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@Jed I. Knight, SASS #36423

I used to soak aluminum AN fittings with Easy-off to turn them black for hotrods I had built. Might work.

You should try the Winchester 94 for reassembly. It's fun.

Isn't that @Yul Lose preferred shooter?

I completely forgot about the rebounding hammer on the Winchester. Well, it looks like @Nate Kiowa Jones #6765 is my Huckleberry. I'm coming of the opinion that if I find a R92 rifle in .357 with a 20" octagon barrel that I won't hesitate this time.

Can anyone provide some comparison between the Winchester, Rossi and the Taylor and co? (And yeah, I sent a kite to Nate.)

I'm was seeing where 9mm is going for a buck a round right now in some places. With what I have on hand, I'm thinking I could get a new (ish) truck....

You can still find original Winchesters at a good price. Unfortunately I think the "pandemic" cranked prices up. Last year they were four to five hundred dollar shotguns. Now they are at least 750. IAC/Norincos are going for the same. I can't say whether the price will drop after everything settles or not. I just picked up a Cimarron 97 and it runs great, although I know I paid more than I wanted to for it.

Great topic. I just started a year ago, so I am/was still getting a feel for what I needed for my supplies. As I sit right now, I'm good till somewhere around May.

I'm using 357 brass mainly because that's what I had a bunch of when I started SASS so I stayed with it. What about the Winchesters? Is there others?

Do you have a backup girlfriend, too? Asking for a friend...

5 or 6 years ago Rossi was offering one with a CCH receiver and a 20" octagon barrel. I didn't know I'd be wanting it now...

Yeah, I can't help myself, I gotra a thing for blue steel and wood.

So, in spite of all rational thinking, I am getting a hankering for an 1892 in 357 mag. I've got a 73 and it is sheer fun to shoot, but when I got my lever gun itch before SASS, I was looking for a 92 and got sidetracked by a pre 64 model 94 in 30-30. Well that itch is starting to creep up again. I'm thinking a light lever gun would be fun to shoot and I might get the missus out with it to boot. So what's the availability these days? I hear about the Winchesters and a somewhat problematic tang safety and about Rossi and the slick up work, but it's all moot if neither are available. Of course there's always my unicorn pre 64 Winchester 92 converted to 357.... So what do y'all say?

Thanks! Not bad for an old cellphone. I keep seeing the pics posted here and think "I gotta up my game". Of course the Missus thinks I ain't right.