railfancwb Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That thread made me wonder... At one time, there was some what active gunsmithing involving converting Winchester 92 and Marlin 94 lever rifles to 357 magnum and occasionally 44 magnum. When various manufacturers - Rossi, Marlin, Winchester, and others - started offering new made lever rifles in revolver calibers the conversion business apparently went away. Also, at one time a large importer of surplus weapons, whose name I don’t remember, was offering surplus Winchester 92s from South American police departments in 45acp. Anyone own or seen any of these conversions? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I don’t know about conversions but I have heard that it was popular to convert the .32 calibers to .357. I’m thinking 32-20. I do have a Winchester 92 in 357 magnum and it is a blast to shoot, one of my favorites. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 My friend the gunsmith did these conversions. The last one I remember was a 92 in .45acp. Neat rifle. Sadly he passed away four years ago. I miss him. tom. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 My friend the gunsmith did these conversions. The last one I remember was a 92 in .45acp. Neat rifle. Sadly he passed away four years ago. I miss him. tom. Any idea how well the 45acp conversion worked? Reliability and accuracy?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 And... there’s more!10mm/40S&W lever conversion!https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/11/01/10mm-40sw-ranger-point-precision-1040ss/Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy tom Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 9 hours ago, railfancwb said: Any idea how well the 45acp conversion worked? Reliability and accuracy? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It was smooth and accurate. tom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 I have a friend who has an Uberti 1873 converted to .45 ACP, it works fine. Uberti and Winchester currently offer 1873s in .357, though most shoot .38 special in them. I have three Ubertis in .357, one for me, one for my wife and one for my middle son. They’re nice rifles and with a little practice you can easily run 10 rounds through one in less than 3 seconds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 This song always makes me think of lever actions and single actions...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Not exactly what I had in mind... but close...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 These are my main match guns, all in .357. I’ll be shooting them tomorrow morning in the Florida State Championship. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 These are my main match guns, all in .357. I’ll be shooting them tomorrow morning in the Florida State Championship.Very pretty - or should I say handsome. What brands? Do you also use a shotgun?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thanks! The rifle is an Uberti, the revolvers are Rugers, all extensively modified. Yes I do use a shotgun, it’s an SKB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 If I wanted a .357 magnum lever action, I would probably get a Henry. I would like to find a cowboy rig for my S&W 6" .357 magnum. The only one's I have been able to scare up are single action rigs. I used to have one as a young man, but time scurried it away from me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Moshe said: If I wanted a .357 magnum lever action, I would probably get a Henry. I would like to find a cowboy rig for my S&W 6" .357 magnum. The only one's I have been able to scare up are single action rigs. I used to have one as a young man, but time scurried it away from me. The Henry is stout, but can’t be made to run fast. The Uberti isn’t as stout, but can be made very slick and very fast. There are also short stroke kits for the Uberti that significantly shorten the lever throw, there aren’t for the Henry. My advice as someone who shoots lever action rifles every weekend: if you’re going to shoot full house loads, go with the Henry. If you want to run it fast and set it up with a light short trigger pull, go with the Uberti. My Uberti has a 1.25 lb trigger pull with zero overtravel. I can run 10 rounds through it really fast and I’ve hit deer sized targets at 200 yards which isn’t bad shooting slow 38 specials out of an 18 inch barrel. Edited April 12, 2019 by Wyzz Kydd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 So 122 rounds down range today in less than 100 seconds with no misses. We’ll see how tomorrow goes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I was thinking of it more as a companion to my revolver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 I have a Rossi Model 92 (clone of Winchester 92) in .357 magnum. Sweet with .38 Specials. It isn’t eligible for one of the two classes of cowboy action shooting locally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 That’s surprising. .38 is acceptable in all but a few categories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 That’s surprising. .38 is acceptable in all but a few categories.Not the caliber, the design of the rifle. Acceptable in the modern category - called western movies or similar. Curiously, though, the Winchester 97 shotgun is accepted in the classic category where the 92 isn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted April 13, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 13, 2019 The .357 Magnum & .44 Magnum rounds both benefit a great deal from the added barrel length of a lever-action carbine. Depending on the loads, they are as much as 1,000fps faster out of a 16” barrel, than they are out of a 4” barrel. Rounds like the 9mm and .40S&W will only gain 300-400fps out of the longer barrels. I’m a fan of .357Mag & .44Mag lever guns. What I really want though is a Big Horn Armory .500 S&W Magnum lever-action carbine. That is some by-God firepower! That will knock an ursine attacker’s pecker into the peat moss. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Have a Marlin .44 Mag lever action that is very accurate. Don't have a lever .357 Mag but do have an IMI Timberwolf pump in .357/.38Spec. That little pump is slick as snot on a door knob and very accurate also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 10 hours ago, railfancwb said: Not the caliber, the design of the rifle. Acceptable in the modern category - called western movies or similar. Curiously, though, the Winchester 97 shotgun is accepted in the classic category where the 92 isn’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think your information, or theirs, is dated. There is no modern category in SASS, that’s been gone for over 10 years. Your 92 is legal in all age categories, gunfighter, duelist, B-Western, Outlaw, pretty much everything but classic cowboy which requires an older design and bigger caliber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Here’s an example of what can be done with a well tuned 1873. This is me yesterday on Stage 7 of the FL State Championship. Rifle was good, pistols meh. B621FC58-8EED-44FD-B90B-948EE5D59764.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 9:38 PM, railfancwb said: I have a Rossi Model 92 (clone of Winchester 92) in .357 magnum. Sweet with .38 Specials. It isn’t eligible for one of the two classes of cowboy action shooting locally. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk The last one I had was the coveted .454 casul to match my revolver. When the recoil from the revolver went from fun to pain, I sold the pair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyzz Kydd Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 I would like to get a Freedom Arms revolver in 454 Casul! Someday, once I have enough Cowboy guns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now