Not familiar with the different lever action models, I wasn't aware that the 92 is technically just a 86, adapted to smaller cartridges. I didn't want a 94 as I was looking for a handgun caliber. I had always thougt there only were Winchester 73 replicas on the market, which I do not consider too strong, and I like strong actions. Yesterday, I took the decision and ordered a Winchester 1892 in. That's the reason why i was looking for a lever action rifle in a smaller caliber. Now they spend even more time in the locker because of my problems with herniated discs of the cervical spine - I got 2 disc protheses some years ago and more and more dislike the recoil of a standard 45/70 load. I guess both together have a rounds count of less than 1000. Beeing mostly a handgun guy with occasional rifle shooting, I onw a Browning 1886 in 45/70 for about 33 years now, accompanied by a 1885 single shot in the same caliber for about 25 years. For some time I had been interested in acquiring a lever action rifle in a handgun caliber.
