Winchester 92 Trapper vs 94 Trapper

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the357plan

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Winchester is now listing assorted Model 1892 lever actions on their website.

http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/catalog/category.asp?family=022C

I've owned a couple of Winchester 94 Trappers in 357 Magnum before. They functioned real well and I have regretted getting rid of them. So I am familiar with the Winchester 94 Trapper. I want to get another Trapper in 357. However, I don't know anything about the 92 version.

So I would like to know: What are the differences between the two versions. If one is the better rifle, 92 vs 94, why?
 
the 92 were considered to..

be smoother operating than the 94.

Had better lock-up using the two vertical bolts.
And were bets action size for pistol cartridges, the 94 was for longer cartridges
 
+1 jrothWA's response. The 92's action was designed from the get-go for "pistol-length" cartridges. Keep in mind, however, that the 92s listed have the same add-on lawyerly tang safety and rebounding hammer set up as did the later generation Connecticut (and current high buck) 94s...some have gone to great lengths to eliminate and set up "properly." Also, oddly, what Winchester (Miroku mfgr) is calling the new 92 "Large Loop Carbine" is actually closer to the traditional "Trapper" configuration (other than the large loop), with its carbine butt and carbine double barrel band (vs the "shotgun" butt and end cap'd rifle forearm of the one they're calling the Trapper). If considering a new Win 92, I'd be tempted to get the "large loop carbine" and swap in a regular lever--just 'cuz I like the original configuration much better--if you care (I do, many do not). The only 92 Trapper I'm aware of Winchester building in that "correct look" since Pre WWII is a limited run .45 Colt they made 8-10 or so years ago (same Miroku plant).
 
I had a Model 94 Trapper model and like everyone else that used to have one, I regret trading it. On the other hand, I regret trading everything I have traded.

More to the point, however, I used to think that "Trapper" models were entirely modern post-war variations, until I actually saw one on display in a gun shop. I think it was a Model 92 but I can't be sure. You can see it at Clark Brothers near Warrenton, Virginia.
 
I went to Winchester's website and it looks like talk of the demise of their line of lever actions was premature, not that I can afford any of them.
 
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