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I've been a fan of pistol caliber lever guns for a long time. This winter I bought a M-92 in .357 Magnum. I was astounded at how much better this rifle cycled than my Marlin 1894. This Browning would eat any bullet style or OAL. My Marlin (it's factory stock w/no mods) is not so easy to shoot and I find myself reaching for the Browning.
At a Gunshow last weekend, I traded into another Browning M-92. This time it's a .44 Magnum. Just as I anticipated, this Browning was just as easy to shoot (regardless of bullet style etc.) as it's .357 Magnum cousin.
I am sold on these Brownings. I intend to have my 1894s "adjusted" at some time in the future to feed and function like the Brownings....but I gotta say its sure nice to take a gun shooting rather than to a Marlin gunsmith for "adjustments" before using it.
vonfatman wrote:I've been a fan of pistol caliber lever guns for a long time. This winter I bought a M-92 in .357 Magnum. I was astounded at how much better this rifle cycled than my Marlin 1894. This Browning would eat any bullet style or OAL. My Marlin (it's factory stock w/no mods) is not so easy to shoot and I find myself reaching for the Browning.
At a Gunshow last weekend, I traded into another Browning M-92. This time it's a .44 Magnum. Just as I anticipated, this Browning was just as easy to shoot (regardless of bullet style etc.) as it's .357 Magnum cousin.
I am sold on these Brownings. I intend to have my 1894s "adjusted" at some time in the future to feed and function like the Brownings....but I gotta say its sure nice to take a gun shooting rather than to a Marlin gunsmith for "adjustments" before using it.
Glad I bought these lever-guns.
Bob
Oh, how I long for a Browning 1892 in .44 Magnum....lucky dog!
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Booger Bill,
Nice rifles. I've heard a bunch of great comments on the Rossi. I have a couple Rossi revolvers and really like them.
Thanks a bunch. I am still pinching myself having drug a couple of these nice rifles home. They sure are smooth functioning. Never expected them to be so smooth after the feeding issues I'd had with my Marlins.
The only drawback (due to old eyes) are the buckhorn rear sights....I'd love peep sights...oh well.
They're just as easy to peep as Rossi 92's - if one has the stones.
One 6-48 hole, D/T'd in the bolt's top c/l abaft of the locking lugs lets one mount a Skinner LoPro peep, which will zero using the issue front sight blades,
or,
One 6-48 hole can be D/T'd in the top/rear of each action sidewall, to mount either an XS peep or a Williams FP/5D-94AE peep (both meant for the Winchester 94 Angle Eject) - but a taller front sight will be needed to achieve zero.
Alternatively, a Lyman #2 or a Marbles tang peep sight's easy enough to install, also - just one hole D/T'd in the top tang for the fwd base screw.
Pete44ru wrote:They're just as easy to peep as Rossi 92's - if one has the stones.
One 6-48 hole, D/T'd in the bolt's top c/l abaft of the locking lugs lets one mount a Skinner LoPro peep, which will zero using the issue front sight blades,
or,
One 6-48 hole can be D/T'd in the top/rear of each action sidewall, to mount either an XS peep or a Williams FP/5D-94AE peep (both meant for the Winchester 94 Angle Eject) - but a taller front sight will be needed to achieve zero. Alternatively, a Lyman #2 or a Marbles tang peep sight's easy enough to install, also - just one hole D/T'd in the top tang for the fwd base screw.
And this last retains the "period" look of the carbine.
Griff,
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No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
I like the Lyman No 56 receiver sights. The No 66's are OK (the older steel ones being nicer if you can find one), but not as classy as the 56's. My Browning 92 had a tang sight, but I quickly found I didnt care for it being in the way of my hand, the theoretical advantages aside.
I haven't had to change front sights on any gun I used a Lyman receiver sight on. Changing the front sight on the Browning 92's isn't that simple in any event. The base is silver soldered to the barrel, and the blade is part of the base.
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