Very nice! My favorite lever gun is the Win 92. You have a nice collection. Nothing carries like a 92!

 

92's are my favorite too, nice bunch you have there!

 

Beautiful
Had a shop 30+ yrs ago, at the time the Belgian made Borowning levers were about the top. Receiving Browning levers made in Japan was less desirable. I had Belgians on hand as well. I didn't think you could get any better until I unboxed the Miroku Brownings, action was smooth as glass, Belgians smooth as silk, and the finish and fitment were perfect..... that's when i learned about Miroku!
Smiles, Mike

 

Some day I will have a B92 in .357, I don't know how but I'm going to do it.

 

Memories are great, r80 - you may have set me on a new quest! I have a Marlin 1894C, but now I realize how lonely she must feel!
Thanks and smiles, Mike

 

Do they still have the rebounding hammer?

 

Yes. And the tang safety which doesn’t bother me at all because of over & under shotguns.

 

 

I believe they have the rebounding hammer, plus the tang safety switch.
If I have to have a hammer safety I would prefer the Marlin safety to the new Winchester tang safety.
As far as "nothing carries like a Winchester"....if you closed your eyes and carried ... how would you know it's a Winchester?
I love the 92 Winchester action.

 

Switched from a Henry too a Miroku 92, I never got used to the cases flipping over my shoulder before I discovered my Marlin 94 in 25-20.
Peeps Sights are an issue with 92's.

 

Both of my Rossi's are stainless, (.357-.45 Colt) and it's easy to delete that stupid safety. Don't let that keep you from getting one. You'll like it a lot.

 

I have a definite soft spot for 92's-both actual Winchester and the copies. Those are some really nice 92's! Thanks for sharing.

 

Rather than cluttering up someone else’s thread, I thought a new one would be better. Here are 3 Winchester Model 1892 rifles made by Miroku, all in .45 Colt.

late 1990s Grade 1
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1892 Deluxe Takedown with 24” Octagon barrel
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1892 Trapper Deluxe Takedown with 16“octagon barrel.
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You‘ve probably seen that last one before. It is a hoot to shoot!

Very impressive but I don’t think any original 92’s were made in 45 Colt. The 92’s and the 73’s were rifles shooting pistol cartridges. I always used a pistol for pistol cartridges but I’d see an individual could probably be more accurate using a rifle instead of a pistol although you have very limited range with a pistol cartridge even in a rifle.
Those rifles are beautiful!

 

Very impressive but I don’t think any original 92’s were made in 45 Colt. The 92’s and the 73’s were rifles shooting pistol cartridges. I always used a pistol for pistol cartridges but I’d see an individual could probably be more accurate using a rifle instead of a pistol although you have very limited range with a pistol cartridge even in a rifle.
Those rifles are beautiful!

You are correct - Winchester didn’t chamber anything in .45 Colt. However, Colt did chamber their 1873 Peacemaker (a.k.a. Single Action Army) revolver in .44-40, originally called .44 WCF (Winchester Center Fire).

.44-40 is a really neat cartridge but I found a couple of guns in .45 Colt and sort of standardized on that. Too many different cartridges already…

 

I have a Rossi R92 in stainless in357 mag. It is the 1776 engraved edition. Excuse me the engraving is actually an etching.

 

What model is the engraved 92 and is it a Browning or Winchester? You have a very nice trio. I would love to find a takedown trapper at a reasonable price.

 

Yes Sir. Your rifles would make anyone proud to own. Thanks for sharing.

 

Very nice looking rifle ! I'm scared I might see one in LGS !

 

I'm stuck on pre 64 Winchesters and pre safety Marlin!
I recently held a new Japanese Winchester 92.
Very nice rifle! Then I found a Winchester model 92 made in 1895.
It was reblued perhaps 20 or 30 years ago.
I picked it up for a little over $600!
It shoots like a dream! it's in 38-40.

 

The Miroku stuff is pretty darn nice

 

A few years ago, Sportsman's Warehouse had these Maruko: This is 1 of 130.
Winchester Limited Edition Model 1892 Short Rifle Silver Nitride/Walnut Lever Action Rifle - 357 Magnum - 20in

They were about $1800, .357 mag only - you can shoot .38 by manually loading, but they won't feed from mag. Haven't shot this.

 

Thats a beauty, shoot it.

 

Thats a beauty, shoot it.

A few years ago, Sportsman's Warehouse had these Maruko: This is 1 of 130.
Winchester Limited Edition Model 1892 Short Rifle Silver Nitride/Walnut Lever Action Rifle - 357 Magnum - 20in

They were about $1800, .357 mag only - you can shoot .38 by manually loading, but they won't feed from mag. Haven't shot this.
Beautiful- i would have pulled out the wallet for one! (and never plan to shoot it)
Be proud, Smiles, Mike
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I have Many old, original marlins and Winchesters, but I also have been bitten by those Miroku 92s, I picked up a John Wayne SRC 44-40, and now would like to get a 357 carbine

 

And I saw a new Miroku 1873 yesterday with a stock that almost started me drooling… Fortunately (I guess) the store was really busy and I’ve already hit my allocation for June.

 

Those are some nice lookers for sure and in one of my favorite calibers.
I have one original Win.92 in 25-20, and a pair of the Puma/Rossi clones.
One is a 357 ss with the 24" octagon and the other is a 20" round barreled 45 colt, and I do have a Marlin Cowboy in 45 also.
I also have an original Marlin 1892 in 32 colt.
I've never seen a 92 with a pistol grip.

RP

 

OP your 92's look super good. What is the rifling twist on those? The Rossi 357 and 44 mag both use a 1/30 twist and IIRC the 45 Colt is a 1/28 twist.

 

Funny - I had never looked that up. 26” twist rate for .45 Colt.

Winchester’s twist rate for .357 Magnum 1892s is 18-3/4”.

 

I love my BLR ‘81 Lightweight Takedown in .308

So much I had a case custom made for it! I had forgotten it was made by Miroku as well.

 

Miroku ‘92 in .45lc on the right.