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Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass (Read 705 times)

gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 807 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass May 4^th, 2023 at 3:58pm	Print Post
	I came into possession of a box of Rem-UMC .25-20 SS. Out of them 11 have split necks (stopping at the shoulder). I vaguely remember a member here stating that there's a use for such brass in making some other obscure cartridge after cutting it off at the shoulder, or am I mis-remembering? I'd be happy to forward them to a potential user if that's the case.


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85lc Junior Member Offline Posts: 50 Location: Georgia Joined: Jun 28^th, 2018	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #1 - May 4^th, 2023 at 4:07pm	Print Post
	It was one of the rook cartridges like 300 Rook. The concern is why did they split. I had a bunch of 25/20 SS brass and some split at the neck. I was told that the brass was likely britle diue to mercury contamination from old primers. If that is correct, would even trimming the brass save it?

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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1456 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #2 - May 4^th, 2023 at 4:37pm	Print Post
	.300 Rook. .32 Long Rifle. .32 Long and .32 Short. I think the neck cracks preclude using them for .32 Extra Long. The brass is thin and old and the cracking is inevitable.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16071 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #3 - May 4^th, 2023 at 5:53pm	Print Post
	I think it will work to make .25-21 Stevens also.

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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1026 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #4 - May 4^th, 2023 at 6:18pm	Print Post
	I have made quite a few .32 extra long from them. A have a couple rifles that use it, so need to keep them fed.


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 807 Location: Annapolis, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #5 - May 4^th, 2023 at 6:19pm	Print Post
	Most of them are new unfired. If I were to use them for any of the aforementioned cartridges I would anneal them and use them.


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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1448 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Alternative uses for .25-20 SS brass Reply #6 - May 4^th, 2023 at 6:27pm	Print Post
	I have the 300 rook as well as 3-25-20ss rifles. Bob

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