1892 winchester parts in "el tigre"?

[bigiron]

Hi all- my first post here. Does anyone know if the Spanish "El Tigre" version of the 1892 winchester is a clone, ie, parts interchangable with minor fitting, or a "copy" of the 1892, ie, dimensional differences in major components like frame, hammer, guides and bolts etc.

[Hobie]

You need only write Steve Young of Steve's Gunz aka our own Nate Kiowa Jones.

[Pete44ru]

Welcome, bigiron - I hope you stay awhile, and chew the fat.

El Tigre's aren't seen very often these days - so how 'bout a few pics ?

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[Griff]

Welcome bigiron, like Hobie said, maybe Nate'll know. And like Pete said:

[Nate Kiowa Jones]

Hi all- my first post here. Does anyone know if the Spanish "El Tigre" version of the 1892 winchester is a clone, ie, parts interchangable with minor fitting, or a "copy" of the 1892, ie, dimensional differences in major components like frame, hammer, guides and bolts etc.

Howdy and welcome,
Over the last 20 years I'v had exactly two of the El tigre's here. They are almost dead-on copies of the Win 92 so many of the parts will cross. The one thing I don't know for sure is if the threads are the same.

I have some Win 92 parts in stock. If you would like to send your parts I'll see what's close enough to work.

[gamekeeper]

Welcome to the fire bigiron.

Our own rangerider has a "El Tigre" .44/40 and Steve Young (Nate Kiowa Jones) certainly is the "Man" for parts etc.

[Mike D.]

I can remember when an "El Tigre" could be had for less than a hundred bucks. They were imported heavily in the 1960s and '70s, but I passed 'cause they weren't Winchesters, which were available for not much more than that at the time. I paid something like $85. for my first .38 WCF 1892 carbine and less than half of that for the same in .25-20 WCF.

[bigiron]

Thanks all- I don't actually own one of these..yet at any rate. I have a 92 takedown in 44 wcf ( 1894 mfg) and a pair of 94 Marlins in 44, 1900-1910 thereabout, and I've been looking for a 92 SRC in 44., without finding much out there that wasn't somewhat overpriced IMHO. I have seen a few EL Tigres on line and wondered how they compared mechanically with the 92. For instance, the Rossi revolvers were built on the Smith and Wesson Pattern, but the examples i have dissassembled show significant dimensional differences in parts. Since I'm more interested in shooting than collecting, I thought I might consider an EL Tigre if one popped up at the right price, but i don't want to get stuck with something I'm gonna have to make parts for. I've owned several 92s and have a couple of part sets, just wondering how useful they would be in the EL Tigre. I'll post pics If someone would care to tell me how.. Thanks again!

[blackhawk44]

Hunting partner has a couple of 92's (I only have one) and an El Tigre. He carries the Tigre much more than the others. His had just come through a recent, and really decent, refinish when he traded for it. For me its hard to tell any major difference in quality.

[Pete44ru]

[Thanks all- I don't actually own one of these]

Aw, Shucks !

I feel like I been kissed by my sister !

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[Nate Kiowa Jones]

If you find an El tigre 92 it will have made somewhere between 1915 and 1937. There were many imported in the 50's and 60's as used surplus. As for quality I can tell you they aren't as well made as the originals. A good example is the three know guns the Rifleman, Chuck Conners used, two were Winchester's and the third was an El Tigre. the El trigre was used for scenes were the gun was thrown on the ground and such.

Think about this. All the folks that made the original 92's are long dead and gone. The folks with the most experience building 92's now are the Rossi folks. They have been doing it for 30 something years. They aren't finished as nice as the others but they don't cost twice as much either and it’s closer to the original than the others.

If you find an El tigre 92 it will have made somewhere between 1915 and 1937. There were many imported in the 50's and 60's as used surplus. As for quality I can tell you they aren't as well made as the originals. A good example is the three know guns the Rifleman, Chuck Conners used, two were Winchester's and the third was an El Tigre. the El trigre was used for scenes were the gun was thrown on the ground and such.

Think about this. All the folks that made the original 92's are long dead and gone. The folks with the most experience building 92's now are the Rossi folks. They have been doing it for 30 something years. They aren't finished as nice as the others but they don't cost twice as much either and it’s closer to the original than the others currently available.