I took up Cowboy Action Shooting and my friend told me I had to have his old '92. I traded him a bunch of car parts that he wanted, and now it's mine.
We made the deal over breakfast, I didn't have the gun in my hand, so it was a sight unseen. I hadn't handled it for a few years, when I got it home it was a bit rougher than I remember.
It's serial number 713### puts it made in 1913. The stock is gumwood, and it is a SRC (Saddle Ring Carbine). Not original by a long shot, the front sight is a Lyman blade, the rear was from a Cooey, the saddle ring was removed, probably with an chisel. I has a couple of extra holes, plugged with 10-32 farmer screws. I replaced the rear sight with a Marble 63 short shank, as finding an original sight would be impossible. The dovetail is pretty far back, I think the original might have been a ladder flip up or ??.
It shoots OK, Cowboy OK, not deer hunter OK. Prefers Winchester factory, my lead cowboy loads group a bit bigger. It is pretty nice inside, not much wear on the internals. It is good enough for CAS shooting, runs slick, but I like my guns to look a bit nicer. I'm thinking about putting it on the table at our local gunshow. I am at a loss as to what a decent asking price should be. What really bugs me are the bench vice jaw marks on the action.
We made the deal over breakfast, I didn't have the gun in my hand, so it was a sight unseen. I hadn't handled it for a few years, when I got it home it was a bit rougher than I remember.
It's serial number 713### puts it made in 1913. The stock is gumwood, and it is a SRC (Saddle Ring Carbine). Not original by a long shot, the front sight is a Lyman blade, the rear was from a Cooey, the saddle ring was removed, probably with an chisel. I has a couple of extra holes, plugged with 10-32 farmer screws. I replaced the rear sight with a Marble 63 short shank, as finding an original sight would be impossible. The dovetail is pretty far back, I think the original might have been a ladder flip up or ??.
It shoots OK, Cowboy OK, not deer hunter OK. Prefers Winchester factory, my lead cowboy loads group a bit bigger. It is pretty nice inside, not much wear on the internals. It is good enough for CAS shooting, runs slick, but I like my guns to look a bit nicer. I'm thinking about putting it on the table at our local gunshow. I am at a loss as to what a decent asking price should be. What really bugs me are the bench vice jaw marks on the action.
