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cdog Participating Member Offline Posts: 16 Location: Maryland Joined: Apr 9^th, 2015	WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Apr 23^rd, 2025 at 3:34pm	Print Post
	Needed any small quantity 25-20 basic brass you might have. Thanks, Charlie


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singleshotsam Oldtimer Online Posts: 570 Location: Silver City NM Joined: Jan 15^th, 2009	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #1 - Apr 23^rd, 2025 at 8:36pm	Print Post
	ARE YOU LOOKING FOR 25-20 WCF OR 25-20 SINGLE SHOT BRASS? I AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY "BASIC" BRASS EITHER.


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1586 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #2 - Apr 23^rd, 2025 at 8:57pm	Print Post
	Bell offer "25-20 Bacic " based on the 25-2OSS case.Im assuming this is what's being searched for.


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #3 - Apr 23^rd, 2025 at 10:03pm	Print Post
	The other day we discovered that a rifle he had acquired has a loooong .32 Colt/Ballard/rimfire/etc. chamber, such that a small stash of Jamison .25-20 Single Shot Basic Brass I had fits beautifully without modification. I had purchased the brass from Buffalo Arms years ago with the thought of making .22 Maximum Lovell and/or R2 Lovell cases out of it but never got around to it. The brass is quite a bit longer than .25-20 SS brass and is straight with no bottleneck. Hope this helps. I wish I had more than the handful I gave him.


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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1078 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #4 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 5:21am	Print Post
	FWIW, .32 Ballard extra long, .32 rimfire extra long etc can be made from 327 Federal magnum brass. Ive posted about making it previously. Its very good and durable brass.


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RJ-35-40 Full Member Offline Posts: 155 Joined: Dec 7^th, 2016	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #5 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 5:51am	Print Post
	ndnchf wrote on Apr 24^th, 2025 at 5:21am: FWIW, .32 Ballard extra long, .32 rimfire extra long etc can be made from 327 Federal magnum brass. Ive posted about making it previously. Its very good and durable brass. THANK YOU.!!!


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1130 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #6 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 7:06am	Print Post
	The 32 extra long is a heeled bullet, with a case length of 1.24” and overall length of 1.80”. I measured some of the Jameson 25-20 basic brass and it is 1.80” long, so yes it will likely chamber, until you put a bullet in it. Then you might need a cartridge seater. If breech seating it might be nice to have a few of the longer pieces of brass.


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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1078 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #7 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 7:16am	Print Post
	Making 32 XL from 327 Federal magnum brass: (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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gnoahhh Oldtimer Offline Posts: 896 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Joined: Mar 31^st, 2010	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #8 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 7:40am	Print Post
	All well and good if .32 Ex Long ammo is the goal, but this is for a chamber way longer than "Extra Long". Don't know if it was a "regular thing" back in the day or if this is someone's idea of a special cartridge but at the end of the day the chamber is something like 1.90" long. And yes, the .32 heeled bullets out of the custom mold I had made for .32 Colt fit in the Basic Brass and the resulting cartridge fits in the chamber and goes bang with promising accuracy.


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cdog Participating Member Offline Posts: 16 Location: Maryland Joined: Apr 9^th, 2015	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #9 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 8:17am	Print Post
	gnoahhh wrote on Apr 24^th, 2025 at 7:40am: All well and good if .32 Ex Long ammo is the goal, but this is for a chamber way longer than "Extra Long". Don't know if it was a "regular thing" back in the day or if this is someone's idea of a special cartridge but at the end of the day the chamber is something like 1.90" long. And yes, the .32 heeled bullets out of the custom mold I had made for .32 Colt fit in the Basic Brass and the resulting cartridge fits in the chamber and goes bang with promising accuracy. Good explanation! .32 Ballard Extra long is about .3" too short for this particular rifle chamber. Charlie


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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1078 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #10 - Apr 24^th, 2025 at 6:22pm	Print Post
	With that XXL chamber, you may need to have RMC machine cases to your specs.


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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 373 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #11 - Apr 25^th, 2025 at 7:34am	Print Post
	You could make basic brass following these instructions. making 25-20SS and 22 Lovell brass from .223 from the reloading section.. the only additional step would be fireforming the 223 bottle neck out of the case. I have used these instructions to make 25-20 SS brass. Takes some work but if you need the brass ???


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willsweptline Participating Member Offline Posts: 30 Joined: Feb 27^th, 2016	Re: WTB 25-20 Basic brass??? Reply #12 - Apr 25^th, 2025 at 11:34pm	Print Post
	It's probably chambered for the Frank Wesson .32 extra long, which I believe (but don't hold me to it) was longer than the Ballard version. That's what Rabbeth originally necked down to make the .25-20ss.


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