Marlin 92 joins the collection

[rbertalotto]

Bad idea.....Wife is shopping at TJ Max and the Cabelas is right next door. I'll just go take a look in the gun library. A few weeks ago was at the same Cabelas and they had a refinished Marlin 92 in 32 Colt for $999. The refinish was extremely well done, but at $1K, just a bit much at this time. Although I did come home and research the whole thing and found that folks are successfully rechambering to 32 S&W Long with great results. Brass is just about impossible to find for the 32 COLT, but is readily available for the 32 S&W.


These rifles came with both a RF and CF firing pin. This one only has the RF.


Memorial Day Sale price....$650!!!... SOLD!


Dies, Brass, Mold and reamer are ordered.......Centerfire firing pin from Wiseners...Ordered. Should make a great Cowboy Action Shooting rifle...


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More pictures here:
http://public.fotki.com/Rbertalotto/things-that-go-bang/1892-marlin/

[pietro]

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Roy, IMO that rifle makes the most petite .32CF levergun, EVER ! (much nicer than a Win M-1892/92 or a Marlin 1894) . :mrgreen:


If that came out of the CT Cabela's, methinks they're having brain farts - since I was able to glom a nice (1914) Savage M-1899H in .303 Savage a month or so ago, for chump change.



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[smkummer]

So you going to rechamber? I would Oops, I see you ordered a reamer. let us know how it comes out.

[6pt-sika]

I had a pair of them the first was a Model 92 and then later I picked up a Model 1892 both in 32 RIM/CENTER fire . I had 200 pieces of brand new REM brass (found it in a gunshop off I81 north of Scranton PA before you crossed into NY State) as well as a 90 grain heel mold . I killed a couple squirrels with the guns and ended up selling the two rifles to the same guy at the Baltimore Gunshow about 4 years ago . Sold the brass , the mold and the CH4D dies to a friend in Roanoke .

[rbertalotto]

It came out of the new Berlin, MA store. They also have a fantastic Anschutz Heavy Barrel in 17MkII for $1000........Smok'n deal for a neat little cartridge if you can find some.

[Scharfschuetze]

How fortuitous that your wife dragged you along shopping!

I looked at a similar one last year here in Washington State, but it was not refinished nearly as well as the one you just bought. Had it been, we'd be comparing loading notes.

[TXGunNut]

Very nice find, congrats. I've found a few unusual rifles at very reasonable prices at my local orphanage...er, Gun Library. Can we keep this our little secret? ;-)

[No_1]

Nice find!