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A collector friend of mine lives in France and asked what the twist rate was for a 1909 vintage, 25-20 WCF caliber, Model 1892 sporting rifle was. I honestly did not know off hand. Pirkle states that is is 1:24 for that SN range but I pulled one my rifles down and marked and slid a rod and patch down the bore and it comes out at 1:14. Pirkle also mentions that ht twist rate changed 3 times during the production of the Model. His page 159. He also states that the 25-20 and 32 WCF carbine barrels only had one twist rate throughout the production run, whereas the 38 and 44 WCF carbine barrels followed the rifle changes. I welcome your input. AND…. if you have nothing else to do, and have a few 1892’s please use the method in the link below and tell me what the caliber, SN, and twist rate of your rifles. Please!!
Thanks
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
I have 2 Winchester documents that state the 25-20 WCF to have a 14″ twist. First one is dated 1899, and second one is from the 50’s which states the Models 43, 53, 65 & 92’s in 25-20 all used the 14″ twist. Hope that helps.
Steve
seewin said
I have 2 Winchester documents that state the 25-20 WCF to have a 14″ twist. First one is dated 1899, and second one is from the 50’s which states the Models 43, 53, 65 & 92’s in 25-20 all used the 14″ twist. Hope that helps.Steve
Steve,
That is great info. Could I possible get a scanned copy of those documents? I would like to eventually be able to use them in a reference book. The numbers in Pirkle certainly did not make sense to me and my limited knowledge.
Michael
Model 1892 / Model 61 Collector, Research, Valuation
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