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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #15 - May 5th, 2022 at 7:10pm
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Thank you Chris and an 8 or 10 twist would be very competitive with that same Mos bullet. 
I was actually thinking it might have been to slow and why I had asked.
  

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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #16 - May 5th, 2022 at 8:24pm
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Gunlaker, sorry to hear that you missed out on that HW in .25/35. Keep looking, that rifle/cartridge combo is real fun to shoot but they are tough to find. 
Corresponding with Bert H he says...."
There were (64) rifles made in 25-35 WCF that can be lettered, and I have found (9) more thus far in the 110000 - 140000 serial number range.  That brings the total number verified to (73), and I suspect that there may be another dozen or so of them out there yet undiscovered."
After many years of searching I've only seen 2 of them out here in Oz as the .25/35 never really was a popular cartridge. 
Mine was a well used farm rifle with a "good" bore and a 26" barrel but I grabbed it as soon as I found it.  While it is a bit rough on the exterior it shoots really well with the 117 gr Hornady RN and even better with the 100 gr Sierra spitzer (under an inch at 100 yds with the Lyman 103 sight). Photo shows the first test fire group with a load I cobbled together. I haven't shot cast bullets with it yet but have found a RCBS 100 gr FNGC mould that I will test out. 
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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #17 - May 5th, 2022 at 10:14pm
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John I originally expected it'd be slower too!   

Spud I guess I missed it by a day.  I put off having a look at it until I'd done a bunch of reading on it then it was too late.  I imagine that these rifles are part of an estate sale that was put on consignment at the local gun store.  There is one in .219 Donaldson Wasp, one in .40-82, and a nice low wall in .22LR.  Only the .40-82 is original as the others were restocked.  Very nicely done, but with wider forearms.

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Reply #18 - May 6th, 2022 at 1:41pm
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Spud on your target was the high shot possibly your first and a cold bore shot?
  

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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #19 - May 8th, 2022 at 4:56am
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Joe, I really can't remember if that flyer was the first shot, was possibly a sighter as that was the first group I shot with this rifle after cleaning the bore. It was real dirty and I gave it a good scrub with a bronze bush & solvent followed by the JB treatment. It finished up shiny with slightly worn rifling. I was surprised how well the rifle shot with minimal load development. I really like the 25/35 WCF as cartridge and it is ideally suited to the HW, great fun to shoot.
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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #20 - May 9th, 2022 at 4:28am
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I have a sporterized (or, bastardized; depends on your outlook) Borchardt Al Story built for a friend in 25-35.  It has the Borchardt factory double set trigger set.  I bought it and another he had in 6.5x57R.  He made me a deal on the two, so they came to live here.

If you shoot jacketed bullets, the cartridge would be super for Antelope or Whitetail, even black bear.

Good Luck!

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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #21 - May 9th, 2022 at 8:31am
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Gunlaker, unless there's an inlaid metal accessory, forearms that are too wide for your tastes can be slimmed.

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Re: Winchester 1885 in .25-35
Reply #22 - Jun 4th, 2022 at 4:21pm
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I have had two.25-35 HW's, now only one.  Action is a take-down model with original engraving that letters.  Have not shot it.
  
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