Howdy, I’ve been looking at the forum here for some, mostly in regards to Winchester 1892 rifles and various Wincehster cartridges, and I figured I’d say howdy and show off one of a couple of my Winchesters. I mostly am enthralled by the history of Winchester rifles and their development, and particularly the history of Winchester’s cartridge development.

I own a website where I’m building a catalog of cast bullets – BulletMatch It has stemmed by my passion of cast bullets and my own need to find data for bullets for which there was none. I started collecting bullet samples of bullets for my own reference, then when I started to learn programming, I decided to build a resource for the whole reloading and casting community.

Because I’m a Winchester enthusiast and a cartridge collector, I read a lot about Winchester-developed cartridges. It’s quite interesting to me; the history of reloading, where John Barlow invented the portable reloading setups and how they were sold with Winchesters rifles. I’d love to be directed to any discussion or pages/articles pertaining to this. I’ve picked up some information here and there, but I’ve not seen anything definitive or in depth on it. I’d love to learn more about both the reloading and casting tools that came with old Winchesters.

I do not have any antique Winchesters yet, but I have a couple of modern Winchesters made by Miroku, and a post 64 model 94 made in 1970. 

This is my new manufactured 1892 in 44 Magnum. It was a gift from a friend and just a small portion of God’s blessing on me!

And my Winchester 94, made in 71.

I am happy to be here part of the community here and to learn more about Winchester’s guns and cartridges. Thanks, everyone for sharing your knowledge here.

John