OT Question about SRC

mran1126 · Post by **mran1126** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:53 pm

What does the........SRC.....stand for as in Winchester 92 SRC?

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:57 pm

Well I'm not Professor Miller, but it means "Saddle Ring Carbine".

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:01 pm

kimwcook wrote:Well I'm not Professor Miller, but it means "Saddle Ring Carbine".

(in a snickerin', sotto voce) "Silly rattly contraption!"

mran1126 · Post by **mran1126** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:03 pm

Thanks.....I"m new to lever guns and just wasn't sure what that SRC stood for.

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:50 pm

Griff wrote:
kimwcook wrote:Well I'm not Professor Miller, but it means "Saddle Ring Carbine".
(in a snickerin', sotto voce) "Silly rattly contraption!"

No, no, no ... Griff you got it all wrong. "Silly rattly contraption!" is for the model 1894, not the 1892.

Professor Miller, ........ did I get another promotion

Joe

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:54 pm

J Miller wrote:
Griff wrote:
kimwcook wrote:Well I'm not Professor Miller, but it means "Saddle Ring Carbine".
(in a snickerin', sotto voce) "Silly rattly contraption!"
No, no, no ... Griff you got it all wrong. "Silly rattly contraption!" is for the model 1894, not the 1892.
Professor Miller, ........ did I get another promotion
Joe

I'm sure that "Professor" appleation (sp?) was just homage to your "Levergun Emeritus" status. And whether on a '92 or '94, that ring is still a "Silly Rattly Contraption".

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:13 pm

Griff wrote: Joe, I'm sure that "Professor" appleation (sp?) was just homage to your "Levergun Emeritus" status. And whether on a '92 or '94, that ring is still a "Silly Rattly Contraption".

Ohhhhhh, duh ...

now I get it. You're talking about the ring itself. I thought you was talking about the rifles action.

Silly me.

Joe

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:59 pm

I was going to avoid muddying the waters with a comment about the rings, but Griff opened it up,.... and I quite agree with his comment.

"Back in the day" Winchester called the ring a "sling ring", as the old cavalry carbines were carried by a sling with a snap that attached to the ring. "Saddle ring" is a later term coined by collectors.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:43 am

Malamute,

You bring up an interesting point that I have been meaning to post about. I have seen an old photo that shows a soldier with a carbine snapped into a sling exactly as you describe. I have always wondered if the term SRC was correct or not. If it was intended to aid in the rifle being attached to the saddle horn, why did'nt the longer barreled rifles also come with the ring? I can not picture someone riding a horse with the gun hanging from the saddle horn. It would be flopping all over the place.

airedaleman · Post by **airedaleman** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:21 am

Malamute wrote:I was going to avoid muddying the waters with a comment about the rings, but Griff opened it up,.... and I quite agree with his comment.

"Back in the day" Winchester called the ring a "sling ring", as the old cavalry carbines were carried by a sling with a snap that attached to the ring. "Saddle ring" is a later term coined by collectors.

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