Thread: Anyone know this peep sight?

They look better with the short mags

Sorry for keeping this going but I've never known anyone with such a rifle so have never had anyone to discuss the history with.
do you have this same sight?
I'd love to know what the calibration is on the verticle. Yards, 100 of yards or just a random scale.

Originally Posted by glens

Sorry for keeping this going but I've never known anyone with such a rifle so have never had anyone to discuss the history with.
do you have this same sight?
I'd love to know what the calibration is on the verticle. Yards, 100 of yards or just a random scale.

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@glens

Those are standard Winchester Carbine Ladder Rear Sights and are the correct sights for an 1892 model Winchester rifle.
https://www.google.co.nz/?gfe_rd=cr&...+ladder+sights

The ladder sights were also an option when ordering your rifle and I believe they stopped using this sight for 1892 rifles in the early 1930's so this may also give a clue to the age of your rifle.

My 1892 Winchester has the Semi Buckhorn Rear Sights which was also a "Option" you could choose when you ordered a Rifle.

You could also order Full Buckhorn rear sights, as well as the Tang sights and a range of different fore sights in differing heights.

I'm not sure about the graduations on the ladder but as they are an equal distance apart they might not be denoting yards.
Might have to research this some more though.

In the meantime here's a good article on the history of the 1892 Winchester Rifle
http://outlawswinchesters.jouwweb.nl/winchester-1892


Cheers
Pete

Thanks again Pete.
So on the folding ladder sight the 20 is calibrated for 2000 yards,
I'd have to say I wouldn't doubt for a second the 32-20 could kill a deer at 2000 yards, so long as it had a darned good sense of humor and a weak heart.

Thanks for all your input and information links.

Somewhere I've seen an old Sears & Roebuck Catalogue , I'm sure it was with the reloading info I dug up, if and when I find it I'll take a copy and post it here. Don't know why it's not with the dies,

Production date was apparently 1913. Wow, 102 years old and still a perfect everyday shooter. sick!!

Cheers

When it comes to reloading I'd suggest you just stick with cast or gas check projectiles at 32/20 velocities jacketed bullets wont offer any advantage and are harder on the barrel. Wish I owned one, would go nicely with the 94 and 95, so many things to buy so little time or money.

Nice! ............... 1913 right in the middle of the Great War.

So much history and I bet there's another 100 years shooting left in it too.

My 1892 was manufactured in 1910 and even with the semi buckhorn sights it shoots very accurately.

Last time my son was home we were shooting goats' him with my AR15 and me with my Winchester.

We spied a magpie at about 50meters and I bet him $10 I could head shoot the Pie with my 25-20.

He laughed and said your on, I came home $10 richer that day.

After that demonstration of awesomeness he put away the AR and swapped to the Winchester shooting Goats with it for the rest of the afternoon and loving it.

My best shot for the day was taking a Goat at 125m with the shot going through a 2' thick branch.

Like I've said before I love shooting it.

Cheers
Pete

Here's some pics of the ammo I'm reloading for my 1892 Winchester 25-20wcf.

I'm using

71gr gas checked cast projectiles cast by Robert Walker from Tokoroa.
7grs of H110
MV is 1680fps




Cheers
Pete

Nice.
Can't find my home made mold but this is the gear I have left.


The front right hand are home loads and the others a 5 different brands I've collected over the years. The ones in foam I think are Remington(?) and I have no idea what brand the back cardboard box was.

use a hand loader like this. Slow but effective.



And a quick shot shot to show I too am a born killer.



Yep, both of them with one shot!!!

@glens

Nothing wrong with a Lee Classic Loader.

I have quite a collection of them now and they load every bit as accurate as my Forster Coax Press and Forster Dies do.

BTW the Black n White Rabbit on the right is thinking Pfffft is that all you got!

Cheers
Pete

How hard case, there's a saddle ring carbine 32.20 for sale and the moment on trademe and it's got a different configuration again. 1903.

Antique Winchester Lever Action Model 92 | Trade Me

Hi Glens. I have a friend who has a Remington Model 341 "Sportmaster" that he could be tempted to part with. He saw your request on this forum but is not a member. I've sent you my e-mail address by P.M. check your notifications and I'll put you in contact with him. By the way I've enjoyed following this thread.

Thanks Barry, have replied.

There must be a few 1992 rifles out there.



All on trademe over the last few weeks. All carbines. Amazing
32-20
25-35
32-20