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It looks like the receiver is snake bit for a receiver peep sight... but Skinner brass would look good on this rifle.

For folks who have a 39, what peep sights do you use?

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in late 2011 I bought a 93 year old Winchester 92 in 32-20, & shortly afterwards found a 96 year old S&W revolver in 32-20 to go with it. All was well until I got tired of keeping revolver loads separate from rifle loads. So I traded the S&W. Then I learned about the Ruger Blackhawk Buck...

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I just dropped by to show folks what I found at the gun show today... An apparently unfired Marlin 39 Century Ltd with a two digit serial number! I traded a S&W beater revolver and an old Mossberg 22magnum rifle for it. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/Teeth/Marlin/th_39Centennia...

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Update:

Turned out a good cleaning eliminated the problem. 100 years of grime...

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Good find! Thanks!

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I've perused that first site many times... can't find any good hats around here, even though lots of folks wear them. Those stores that I find selling them never have one my size, anyway.

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I was under the impression that my 1919 Winchester model 92 in 32-20 is an SRC without SR, with a shotgun butt stock, which is essentially a 53 with a full mag tube... 'course, I may have misunderstood.

http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... 97#p489497

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My 14 yr old daughter has poor eyes, but shoots very well. She does not like the factory sights on her Marlin model 60, so I replaced them with a set of Tech-Sights [ http://www.tech-sights.com/ ]. The rear peep clamps onto the .22 scope mount, and the front sight uses the Model 60 front sight screw...

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A friend of mine made a 12ga ice slug... emptied the shot, poured in the water, put it in the freezer... then fired it through a 3/4" piece of plywood!

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A .22 BB cap is the oldest metallic cartridge still being loaded. Searched the internet for these, and found them at a much better price than CCI CB caps or Aguila Super Colibris. I shoot CBs and Colibris out of my daughter's pink Cricket single shot bolt gun. It's perfect for those light loads. Th...

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I might use any number of powders but I wouldn't use H110/W296 for that application. Good point, thanks! I have some 231, and 4759. Rather than measuring tiny weights of powder below 1 grain, I should switch powder. - MacEntyre P.S. ...searched and could not find anything here on Leverguns.com abou...

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model55 wrote:How about a .32 round ball...?

I've used .311 round ball for 30-30, 300 Sav and 30-06 cat sneezes. It takes at least 1.5 grains of powder per 47 grain ball to get them out the barrel.

That's what I use for real serious killer cat sneezes!

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You might try zero powder and see what that does.Thinkin I may have to try it in my .32H&R. I'm pretty sure primer only will work... but I want to kill squirrels! I'll use crayola cat sneezes for all my .308 and .311 cartridges! Can't wait to try it in my 32-20 rifle and revolver. Since a crayo...

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I read somewhere on Leverguns.com that crayons are sized .308, and that they work well in cat sneeze loads. So, I cut one the same length as a 150 grain LRN, and loaded a primed cartridge up with 1.5 grains of H110. I seated the dark blue bullet by hand. I tried it in the shop using a piece of 3/4&q...

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Well, I stuffed as much as I could get of that spring into the magazine tube, and cut off 12". Then I loaded the magazine full. All's fine so far... However, replacing the magazine spring did not fix the feeding problems. Just as before I replaced the magazine spring, the first five of ten roun...

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I think that anymore the question is one of metallurgy. A new spring could quite likely have a significantly different compression ratio than one of only a couple of decades ago. That's an excellent point... and a strong argument for a procedure to discover the correct length of a particular spring...

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Batman1939 wrote:Wouldn't hurt to approach this project carefully...

Just so. I'm in no hurry...

If I were to use trial and error, I would cut 2" and test, so as to find the longest length of spring that allows a full mag, and feeds without failure.

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Well, I finally got a new mag spring from Homestead Firearms for my 93 year old 92 chambered in 32-20. The barrel and mag tube are 20" long, and the old worn out mag spring is 21" long. The new mag spring is 40" long! I have no idea how long the spring should be, but 40" is too l...

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Bis wrote:...where did you get the Lee Shaver inserts?

+1

I like those a lot!

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Gotta have a picture...! Thanks for that! The only difference in what I see is that the front sight circle is aligned with the rear aperture. It's probably that way when you look with yer eyeball instead of yer camera, eh? Some prefer the 'hunting' ...rear aperture, where there isn't the large 'bla...

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Meanwhile, I'll study up... found this post: Once familiar with the action, the 92 is really no big deal to disassemble/assemble. These links will probably help: http://marauder.homestead.com/files/Rossi_92_Parts.htm http://marauder.homestead.com/files/RossiDis.html http://www.leverguns.com/articles...

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Sounds more like a cartridge stop problem to me. I thought about that too, after I decided it needed a new mag spring. So I took it to a gunsmith who specializes in cowboy action rifles. He stuck his finger inside and wiggled it for a few minutes, then declared that I only need a mag spring. He enc...

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I've read about globe front sights for years on Leverguns.com... I always thought they were big and bulky, better suited to target shooters, and I didn't want to spend the money. Besides, my Marlin 30-30 is very accurate with it's stock front sight and Williams 5D receiver peep sight. So, I finally ...

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That's funny, Hobie! Thanks for fixing it... if I find two springs, I'll make a new post looking for the remaining parts, ok? I was told that Wolff makes a stainless steel spring for the 92 in 32-20, but I haven't found one. The links you kind folks have suggested make me wonder if they are used. If...

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Midway USA and HomesteadFirearms.com are out of stock... anyone know where I can get a replacement tubular magazine spring for a Winchester 1892 in 32-20?

Thanks!

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And when its time load ammo, find a copy of Ken Water's Pet Loads. Found it for $35 used on Amazon ($125 in paperback!)... I'll see if I can borrow a copy. Handloader did another nice article on loading for the S&W and Colt Army Special in .32-20, Searched and found Gil Senger's 32-20 revolver ...

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Great idea for making a field expedient Lyle gun for shooting a messenger line.

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I make gear for winter camping... here is a suggestion that is traditional, but not for everyone. For the last two years, I have been using Chippewa style Mukluks for temps below 20*F. Mukluks are primarily for use with snow shoes, but I've used them for hiking in snow and on frozen ground as well. ...

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To fall in 1916 your serial number would have to be somewhere between ca. 65,000 and 75,000. It does... 663XX... I added it on the S&W forum. Your explanation clears up all of the confusing information I found in many sources. Thank you so very much! The revolver is a Model of 1905 Hand Ejector...

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A fellow at Smith-WessonFroum.com says, ".32-20 Hand Ejector, Model of 1905, Fourth Change, or .32 WCF M&P for short. It was shipped about 1916."

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Now THAT is a cool revolver! I don't believe that it is a Model 1917 though; the S&W 1917 was chambered in 45ACP (as was the Colt 1917). The 1917 was/is an N-Frame... I thought the M1917 was the same revolver in a larger caliber... but I don't know anything about revolvers, just read a few arti...

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Thanks, guys! Yeah, if I were doing cowboy shooting, it would cost me a lot more! Just saw The Last Hard Men yesterday... interesting choices of firearms... convicts locked up in 1897 break out circa 1912 to find all kinds of new technology. James Coburn had a 1911. Charlton Heston used this same S&...

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Couldn't believe it... a friend of mine had a 1915 S&W revolver in 32-20, just four years older than the '92 in 32-20 I just picked up. It's not been shot much, great bore and tight action, but well worn finish... so it's a shooter, which is just what I wanted! Traded him a WWI machete and a col...

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That's what I needed... thanks, StickFred!

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I have a Marbles tang peep on my Savage 99... like it a lot. A Lyman No. 2 tang peep sight is so much less expensive than a Marbles. A Lyman 66A receiver sight would be nice... requires D&T and is priced halfway between the Lyman tang peep and the Marbles tang peep... not as vintage as a tang pe...

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Can anyone give an opinion on what tang peep sight to get for a Win 92?

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olyinaz wrote:...since no one else did, I'll stand up for the good ol' M1 Carbine!! Love those dang things...

I do too! But they are an indulgence, don't you think?

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Does it come in 32-20?

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phosphoric acid is good... perhaps hard to find.

You can get Oxalic Acid in fiberglass cleaner or toilet bowl cleaner... it's a weak acid, but stronger than lemon juice.

Be sure to have on hand some water to flush the acid, and alcohol to flush the water.

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lemon juice, followed by water, then alcohol.

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The rear sight is not original to the rifle. The standard sight is a folding carbine sight with gradations from 0 to 20 on its right hand side. Thank you very much, Michael. The front sight is a block with a very narrow pin on top... hard for some to see. Is it original? I want a tang peep sight wi...

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Here it is! http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/19923220/th_19923220a.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/19923220/th_19923220b.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/19923220/th_19923220c.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l257/MacEntyre/19923220/th_19...

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email sent to ya', TwoBit, thanks! I brought it home... serial number is listed as 1919 manufacture... D&T... looks like it has been shot very little for a 93 year old rifle! Pics later! - MacEntyre P.S. Got it for $525, so, as a Scot, I am happy! P.P.S. I now own a rifle that's one year older t...

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Yes, that Otis system looks good... I'll have to see if I can make one.

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I dip the string end of my boresnakes in solvent before pulling them through. They get dirty quicker, but that's the whole idea!

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What a great story! I have a 1961 Colt Sistema Argentine 1911 that has no finish left, but it is a good shooter... I like it so much I made up a story for it! I like to say that it was dragged through the mud from one end of the Falkland Islands to the other, shooting at the Ainglish! :lol: - MacEnt...

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Marvin S wrote:Before you know it five will appear in the safe.

I've been looking at 32-20 Ruger Blackhawks on GunBroker...

kimwcook wrote:So, have you picked it up yet?

Tomorrow!

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twobit wrote:I will be glad to help.

I will get the serial number tomorrow morning. It is a short barrel rifle, not a saddle ring carbine.

What an effort to put together that survey! I'll be glad to participate.

Thank you, Michael!

- MacEntyre, hopelessly influenced by Lever-enablers

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It's way more then a 22......shown left to right 22LR. 22MAG. 32-20 Yes, you are correct, and I am converted. I have experience only with the 32 S&W Long revolver rounds, which won't penetrate a 3/4" pine board. The video links that Tycer provided showed that the 32-20 works much better ou...

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InTheWoods wrote:Nothing wrong with a 32-20 rifle for self defense either.

That's a good point... how many rounds of 32 wcf does a 20" Winchester 92 hold?

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