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44LEVER · February 5, 2011, 12:43 PM

Brand new to the forum. I hope someone can help. What I have is a Winchester 1892 44-40 saddle carbine. It's been passed down 4 generations. Me being the forth. I know for sure that it hasn't been fired in 40 years. Now that I have a son to pass this down to I'm hoping to shoot it with him someday. Yesterday I finally made time to completely dismantle the whole rifle and clean and oil every singe piece. Everything appeared to be in pretty good shape considering its age. There is no way of knowing how many rounds have been fired. What I notice on the I.D. of the barrel appeared to be transverse cracks about half way down. Is this common or are its shooting days over? The last thing that I want to do is destroy this old piece of history. Any and all help would be appriciated.

February 5, 2011, 12:43 PM	#1
44LEVER Junior Member Join Date: February 5, 2011 Posts: 7	Transverse Barrel Cracks??? Brand new to the forum. I hope someone can help. What I have is a Winchester 1892 44-40 saddle carbine. It's been passed down 4 generations. Me being the forth. I know for sure that it hasn't been fired in 40 years. Now that I have a son to pass this down to I'm hoping to shoot it with him someday. Yesterday I finally made time to completely dismantle the whole rifle and clean and oil every singe piece. Everything appeared to be in pretty good shape considering its age. There is no way of knowing how many rounds have been fired. What I notice on the I.D. of the barrel appeared to be transverse cracks about half way down. Is this common or are its shooting days over? The last thing that I want to do is destroy this old piece of history. Any and all help would be appriciated.