Marlin 1892

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DocRock
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Marlin 1892

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The latest edition of “Rifle” celebrates the longest rifle in continual production as its days wane under the malign influence of Remington. Now known as the Model 39A, it began life in 1891 and was the rifle that Annie Oakley shot her famous one-hole card with.

This is a Model 1892, its second iteration differing only from the 1891 as far as I know in the addition of a magazine loading tube and deletion of the tedious side loading gate. Given to my grandfather on his 16th birthday in 1905, it’s the rifle that I learned to shoot with. I still use it in a local competition at 100 yards. It has an amazing trigger, best on a lever gun I’ve ever experienced.

During Coronacation l’ll have to get some Tung Oil on the wood.
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Cool gun and history. I never knew the evolution of the 39A. Thanks for sharing.
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I had a Marlin Model 1892 and a Model 92 although both of those I had were 32 caliber and with the switch of a firing pin could shoot centerfire or rimfire . The Model 1892 was a big part in two articles I wrote for "The Fouling Shot" the bi monthly periodical of the Cast Bullet Assoc .

It was no problem loading sub sonic for those two . The 90 grain heel bullet I had a mold for pushed with 2-2.5 grains of Unique I believe it was never got over 950 FPS . It did however work nicely for the two or three squirrels I shot with it .

When I was surviving in Scranton I dropped by a gunshop right of I-81 before you left PA going into NY . The place was called "The Outdoorsman" if my memory serves anyway I ran across for BRAND NEW boxes of R/P 32 Long Colt brass . I think I gave the guy $20 for the four boxes and he was glad to get rid of them . That was a huge plus acquiring that brass or I'd been stuck using 32 Short Colt brass and that stuff shot no where near as well .

The only time I went to John Korts Levergun Silver Jubilee at Ridgeway I took that little 1892 along with a pile of other stuff . And after a bit we were plunking chicken silhouettes at 200 meters with the little rifle and the open sights , weren't knocking them down but were tinking the fronts , I doubt if that round had enough juice to knock the chickens over at 50 meters much less 200 .
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I've seen an early switch-pin 1892 but never got to shoot one. Sounds like fun.
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Very nice 1892 Marlin! But it is actually the 3rd variation on LL Hepburn's design when he worked for Marlin. The first was as you mentioned the 1891 side loader, which only lasted a little over 1 year, and produced less than 5,000 guns. Then in 1892 the 1891 became a tube loader, and the improved model 1892 was introduced. For a short time both guns were offered, even though once the 1891 became a tube loader there were almost no differences. My guess is that Marlin simply had frames stamped already, so continued to build them up.
The 1891 and 1892 were also offered in .32 Long RF/CF in 1892. The tube feeding system allowed these models to be chambered in the larger cartridge where a loading gate would not in this thin, dainty little frame. The 891/1892 were sold with two firing pins in .32 Long to allow owners to easily convert from CF to RF.
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I am a bit t of a Marlin rimfire fan. I have 1892, 1897, 39, and 39-A and the model 57 he showed.I loved the article but was tearing up when I remembered letting a Mountie go.
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Re: Marlin 1892

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Now that is a nice looking rifle you have. Have fun with it.
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