Well I am doing a 90 degree turn here, I prefer to buy authentic levers e.g. Win 94 in 30-30.
I am now considering a lever in 44-40; whilst a 45 colt is an authentic 19th century cartridge its not an authentic lever caliber! (There is always another authentic 45 cal
maybe another time).
If I choose to go this route however the option for both a Rossi and a Henry are out, so is Marlin QC again. Leaving me with three options:
1. Try to find a good example of an original Winchester 1892; the cheapest option for a well used example but its going to cost a lot for an excellent one, they stop making them 70 years ago!
How good can a 100 year old lever action rifle be?
My Carl Gustav turned a 100 this year and it in very good condition; no offense intended, but a 1892 action is no where near as strong as a Swedish Mauser and I doubt the barrel would have been forged to the same standard.
2. Buy a new Miroku (Winchester) 1892, best I can get it for is $1420.
3. Buy a Uberti reproduction Winchester 1873, best I can get it for is $1450.
Option 3 seems a bit moot now Japchester are making the 1892 again, however the 1873 is the original 44-40 lever; how good is the Uberti reproduction of the gun that won the west?
I am now considering a lever in 44-40; whilst a 45 colt is an authentic 19th century cartridge its not an authentic lever caliber! (There is always another authentic 45 cal
maybe another time).If I choose to go this route however the option for both a Rossi and a Henry are out, so is Marlin QC again. Leaving me with three options:
1. Try to find a good example of an original Winchester 1892; the cheapest option for a well used example but its going to cost a lot for an excellent one, they stop making them 70 years ago!
How good can a 100 year old lever action rifle be?
My Carl Gustav turned a 100 this year and it in very good condition; no offense intended, but a 1892 action is no where near as strong as a Swedish Mauser and I doubt the barrel would have been forged to the same standard.
2. Buy a new Miroku (Winchester) 1892, best I can get it for is $1420.
3. Buy a Uberti reproduction Winchester 1873, best I can get it for is $1450.
Option 3 seems a bit moot now Japchester are making the 1892 again, however the 1873 is the original 44-40 lever; how good is the Uberti reproduction of the gun that won the west?
