Manual

Contents Page
Gun safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Terminology and descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ammunition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Initial cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oiling the action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operation of the hammer & safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unloading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Firing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
In the case of a misfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sight adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cleaning and maintenance suggestions . . . . . . . . 30
Ordering parts / service or repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Questions & Winchester-Guns.com . . . . . . . . . . .35
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New gun owner’s record.
Use the space below to record information about your new
Winchester Model 1892 rifle.
Serial Number ____________________________________
Caliber __________________________________________
Grade ___________________________________________
Purchase Price ____________________________________
Purchased From ___________________________________
Date of Purchase __________________________________
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