I gre up with my dad's 92 in 38-40 so my first lever gun was a Taylors (ASM) 92 in 44-40. Its a Work of Art! Feel so light and nimble, its still my favorite. I shoot Classic Cowboy in SASS, that means 1873 and older so I have 44-40 Uberti Cimarron's, an 1866 and 1873, both Fine shooters as well as an 1886 in 45-90 and 1866 in 44-40 from Miroku. I'm NOT a fan of the mirokus, the 66 is ok but plain, the 86 is just clunky. In all, I like shooting my guns so only re-po's for me. I'd be too afraid to damage an antique but I SURE like handling and looking at them. I shoot Holey Black in everything including my CZ Hammer Coach and Chinese 1887 lever shotgun. The Chinese gun needs a lot of final finishing but its smooth as glass and the CZ is a fine piece of workmanship that can handle 3" shells.