new winchester 92?

[acsteve]

anyone have any experience with them. I think they are make in Japan by Miroku. do they function well, trigger. would you recomend one? found one in 357 $7XX.

[runfiverun]

i really like the 92 platform.
i haven't seen a new one just yet,or heard anything good/bad about them.
i do have a browning 92 that is solid and smooth.
it however will not feed anything over saami 1.610 length.
my rossi's,model 94's, and older 92's are more forgiving in oal.

[Buckshot]

..............I have a Rossi M92 rifle, 24" oct bbl, colorcase hardened in 45 Colt. I also have a Winchester (Miroku) M92 rifle with a 24" round bbl, all blued also in 45 Colt. Comparing the 2 and considering the Rossi was also available in 454 Casull I doubt there is any difference in strength.

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There were 3 main differences. First, the Miroku had a very smooth action from the git-go. Second, the Miroku was ALL polished whereas the octagon bbl of the Rossi was left with a nice machin finish, plus the Miroku had pretty nice walnut vs the Rossi's unknown hardwood. Finally, the Miroku had perfect barrel dimensions of .444"x.452" unlike the Rossi's .446"x.450". In addition the Rossi has a 32" twist were the Miroku sports a 16" twist.

The Miroku was also just a bit better OVERALL finished rifle. But you'd probably figure they should be when they cost twice as much :-) However I bought mine used (without a buttplate) for half what I paid for the Rossi :shock:

................Buckshot

[smokeywolf]

Buckshot, that is a real purty '92. Stocks and receiver finish/bluing look like the old Winchester craftsmanship.
Few other objects in this world can be the focus of a hobby, a tool of survival, and a work of art all at the same time.

smokeywolf

[shotstring]

I have a winchester 92 from around 1990 somewheres and it is one of the few rifles I would never part with. The accuracy is simply amazing and feels so good in the hands. Granted it was from a slightly earlier time, but I doubt the quality is that much different. The design of the 92 was simply a good one.

[rbertalotto]

I have two 1892 (Japan) take down Winchesters (45LC and 38-40). I also have an 1886 Take Down (45-70) and yesterday I picked up an 1894 "Sporter" in 38-55. Both from Japan.

Also in the safe are three Rossi lever guns....45LC Stainless Octagon that I converted to take-down ( www.rvbprecision.com ), a 454 Casull and a "brass" frame 45LC with a stainless octagon barrel.

ALL of these rifles are extremely accurate. But the Rossi rifles are much smoother out of the box and lended themselves to action work much easier than the Winchesters did.

In my eye, the Winchesters are much better in quality of parts and fit and finish. But not by that much. The Rossi rifles I have are very well made and have never experienced any issues what so ever.

Out of all these rifles, the Brass 45LC is the most accurate. With a Lyman tang sight it is amazingly accurate with cast bullets (Lee 255 at .452) with Alox lube over Greendot powder.

Hope this helps!

Pictures of all the rifles are in the photo album here:
www.rvbprecision.com

[TXGunNut]

Buy it! I have no hands-on experience with it but I've been hankering for a 92 for awhile and that will probably be my choice unless I stumble across a 45 Colt. Hobby shop construction is taking up all my available cash right now but all these 92 threads are making me think I need one more levergun. :groner:

[FergusonTO35]

Motoblur builds top notch products, they also make most new Brownings.

[bigted]

rbertalotto...nice looking final product there bubba!!! i like what you did with the rossi. very nice and im bettin very satisfieing to complete. im lookin at a rossi myself as we speak. im hoping they are well built and good shooters.

[marlin39a]

I have one of the Davidsons Exclusive 1 of 500 in 32-20 I got in 2003. Fit, Finish, and Function is top quality. I'll never part with it.

[OnHoPr]

Buckshot that looks like my kind of rifle. I have problems seeing horns in the brush. But, they still taste gooood.:bigsmyl2:

[shdwlkr]

acsteve
If you like the '92 lever then you will like the miroku. I have shot one with a 24 inch barrel and it was so much fun to shoot.

[9.3X62AL]

I have almost a year and 1,000 rounds through my Miroku/Winchester 92 in 44 Magnum. It is dimensionally correct in all respects, smooth right out of the box, and reasonably accurate for what it is--a 20" lever-action carbine with barrel and forearm bands supporting its mag tube. It will do 2.5"-3.0" at 100 yards with castings and j-words ranging from 200 grain plain bases at 1200 FPS to 250 grain round flatnose gas-checked at 1800 FPS. Yes, those last loads push back just a bit in a 6# carbine. The little rifle is an utter delight, and a 357 version would be a joy to my heart. $700 is a good price, MSRP approaches $1200 OTD. I gave a bit over $800 OTD in Nov. 2011.

[Matthew 25]

Echoing what 9.3 just said. I have one from Japan in 44 mag. Occasional sub 2" groups, always under 4". The rifle is spectacular, really the nicest levergun I own. I consider it my smoothest and prettiest rifle I have. So perfect to carry and hunt with. Talk about balance, that rifle defines it. I wish it said, "made in USA" rather than Japan, but it is fine.

[subsonic]

I have a 20" Winchester Miroku 92 .357 for sale right now and it is very slick and well put together.

I have to stop talking about it and working the action or I'll keep the darn thing!! LOL!