Dave Markowitz
Member
I got a new toy yesterday, an EMF Hartford Model 1892 lever action rifle in .357 Magnum. Mine is a short rifle -- 20" octagonal barrel, no barrel band, and a crescent buttplate. It was made by Rossi in Brazil and is a replica of a Winchester Model 1892. Surplus City had just received a few of them in stock. A couple, including mine, were blued while a couple had case-hardened receivers. Aside from the .357 I got he had one in .45 Colt, but I wanted the smaller bore.
The bluing is well done. The stock is pretty plain but fitted well to the metal. With the octagonal barrel the gun has a pretty good balance to it. Between the weight of the barrel and lack of a barrel band, I'm hoping that it shoots accurately. The front sight is a flat-faced gold bead while the rear is a full buckhorn which is drift-adjustable for windage and has a notched ladder for elevation.
My intended uses for the rifle are informal target shooting, plinking, and maybe hunting. I figure a .357 load with a 158 grain Gold Dot ought to work pretty well on a Pennsylvania whitetail, while lighter loads could work for smaller game.
The bluing is well done. The stock is pretty plain but fitted well to the metal. With the octagonal barrel the gun has a pretty good balance to it. Between the weight of the barrel and lack of a barrel band, I'm hoping that it shoots accurately. The front sight is a flat-faced gold bead while the rear is a full buckhorn which is drift-adjustable for windage and has a notched ladder for elevation.
My intended uses for the rifle are informal target shooting, plinking, and maybe hunting. I figure a .357 load with a 158 grain Gold Dot ought to work pretty well on a Pennsylvania whitetail, while lighter loads could work for smaller game.
