So, I showed a friend my 1938 .30 WCF that still shoots like a dream. I bought it back in 1967 for $85 clams. Oh, says my friend it has a small bit of pitting on the receiver. I replied that it's 87 years old and one tiny bit of pitting can be repaired if it hurts your feelings that much. He offered me $400, and I said that $800 would raise my eyebrows and a Grand in cash would seal the deal. Please do not ask me to sell something that I really do not want to sell unless you are willing to pay for the gun and for changing my mind to sell the rifle in the first place. I shot my first whitetail buck with it back in 1967 a 205lb 7 pointer using reloads I made with a hand operated Lee Loader. This 30WCF is NOT for sale until after I'm dead, thank you very much. Isn't Love Grand!!!!!

If the Winchester is from 1919, it could be the one used by my great-grandfather. He was a rural police officer in the province of Santa Fe at that time, chasing cattle thieves, criminals, etc. Until he was assassinated in 1927.

The Winchester M1892 in .45 ACP - The pistol caliber carbine that you always wanted... but didn't know it at the time.

Mark, they were converted in the 50's because there was no .44 WCF available in Argentina. They were meant for police use, and I' ve seen cops carrying them up to the early 80's. I had one for a while but it really had a rainbow trajectory. Mine was longer though, kept the 20 inch barrel.

I am from Argentina and I had one of that guns in my hands. There are at least 3 histories about the origin of this carbine. The most popular is that it was rechambered by the workshops of the british railway companies to have the same ammo for the carbine and the pistols colt or ballester molina that were used by the security employees

If it's of interest to anyone: The name Pez is made up from 3 Letters of the word Pfefferminz (peppermint as this was the first sort of drops they made). So the first, the middle and the end letter of the word. Pez as a company is originates from the same country of as Steyr and Glock and was founded in 1929.

And remember "Murphy was an optimist".

What a fascinating carbine, I hope we'll get more background one day because a south american ranger with a 1911 and a Winchester feels so right

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This is awesome. Was wondering if a 45LC could be converted in a model 94

A great candidate for non-military non-firing duty. The steel being made in the 1890s was nowhere near as forgiving as the steel we have today.

ele foi desmontando tudo ali sem uma regra especifica

Pre war n post war stocks in the wrist are different..thickness..my 1909 has a fat wrist stock.

I used a popsicle stick on one I did ..in my collection mfg 1909

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I fixed my loading problem, by using factory loads or making reload with projectiles a bit prouder. Regards Jim

Great info , I have one of these rifles also stamped Santa Fe.. love it

I love it. I would love a 92, in 45 acp, and an S&W 1917. Radical !

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