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Custom 1892 Winchester lever


Hugh Long

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Why not just purchase a lever that’s already modified?

 

That way, you can change it back if you decide you don’t like it.

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Definitely keep your old one, unaltered.  In all likelihood you will want to put it back someday.

 

The large loop looks cool; long on looks, but short on performance for those other than The Duke and Chuck Connors.  :rolleyes:

 

As we speak, there's one on my coffee table - right where my son left it after he came to that exact realization.  Fun, but not practical.  ^_^

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Unless you don’t care about being competitive, and then you will use it each time you shoot. If I cared about being the best, I would be shooting and or acting week. But when I did go to the club matches I would really enjoy walking around “heeled” and never cared about what my score was. I enjoy the atmosphere, camaraderie  and being a member of club helping set up and take down. If I ever did “win”, it was only because I was the only shooter in the category. 

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Here's mine...

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A real Winchester.   It started life as a .38-40, but some previous owner rebarreled it to this 17.5" .44 Magnum, modified the lever, and installed a rail on the barrel for a scope.  It also had  Lyman receiver sight on the left side.   I took off the rail, and receiver sight and put on the tang one.   .  

 

I assume it was used as a hunting gun with heavy gloves.  Now, it's just a cool gun to take out the the range once in a while for fun.   I keep toying with the idea of changing the front sight to something more traditional looking and a buckhorn rear, but I never do.

 

Compare it to this....

 

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Why Chiappa put this "D Lever" on their Mares Leg, I do not know.  They do offer an aftermarket "Rio Bravo" lever that will fit, and I may or may not get one.   This D Lever is not as inefficient as a true large loop, but it doesn't look as cool.   This is also a .44 Magnum, I got it in that caliber to match my rifle.

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