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Just yesterday I bought a Browning model 92 in 357 magnum from a lady closing out her husband's estate sale of firearms. Quite a few years ago I briefly owned a Browning 92 in 44 magnum. I had no use for it and sold it fairly quickly after original purchase. Likewise I have little need for this rifle but it was in exquisite condition, the lady needed the money (I paid her asking price), and I thought it would be fun to play with. I have no experience with it and won't actually have it in my possession until the California-mandated 10-day waiting period is over. In the mean time, if anyone here has first hand knowledge about shooting this particular gun regarding what ammo to use I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance!

Well lucky day! I have owned two, and like you just recently got my grubby mitts on my second one. Just got out to sight it in yesterday. Wow, what a fun gun. Like a big boy .22.

I had two 158 grain loads, one hollow point and one flat nose, and some WInchester 110 grain hollow point loads.After sighting in with the 158 grain flat point loads, I shot up every little scrap of broken clay pigeon that was laying on the range within about 60 yards. The hollow point 158's and 110's shot to the same point of impact, or close enough. The 110's *may* have shot a little higher but if so not by much. All fed perfectly and ejection is fantastic.

I touched the top rear corner of the front sight with a file to make it bright then sealed it with varnish, then ground down the buckhorns on the rear sight and cold blued it because I prefer a flat top rear sight. .

I did not have any 38 special to try.

You'll enjoy shooting it. Built like a fine watch.

I have had one in the past to this day so not know why I bought it. Pretty much a worthless gun for my shooting use. With that said mine would not cycle 38 special wad cutters worth a darn. I have it up on a group trade.

The Browning B92 .357 in my opinion is absolutely the best 1892 reproduction ever offered. I have owned three of them, they are machined and fitted extremely well.. The last one has moved on, as someone had filed on the front sight and the angle made it extremely difficult to see in poor light. In retrospect I should have kept it and fixed that sight.

My loads for these rifles have been limited to .357 brass and 158 grain bullets (Speer Gold Dots are my choice but bulk Remington JHP are my plinkers), never ever have had a cycling or feed problem. I have another favorite, a Winchester 1892 32-20 rifle (1912 vintage) and in comparing them Browning/Miroku did one heck of a fine job with the B92.

I had one of those in 44 mag. Gave it up for a song as I was enamored of bolt action rifles at the time. Sometimes I amaze myself at how dumb I am.

Join the club... We all have our stories to tell. I did get a chuckle out of what you said.

I liked mine but had no real use for it and sold it .It jammed one time on an overloaded 38 special .It split the rim never seen that .I sold it after that but they are awesome guns .

Mine is partly custom and partly Winchester 1892 action with receiver sight and magazine tube. 20 inch Douglas barrel and custom stocks. .357 only, not .38.



After considerable experience hand loading both revolver and rifle, I settled on good commercial ammo and just shot both. Wife and kids learned to shoot centerfire rifle with this and my son began shooting Model 19 before grade school. Rifle has take dillers, deer, hogs, and a few varmints. M19 has taken hogs, varmints, snakes, dillers, fox and run off a few undesirables on remote fishing trips. Apparently that set of magnum grips is visible a ways out.

For plinking, I use 38sp brass, 158gn lead roundnose swaged Hornady bullets, with 3.5gn of Bullseye powder. Accurate, no kick, favorite of wife and family when out shooting.