I have a Stevens 44 25-20 SS with a newly reworked action and relined barrel. Very solid and tight, like new. Need suggestions friendly loads. This is the only 25-20 SS I've ever had and I've little to no experience with it. Shot it yesterday with some loads a friend gave me, but he wasn't sure about the powder load. The bullet is a FN 90 gr. Seemed pretty mild. Shot 5 rounds and two RMC cases split. I'm betting it was Unique.The friend's brother loaded these and both guys are very experienced and reliable, but I won't shoot any more of those! I have new brass and some 85 gr FN bullets, lots of 4227 and 4198 powder and both SR and SP primers. RMC brass is made to be long-lasting; should be OK with the proper load, but I want to start with new brass and enough beginner information to work up loads safely. Make sense? I think so. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.

1-16. Sorry, I should have included that.

1-16. Well, the original Stevens twist was 1-13 which was for the 68-75 grain bullets of the time. If you are sure about the 16, you might be limited to the 68 grainers available today like the Lyman 257420. That's what I shoot in my 13 twist 44 with very good results using 6.8 grains of H108.