My favorite centerfire lever action: The Model 1892

[BAM-BAM]

Had a Rossi 20 inch .357 in the 80s which I traded for a Winchester Trapper in .357 in the 90s. Had the stupid cross-bolt safety.... removed and a plug made..........

my dumb question.... is the Winchester Trapper built on a 92 (pistol caliber) or 94 (30-30) action?

 

[Mule Packer]

I, too, love the model 92. I have two made by Rossi, both in .45 Colt. One is blued, with a 24-inch octagon barrel, smoothed up by Steve Young. The other is a bead-blasted, stainless, with a 16-inch barrel, also with a Steve Young action job. The 16-incher is my main truck gun.

Fits nice in a scabbard, too, when I want to pack it on my saddle or in the Rhino.

 

[BearBio]

A couple of 38-40's, both from Oklahoma (Indian Territory)

 

[Alpo]

Had a Rossi 20 inch .357 in the 80s which I traded for a Winchester Trapper in .357 in the 90s. Had the stupid cross-bolt safety.... removed and a plug made..........

my dumb question.... is the Winchester Trapper built on a 92 (pistol caliber) or 94 (30-30) action?

Since "trapper" just means it's a 16" barrel, you could have either a 94 Trapper or a 92 Trapper.

Open your lever all the way. If there is a kinda rectangular block attached to the lever, like in the top and bottom guns, it's a 92. If half the innards fall out, like the middle gun, it's a 94.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Since "trapper" just means it's a 16" barrel, you could have either a 94 Trapper or a 92 Trapper.

Open your lever all the way. If there is a kinda rectangular block attached to the lever, like in the top and bottom guns, it's a 92. If half the innards fall out, like the middle gun, it's a 94.

Thanks.........

 

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This is a pretty old thread, but what the heck ...

I purchased the Browning '92 when it came out. My OCD was worse back in the 1980's. I refinished the gold trigger, restocked the carbine in real walnut and shortened the barrel to 16". I also added a saddle ring and a genuine custom large loop lever. The hard part was getting steel barrel bands on the little gun.

Sure does kick with magnums, but I used to shoot light loads for more fun. Finally felt a bit silly about the large loop lever so I have since replaced it with a standard one.