Two Winchester lever action rifles- 1873-1892 in 38-40

leslie hetrick · Feb 22, 2019

my two Winchester 38-40 lever action rifles, top is a 1873 and the bottom is a 1892 with several boxs of factory ammo. I do reload for them too. I have quite few Winchester lever action rifles as I have quite a soft spot for them.

BnC 04 · Feb 22, 2019

Excellent rifles Sir, I never grow tired of seeing bygone Winchester levers.

Shootist43 · Feb 22, 2019

I like those "tang" sights and the long sight radius they provide.

CAustin · Feb 22, 2019

Nice!

PHOENIX PHIL · Feb 22, 2019

Beauties! I think they'd be great for an eastern woods whitetail hunt.

Witold KrzyÅ¼anowski · Feb 23, 2019

Great rifles.

fsrmg1 · Feb 26, 2019

Now it is time to tell us some of their hunting stories.

7x57Joe · Feb 27, 2019

Oh, that 1892 take down really makes me slobber but, there ain't no flies on the 1873 either.

crs · Feb 27, 2019

This 1892 action dates back approximately 109 years -can not be exact as the last numbers of the serial number are worn away.
Because of age and wear, it was upgraded to .357 magnum with new Douglas barrel, Bishop stocks, and a Lyman peep sight about 50 years ago.
I bought it in the 1970s and it has been used to train young shooters and to take a few deer and hogs since then.
Slick action and very accurate 20 inch barrel.

Also a good companion arm for .357 revolvers.

crs · Feb 27, 2019

fsrmg1 said:
Now it is time to tell us some of their hunting stories.

Indeed! I have often wondered how my old 1892 was shot so much as to wear the action slick and ruin the barrel and stocks.

Since there is no provenance, I will never know. I am now keeping a Provenance so whomever receives this rifle may know some of the history.

Two Winchester lever action rifles- 1873-1892 in 38-40

leslie hetrick

BnC 04

Shootist43

CAustin

PHOENIX PHIL

Witold KrzyÅ¼anowski

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