Umm...I'd be very careful about telling someone to load anything above .45 cal. factory loads. I think 300/1100 loads are a bit too stout for regular .45 long colt pistols. I do load monster loads for my '94 Winchester Trapper, with pleasing results. I've used the information garnerd here and from o...

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Beautiful guns KirkD, and thanks for the reply. The barrel says '92 on it, not 53. I guess I'm skeptical about buying a gun from a place that can't tell the difference between a reblue and a rebarreled firearm. Thanks for the pictures, and sharing your guns. I learn something new everyday, all the '...

Gunsmith, Thanks for chinmming in. The barrel has TWO proof marks. The WP in a circle and the P just below it. No marks on the receiver. The gun is of 1918 vintage. The barrel that is on the carbine now has rear ajustable sights and the front is the ramp sight that is found on the Mdl. 53's I've see...

Griff and Sixgun, Thanks a ton for your replies, that's good info to know. I now know something about the gun which I didn't before. I'll I'm after is a shooter, I can replace the '53 sights with '92's (rear anyway)I would guess if I have a notion too. Thanks again.

I found a carbine at a local pawn shop with a '92 receiver. The rest of the gun seems to be from a '53 Winchester. Along with the beautiful reblue, it's got the typical '53 barrel, sights and inner workings. First question- the barrel has a second proof mark below the first, a P with a circle around...