Rancho Roy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I spent a snowbound day in the shop renovating an old 1892 Winchester in 38-40 that I picked up a while ago for cheap money.A few new parts, a barrel reline, all nice new screws and a forearm repair. Wasn't feeding or ejecting when I started.......Now it runs beautifully!Can't wait to take it out to the range and shoot it!I wrote a little article with pictures on my web site.Hope you enjoy it!www.rvbprecision.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Excellent! And in my favorite caliber too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Rifleman, SASS # 23477 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Roy -- great article and pictures. It's good to see that machinists skills still exist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I have several old Winchesters that I shoot in CAS. My 1892 rifle in .38-40 is my favorite rifle for any use: CAS, plinking, hunting, varmints, etc.. I read your article about reviving an 1873 that you bought as a barreled action. I am doing the same. Where did you find action parts like links and a finger lever? This is not a restoration project so I am willing to use Uberti parts if they fit. The modern metals will likely stand up to hard use more than the 100+ year old iron parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancho Roy Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks for the kind words fellas! But I'm not a machinist, just a totally out of control gun nut! I love working on them as much (maybe more) than I like shooting them! Tom, My 1873 wasn't from a barreled action. I had the whole rifle in very good condition except for the bore. Seems whomever owned it 123 years ago wiped down the outside regularly but didn't attend to the bore. A good cleaning and a reline of the bore was all that was necessary with the 1873. This 1892 was a real basket case. I actually thought about parting it out. But I just couldn't bring myself to lowering the inventory of these fine old guns by one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 I have been a fan of a lot of you work! Great job again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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