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Which 25 cal.
Feb 9th, 2014 at 1:36pm
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Acquired a Stevens 44 - 47 with double sets in 25-20ss yesterday.  Barrel is bad so I will need to rebarrel but would like opinions on which 25 caliber to chamber in.  I have dies for 25-20win. , 25-20ss, and 25-21 and some cases for each (I have had rifles for each in the past). I do not have a reamer for any of them so I would try to rent one but I have not seen any in 25-21 .
Is there any pros or cons as to which case to use.

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Reply #1 - Feb 9th, 2014 at 2:00pm
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As much as I like my 25-20WCF, if it were my Stevens rifle I would probably stay with the original caliber.

I think all three .25's you mention are equally capable of fine accuarcy. I don't know that any one of them has an edge on the others, it just takes some time to work things out. 

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Re: Which 25 cal.
Reply #2 - Feb 9th, 2014 at 3:03pm
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Jerry,

The way you shoot with your's I wouldn't dare change a thing!

What reamer is yours chambered with?   

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Jerry_H
Is your chamber standard or do you have a special throat  ?

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Re: Which 25 cal.
Reply #4 - Feb 9th, 2014 at 6:07pm
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Much harder to find .25-20 SS cases compared to .25-20 WCF cases.
  
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Reply #5 - Feb 9th, 2014 at 6:17pm
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Nothing special about the reamer used on my rifle. It was a borrowed/used lever gun reamer. I don't remember who made the reamer but I can find out if needed, I think. Let me know.

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Reply #6 - Feb 11th, 2014 at 1:14pm
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Of course you could try a new breech seating quarterbore caliber:

25 RKS

All you need is a .223 FL sizing die.
  
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Reply #7 - Feb 11th, 2014 at 1:19pm
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Jerry - how many 250s to-date with your 25-20WCF?

Also a discussion on the .25 Krag in another thread that might interest the OP.
  
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Reply #8 - Feb 11th, 2014 at 3:05pm
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Dave I wonder if the 25RKS will qualify under the Quarter Bores traditional rules. Hopefully Ken will drop in to answer the question.

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Reply #9 - Feb 11th, 2014 at 3:14pm
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For the ISSA Quarterbore competitions you are restricted to using plain base cast bullets in single shot rifles. The 25 RKS can be used in these competitions.

The Traditional Quarterbore guys restrict to original quarterbore cartridges; such as the .25-20 SS and .25 WCF etc.
  
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