New Winchester 1892 Deluxe

TexIndian · March 10, 2013, 06:43 PM

I kind of got into an old school gun thing recently (not counting the toys from LaRue). Part of it is because my local club has monthly silhouette matches, including some for for lever guns in pistol calibers.

Last summer I asked my local dealer to try and find me a Winchester 1892 Deluxe. He put the word out among his various suppliers but nobody had any. The months went by and all we heard was that Winchester didn't even offer the Deluxe anymore. Then out of the blue came the call last week.

Here it is - 24" barrel in .357 Magnum. And check out that Grade IV wood. It's almost too pretty to shoot. Almost. Marbles makes a tang sight for it but I'm not sure how it fits back there with that new safety. It could use some work to lighten the trigger but that's down the road. Like all of Winchester's lever guns, it's made in Japan by Miroku. Oh yeah, forgot to mention the barrel is octagon.

PVL · March 10, 2013, 08:29 PM

That thing sure is a looker, and I bet it's a lot of fun to shoot, too.

You dog! - I am pea-green with envy, here in West Texas.

PatientWolf · March 10, 2013, 08:31 PM

That is an absolutely beautiful rifle!

TexIndian · March 10, 2013, 09:35 PM

I spent most of my life in Midland, PVL. Maybe I'll be able to bring it by for a test drive on one of the trips back home.

RodneyE · March 12, 2013, 11:52 AM

What a beauty!!!!

I just bought TWO 1892 Miroku Winchesters. Top drawer in every way!!! My stocks are grade ll/iii. Almost as nice as yours... but not quite

Good luck with your new rifle!!

RodneyE

DnPRK · March 12, 2013, 04:38 PM

Looks nice!

gewehrfreund · March 13, 2013, 01:04 PM

Wow! I didn't realize they were putting wood like that on the current WInchesters. They only thing I can't get past is that d***ed idiotic tang "safety".

March 10, 2013, 06:43 PM	#1
TexIndian Member Join Date: July 16, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 32	New Winchester 1892 Deluxe I kind of got into an old school gun thing recently (not counting the toys from LaRue). Part of it is because my local club has monthly silhouette matches, including some for for lever guns in pistol calibers. Last summer I asked my local dealer to try and find me a Winchester 1892 Deluxe. He put the word out among his various suppliers but nobody had any. The months went by and all we heard was that Winchester didn't even offer the Deluxe anymore. Then out of the blue came the call last week. Here it is - 24" barrel in .357 Magnum. And check out that Grade IV wood. It's almost too pretty to shoot. Almost. Marbles makes a tang sight for it but I'm not sure how it fits back there with that new safety. It could use some work to lighten the trigger but that's down the road. Like all of Winchester's lever guns, it's made in Japan by Miroku. Oh yeah, forgot to mention the barrel is octagon. __________________ John Last edited by TexIndian; March 10, 2013 at 09:37 PM.

March 10, 2013, 09:35 PM	#4
TexIndian Member Join Date: July 16, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 32	I spent most of my life in Midland, PVL. Maybe I'll be able to bring it by for a test drive on one of the trips back home. __________________ John

March 10, 2013, 08:29 PM	#2
PVL Member Join Date: February 20, 2013 Posts: 79	That thing sure is a looker, and I bet it's a lot of fun to shoot, too. You dog! - I am pea-green with envy, here in West Texas.

March 10, 2013, 08:31 PM	#3
PatientWolf Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Location: NC Posts: 223	That is an absolutely beautiful rifle!

March 12, 2013, 11:52 AM	#5
RodneyE Junior Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Posts: 1	What a beauty!!!! I just bought TWO 1892 Miroku Winchesters. Top drawer in every way!!! My stocks are grade ll/iii. Almost as nice as yours... but not quite Good luck with your new rifle!! RodneyE

March 12, 2013, 04:38 PM	#6
DnPRK Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2001 Location: LC, Ca Posts: 1,723	Looks nice!

March 13, 2013, 01:04 PM	#7
gewehrfreund Junior Member Join Date: April 16, 2010 Posts: 7	Wow! I didn't realize they were putting wood like that on the current WInchesters. They only thing I can't get past is that d***ed idiotic tang "safety".