The Daly Model 1892 Take Down Rifle is made in Italy by Armi Sport and imported by K.B.I. of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but unlike other imported Model 1892s the Daly gun has no "modern" safeties. It does have the halfcock safety notch on the hammer just like the original Winchester Model 1892.

To take down the new Model 1892, first the magazine tube must be removed. Toggle down the magazine tube lever at the muzzle end and then unscrew the magazine tube counter-clockwise.

The distinguishing feature of the new Daly Model 1892 is its ability to be disassembled for easy maintenance and transport. The entire procedure takes only minutes.

First, be certain the gun is not loaded. Toggle the magazine tube lever down and turn the tube counter-clockwise until the tube is unscrewed from the receiver. Draw the magazine tube out of its ferrules and set it aside. Then open the lever fully. With the lever fully open, twist the barrel and forend assembly 90 degrees so that the top of the barrel is adjacent to the right side of the receiver. Then separate the barrel/forend from the receiver. That's all there is to it; the rifle reassembles in reverse order just as quickly and easily.

To load the Charles Daly Model 1892 make sure the hammer is fully down and the lever is completely closed. Then press the spring cover of the loading gate inward with the tip of a cartridge until the round has entered the loading gate. Then insert the next cartridge in the same manner, pushing the preceding cartridge into the magazine. The magazine tube has a magazine limitation rod that limits capacity to five rounds; however, according to the instruction manual, the limitation rod can be removed. This procedure doubles the magazine capacity.

Just like the original Model 1892, the new Charles Daly Model 1892's safety is the halfcock notch on the hammer.

The Daly Model 1892 At The Range
For test-firing the new Model 1892 Take Down Rifle, we assembled an assortment of .45 Colt factory loads and a favorite handload. Full details are listed in the accompanying shooting results chart. The test-firing was performed by shooting 10-round groups at the relatively short distance of 25 yards; this gun will undoubtedly be used in cowboy action events, and those matches keep the distances short but the round counts high.

The gun was capable of putting 10 shots into 2.00 inches or less with all the loads fired, and that is fine accuracy, especially since the first five rounds of several groups went into clusters that didn't measure much more than an inch.

Fit and finish of the sample Model 1892 Take Down Rifle were excellent, operation was 100-percent reliable, and accuracy was very good.

Reliability of the Daly Model 1892 Take Down Rifle was excellent. It digested each round without a single hitch; its action was smooth; it was easy to load; and its sights, while somewhat rudimentary, were sufficient to produce fine accuracy at the test distance. All in all, the Daly Model 1892 Take Down Rifle is a nice-looking, good-handling, and fine-shooting lever gun.

One firearms authority has written that the Model 1892 in all its original and reproduction versions is the single most used lever gun model in the sport of cowboy action. Charles Daly has added another variation that remains true to the original concept of a lightweight, well-balanced, quick-handling, fast-shooting, reliable-feeding, strong, and trim lever gun with the added bonus of being a takedown model. Looks like the Model 1892's popularity will keep on growing.