Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Yep, I'd like a nice little Carbine (saddle ring or no) a short rifle mite do.... just in 38WCF .... A '92 would be Nice.... maybe a '66 or '73.... I'm not really into a Marlin, although they are Very Sweet Shooters, just not my cup'O tea.... Don't have a big budget... an older Rossi '92 would work fine for what I'm wantin'.... gotta be a 38-40 I mite have sumpin you'd be interested in tradin' for... Never hurts to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Whoops... Just realized I posted on the Wrong Forum........... Don't suppose one a you Moderators would wanna move this to the Classified ..... Would Ya ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goody, SASS #26190 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Rossi never made a 38wcf. So anything along those lines will be a custom job. Of course you could take a 44wcf and line it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Original or reproduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Warden, A re-pop is what I had in mind... But I certainly wouldn't turn up my nose to an Original..... If the price wuz rite anywho...... Goody, Ya-know I was 99.9% sure they never did a 38WCF too.... but the other nite I was on the Rossi website and stumbled across one version of their '92 listed in 38WCF... plain as day. Ya never know.... there mite be one out there ???? And This Project is'nt budgeted to include lining the barrel..... It needs to be a 38-40 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I seen a new Winchester Miroku 92 in 38WCF in a local gunshop about a year ago. I don't got by that shop often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Cimarron list 7 models of 66 and 73 in 38WCF https://www.cimarron-firearms.com/products/long-guns/repeating-rifles-1.html?caliber=253 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Yep, 66's & 73's though not really plentiful, are available.... A '92 is what I'm really lookin' for. I've seen two Originals in the last few days at Pawn Shops.... Thanks Goody!!.... But they were wanting Crazy $$$ for em.... One may have been worth 1/2 of what the proprietor wanted, the other was a cobbled together POS And I have a teenytiny budget for this...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Silver Sam, SASS #34718L said: Yep, 66's & 73's though not really plentiful, are available.... A '92 is what I'm really lookin' for. I've seen two Originals in the last few days at Pawn Shops.... Thanks Goody!!.... But they were wanting Crazy $$$ for em.... One may have been worth 1/2 of what the proprietor wanted, the other was a cobbled together POS And I have a teenytiny budget for this...... Don't know how adventurous you are but if you want to drill out a barrel on a Rossi and install a liner I’d loan you the drill bit and reamer. It isn’t that difficult if you take your time. PM me if you want to talk about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Yul, I've done some liners before, I still have my 38WCF Reamer, and it's "possible" but not likely that I'd settle for a "Cheap" '92 to convert.... In fact my current WB '73 has a lined barrel that I did...... I'm hoping just maybe sumbody has what I'm lookin for....... worth a shot. If I do decide to go the liner route, I mite take you up on borrowing the drill bit........ Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Here is the 9/16" diamater 38WCF I had installed in my Marlin project gun. Even with a heavier octagon barrel, all was left was a thin candy shell. Note the liner cut into the dovetail. Maybe a new barrel from parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Rather than drill out a barrel why not just re-barrel the action. Green Mountain makes 38 WCF barrels for lever actions in round and octagon profiles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Warden Callaway said: Here is the 9/16" diamater 38WCF I had installed in my Marlin project gun. Even with a heavier octagon barrel, all was left was a thin candy shell. Note the liner cut into the dovetail. Maybe a new barrel from parts? Not all octagon barrels are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Hendershot Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Not all octagon barrels are the same. Don't think the OP specified Octagon. In any event, I would definitely rebarrel rather than line were I to convert one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Yul Lose said: Not all octagon barrels are the same. What I didn't explain. I doubt if it would be possible to reline a round carbine barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, William Hendershot said: Don't think the OP specified Octagon. In any event, I would definitely rebarrel rather than line were I to convert one. The barrel in the picture is an octagon barrel. The OP did not specify and I was not referring to that. Relining isn’t that hard to do if you choose to do so, that was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Hendershot Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 True, not hard to do, but I'd rebarrel anyway, especially if the original were round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sam, SASS #34718L Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: What I didn't explain. I doubt if it would be possible to reline a round carbine barrel. It's Not easy, but it can be done..... I had to turn down almost 1/2 of the liner in this 20" '73 Carbine barrel and the tip of the original barrel is paper thin. I did this about 18 years ago and have shot many thousands of rounds through it since then.... Mostly BP but its seen it's share of light smokeless loads too........ it's 38WCF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Sootin' partner that relined the barrel for me had the reamer and drill bit because he came into a killer deal on a Rossi 92 44 Magnum that had been ringed. He lined and chambered it to 38WCF. Then last summer he got a new 66 in 38WCF for a song because the store had had it a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUCO SASS #46748 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi I have Uberti 66 20" 38/40 $1150.00 plus shipping. I'll be at the Tulsa gun show Nov 8,9,10 lower level. I can send pictures if you want to see it. My Email is acardenas32755@gmail.com TUCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil dogooder Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Originals are out there. I picked up 3 38-40s in the last 2 months. 1 colt, and 2 73s, one of the 73s was only 600 the other not much over a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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