comfy free and drift off to sleep and see if it talks.
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