New addition to my 44 Magnum family

[SLT223]

Winchester 1892, late model by Miroku. Not quite as nice as my 1886 they did for Browning 30years ago, but it's easily the nicest modern production 1892 I've handled. The action works like butter. Going to test her out this weekend with 200gr cowboy loads and some 240gr W296 and IMR4227 loads. My ****** iPhone pics dont really do this justice, but here it is. Can't wait to shoot it!

[vonn]

Looks nice,range report would be appreciated.Thanks

[Neumann]

I managed to score a Miroku 1892 carbine in .44 Mag, and had it to the range several times. I love it! The fit and finish is first rate.

A '92 is much less likely to jam or stovepipe and a Marlin, and a lot easier to clear if it did - everything important is accessible from the top. More important, it looks just like the one John Wayne would have used in the 1870's The downside is your brass will fly over your head and disappear into the grass or gravel, if you're not careful.

If you like how that skinny metal buttplate feels with .44 Mags, you could double your fun with .45-70, your 8-1/2 pound 1886 notwithstanding. I'm not so much a traditionalist to lavish love on the factory sights. I replaced the rear blade with a Skinner barrel-mount peep sight. The front sight was a little short, so I replaced it with a similar design, 1/2" high.

Congratulations on your find. Good shooting.

[Yorkie Man]

I bought one about 10 years ago and fired it a lot but the crescent butt plate hurt my shoulder so I ordered a fancy semi finished shotgun style butt stock and fitted it. It is a pleasure to fire now. I have a 1892 in 38-40 that was made in 1896 with a 24" round barrel and its fun to shoot also.

[Ivan the Butcher]

When you stroke the lever; do it with authority! Mr Browning didn't design it to be babied. The most common jamb I've seen is from light/short stroking (Around 99%) I had a Browning 1892 in 44 Mag,I let a friend buy about 15 years ago. He still thanks me every time I see him! For reloads I would recommend a 200 to 240 grain RN bullet with a very large flat point. I have found this to help straight walled rounds feed in rapid fire situations, like Cowboy Action shooting, and Speed Rifle competitions. For hunting game like Deer (150 yards +/-) and Black Bear (up to 100 yards), a box or two of 240 grain JSP (insert brand of choice) will go a long way towards filling the freezer. Enjoy the thrill. Ivan

[steveno]

I have had four 44 mag revolvers and the Browning 92 in 44 mag. I don't have the revolvers anymore and I sure wish I would have kept the Browning 92. I found the best shooting bullet was the Hornady 265 grain flat point. it is one handy rifle

[holo]

Congrats .44 mag lever guns are very popular here in Ohio due to the fact that we can't deer hunt with straight wall cart. I picked up a marlin .44 and love it

[SLT223]

Took it to the range tonight, and fired a little over a 100 rounds. A few 200gr cowboy loads, and 100 hot loads; 50 IMR4227 and 50 W296. All were dead nuts at 25 yards (indoor range). No need to slam the lever with this gun. It dropped smoothly with little effort, and I was able to pop out the cases to easily recover them. The 240 grain slugs were LSWC, which I thought would cause some hangups, but not a single malfunction occurred. This is my new favorite rifle.

[Yorkie Man]

One thing you will find if you try and reload the cast Keith bullet is you have to seat it below the case mouth or it's too long. I jammed one in mine and had to remove the magazine cap to empty the jam. Most of the commercial cast bullets are the right length to seat in the crimping groove and all of the jacketed bullets have the cannelure in the correct place.