1892 in 44 magnum question
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 10:36 pm
I have a Winchester 1892 that was handed down to me about 22 years ago when my dad past away. I have had no need or real desire to shoot it. So it has been setting in my gun safe with the rest of my guns. Occasionally being taken out to cycle the action, clean and oil again. Then put back in the safe again.
The history of the rifle is that it was manufactured in 1918 as an unknown caliber. Sometime in the early 60's it was re-chambered to a 44 magnum by Al Huff in Columbus Ohio. My father purchased it for my mother to hunt deer with over in Pennsylvania through the mid 70's. It sat in my fathers gun case for the next 20 years until his passing in the mid 90's. Then it was passed on to me as I mentioned above.
So my question is this. Can the Winchester 1892 action hold up to the 44 magnum pressure and recoil. I know it was re-chambered years ago and has been shot. So at the time the gunsmith must have thought so. I just want to make sure before I took it out to shoot it, it would be safe. Ohio recently started allowing straight walled cartridges to be used in rifles to hunt deer. I wanted to bring the ole girl back to life and take it out in the woods next year deer hunting. If it can't or it's borderline, it's not really going to hurt my feelings to much. I have many others I can use. It will just go back in the safe along with all the good memories it has.
Jim
The history of the rifle is that it was manufactured in 1918 as an unknown caliber. Sometime in the early 60's it was re-chambered to a 44 magnum by Al Huff in Columbus Ohio. My father purchased it for my mother to hunt deer with over in Pennsylvania through the mid 70's. It sat in my fathers gun case for the next 20 years until his passing in the mid 90's. Then it was passed on to me as I mentioned above.
So my question is this. Can the Winchester 1892 action hold up to the 44 magnum pressure and recoil. I know it was re-chambered years ago and has been shot. So at the time the gunsmith must have thought so. I just want to make sure before I took it out to shoot it, it would be safe. Ohio recently started allowing straight walled cartridges to be used in rifles to hunt deer. I wanted to bring the ole girl back to life and take it out in the woods next year deer hunting. If it can't or it's borderline, it's not really going to hurt my feelings to much. I have many others I can use. It will just go back in the safe along with all the good memories it has.
Jim