New Winchester model 92 short rifle

[golfish]

I'm wondering if a legitimate gunsmith would have an issue with this disabling a factory safety feature.

bbman, I can't answer your question directly,

Most certainly, a legitimate gunsmith will do the work without any issue.

[golfish]

It is indeed sir.. you have all my respect

[splithoof]

Because TWO IS ONE and ONE IS NONE, baby! Yeah!

Yep….
And I can PROVE that if some firearms (1911’s, S&W revolvers, GSR’s, Glocks, and a few other types) are left alone for a short time in the armory, they actually reproduce. It’s some type of disease, and it has to do with the thinning of the walletus-cashless-collectus muscle.

[golfish]

I like your thinking.

[splithoof]

I like the clean lines of the original design... and the '92 short rifle is about the purtiest lever gun around... save for a Turnbull 1873, or a mega-thousand-dollar custom where the wo0d alone is whittled from a very rare burl.

That inspires me to make a beautiful southwest style of display, with some of that fabric as a backdrop.

[golfish]

Myself? I like the clean lines of the original design... and the '92 short rifle is about the purtiest lever gun around... save for a Turnbull 1873, .

I couldn't agree more. I wonder what Turnbull can do with the 92 short rifle

We're going to find out early next year. Sara Turnbull told me it's a 6 month turnaround time. I sent the gun yesterday. The question is do I include the lever in the CCH

[TRAP55]

golfish, JMO, Blue the lever, loading gate, and trigger, CCH receiver and hammer, otherwise it gets too "busy", and detracts from the receiver.

[golfish]

Thanks Trapp, I think your right. I didn't include the lever or the side gate, didn't think about the hammer. So far just the receiver, forend cap and butt plate will get CCH.

[ClayBreaker]

I don't think you can make these shoot any better, at least mine. I've never held a gun that was made as good as these are. So let's remove the tang safety and rebounding hammer.
Put some Color Case Hardened on the receiver, forend cap and butt stock plate. Would you color the lever too? What else?

The wood is a nice walnut and you don't like the redish colored wood that we see on some of the "restored" guns we see these days..

What would you do if you were to fix up a new Winchester the way you wanted.

Send it to Turnbull and get C engraving

[golfish]

Send it to Turnbull

That's a good idea

[ClayBreaker]

That's a good idea

I didn't realize you already did lol Sara told me it would be 8 to 10 months to engrave my 1911

[Cowboy T]

I personally would recommend adding 454 Casull to the lineup. The action is plenty strong for it and it would make a dandy compact hunting rifle (could take .45 Colt as well).

Dan

Will the action really take 65,000 PSI? I know it'll take 40K, but 65K?

[bergmen]

Will the action really take 65,000 PSI? I know it'll take 40K, but 65K?

The 92 action is a shortened and narrower action based on the 1886 which was designed for the 45-70 and longer cartridges. It is a very strong action.

I have a Rossi 92 in 454 Casull, no issues with strength.

Dan

[golfish]

I didn't realize you already did lol Sara told me it would be 8 to 10 months to engrave my 1911

She told me 6 months so I'm hoping 12? I'll have a little time to change the work order if I come up with something else and get the Standard Manufacturing SAA that I've been wanting so much.

[smittty]

I don't think you can make these shoot any better, at least mine. I've never held a gun that was made as good as these are. So let's remove the tang safety and rebounding hammer.
Put some Color Case Hardened on the receiver, forend cap and butt stock plate. Would you color the lever too? What else?

The wood is a nice walnut and you don't like the redish colored wood that we see on some of the "restored" guns we see these days..

What would you do if you were to fix up a new Winchester the way you wanted.

I wouldn’t put the money into modifying but instead just get the deluxe model.

The cost is only bit more but walnut is much sexier, however, I think the rest is the same.

The takedowns are very cool but the current trapper ones don’t make sense since the barrel is shorter than the butt end.

The length of the barrel half should match the length of the buttstock half.