The Model 1892 is considered by many as the smoothest, most compact, handiest and most handsome lever-action ever offered. It is the compact model of the venerable Model 1886.
The Winchester Model 1892 features a beautifully finished Walnut stock, blued barrel and receiver, Marble front sight, adjustable semi-buckhorn rear sight, and a 20" button-rifled barrel. The steel contoured carbine strap and buttplate is quick to shoulder and protects buttstock from damage.
Action: Lever Caliber: 44-40 Winchester Barrel Length: 20" Capacity: 10+1 Safety: Tang Stock Description: Walnut Metal Finish: Blued Barrel Description: Button-Rifled Sights: Semi-Buckhorn R, Marble Arms F, Drilled/Tapped Barrel Length Range: 20.00" to 21.99" Hand: Right Stock Finish Group: Wood Metal Finish Group: Blued/Black
Manufacturer: Winchester Guns Model: 534177140
Caliber Dictionary
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The 44-40 Winchester (44 WCF) was introduced by Winchester in 1873 in their Model 1873 lever action. The '73, "the gun that won the West," was the first truly successful repeater, and its 44-40 cartridge was quickly adopted by other manufacturers, including both Colt and Smith & Wesson in revolvers. Using a .427-inch bullet, the standard load features a 200-grain bullet at about 1100 feet per second, producing 588 foot-pounds of energy. This is not a lot of power, but the 44-40 was probaby the most popular sporting cartridge of the 19th Century, accounting for untold amounts of game. It remained the most popular chambering in the 1892 Winchester, and was a common chambering in both rifles and handguns at least through the 1940s. The growth in Cowboy Action shooting has revived it; the 44-40 has less recoil than the 45 Colt, and serves as a common chambering for rifles and revolvers. Ammo is readily available and it is chambered to numerous reissues and reproductions. — Craig Boddington
