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Nov 1st, 2019 at 12:12am
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25 20 1885 low wall.4198 8.3 90 grain-4198 8.6 90grain 1st 3 shots 4" high 1"to 2" left.after that progressly worse.unique 4.5-5.0 90grain no help.is there any hope for this old rifle ? havent given up. would like to try some lighter bullits cant seem to find any.could it still be the load?bore seems to look pretty good at least a 7.any thougts thanks in advance.still hoping.ps 50 yards
  
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Reply #1 - Nov 1st, 2019 at 1:54am
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my friend had a 25-20 that would not shoot until he used harder bullets. in his case linotype made it come alive.it was an older gun with a good but not great bore. 

  
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Reply #2 - Nov 1st, 2019 at 9:25am
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4198 is a poor choice for the .25-20 WCF in my opinion. The Unique load might be a bit more than needed and maybe try around 4.0 grs., or as you mentioned a lighter bullet with that same 4.5-5.0 grs.
2400 is another good powder to try, and around 6.5 grs. with your 90 gr. bullet.

Have you checked your twist rate for the barrel?
  
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Reply #3 - Nov 1st, 2019 at 1:19pm
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Is it in .25-20 WCF or .25-20 Single Shot?
  
I may have passed my "Best Before" date, but I haven't quite reached my "Expiry" date yet ...
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Reply #4 - Nov 1st, 2019 at 3:20pm
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single shot 25 wcf
  
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Reply #5 - Nov 2nd, 2019 at 10:32am
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Drop down to a lighter bullet. My original low wall does not like anything over 70 gr.
  
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