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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 831 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #15 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 7:20pm	Print Post
	86 grain cast bullets will work fine.


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ndnchf Oldtimer Offline Posts: 986 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #16 - Mar 13^th, 2023 at 7:50pm	Print Post
	I'm thinking 85-100gr would be fun to try. Using 60-71gr bullets would probably be pretty similar to the .25 Stevens centerfire loads I use in another #2 rifle. I expect the .25-20SS to be a step up in power and range. I need to look around for some to try out. Thanks guys.


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #17 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:25am	Print Post
	Since I recently also joined the club, Thought I'd show you a pic of my 044 1/2 model 45. Picked it up very affordably (Cheap), the fore-end is split and was described as an obsolete, unattainable caliber and the hammer would not cock. From the pics, it looked like a dst rifle with some parts missing, figured I'd send it off to Gail to fix. Turns out it's a single trigger and a chip was glued back into the buttstock where it meets the receiver with so much glue that it bound the mainspring. It's in 25-21 and I'm hoping for brass and dies at some time. Bore looks great, trigger is quite usable,
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ndnchf Oldtimer Offline Posts: 986 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #18 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:29am	Print Post
	Wow - that's a beauty. Well done!


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #19 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 11:33am	Print Post
	thanks, you're very kind. It's a little ratty, but I think it will shoot ok and it's my first 044 1/2.

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Sure shot Oldtimer Offline Posts: 831 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #20 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 1:45pm	Print Post
	Interesting rifle Rebel. It appears to have a full octagon barrel. (scarce) I’m assuming that the frame is about 1” wide rather than 1 1/8”? Is the front of the frame stamped 044 1/2 or 45? Also is it stamped EX? What is most curious is the lower tang and single trigger with what appears to be an adjustment screw behind the trigger, along with a plain dst lever. According to 1907 catalog prices,a full octagon barrel would have been $2.00 extra, .25-21 $2.00 extra, buttstock with Swiss plate $3.00 extra.


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Spud Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 482 Location: Australia Oz Joined: Feb 24^th, 2005	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #21 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 5:53pm	Print Post
	Nice rifle Rebel in a nice cartridge, Enjoy. I'm interested in the tang sight. Is it a Lyman 47 windage fitted to some sort of a Stevens base? Any chance of a close up photo? Spud


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3743 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #22 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 6:26pm	Print Post
	Looks like a Pope?


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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Finally joined the 25-20SS club Reply #23 - Mar 14^th, 2023 at 7:05pm	Print Post
	looks like a Pope I posted pics of the sight before, folks think it's a Distant Thunder repop. interesting rifle Rebel. It appears to have a full octagon barrel. (scarce) yes, full octagon I’m assuming that the frame is about 1” wide rather than 1 1/8”? yes Is the front of the frame stamped 044 1/2 or 45? 45 Also is it stamped EX? yes, centrally below the barrel What is most curious is the lower tang and single trigger with what appears to be an adjustment screw behind the trigger, along with a plain dst lever. The screw seems to effect trigger pull, but it's not a SST. The rifle is in a safe I can't get to right now, here's the best pic of the sight. It was quite stuck, but loosened up with some tri-flow.

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