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Babydriver Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 254 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	.25 rim fire to .22 Apr 22^nd, 2026 at 5:32pm	Print Post
	If I had a Ballard in .25 rim fire could it be sleeved in .22 and work? Or does something have to change on the breech block? Thanks


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 446 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #1 - Apr 22^nd, 2026 at 6:43pm	Print Post
	Allegedly, the firing pin works but you will have to weld up the extractor and recut for the smaller case.


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Babydriver Senior Forum Member Online Posts: 254 Joined: Mar 22^nd, 2024	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #2 - Apr 22^nd, 2026 at 7:56pm	Print Post
	Thanks. But that’s not up my alley. Kow anyone that could do it?


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Dellet Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1272 Joined: May 19^th, 2017	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #3 - Apr 22^nd, 2026 at 8:17pm	Print Post
	If it was originally a 22 and bored to 25 the block might work. If it was originally a 32 and rebarreled to 25, it might work. If it was originally a 32, changed to 25, the block will likely need to be replaced or altered to change to 22. Then there is the extractor issue It’s not likely it was originally a 25


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jimmy Senior Forum Member Offline Now available in Oklahoma. Posts: 446 Location: Skiatook Joined: May 12^th, 2009	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #4 - Apr 23^rd, 2026 at 7:27am	Print Post
	Babydriver wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2026 at 7:56pm: Thanks. But that’s not up my alley. Kow anyone that could do it? John Taylor here on the forum.


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 17940 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #5 - Apr 23^rd, 2026 at 9:29am	Print Post
	If you find a Ballard in .25 RF it's either been bored out from .22 Long, or rebarreled. When the .25RF first came out the Ballard production had already ended, so none were ever made in .25RF.

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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1574 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #6 - Apr 23^rd, 2026 at 3:49pm	Print Post
	I found a shot-out Ballard .22 that had been rebored by the Stevens Company to .25 Stevens rim fire (noted on the barrel by a stamping) and shot out again. I got the barrel lined back to .22 (Long Rifle this time). The same position of firing pin on the breechblock worked for both cartridges.


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Old Soldier Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 360 Location: North Pole, Alaska Joined: Oct 17^th, 2015	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #7 - Apr 24^th, 2026 at 2:22pm	Print Post
	Bent_Ramrod wrote on Apr 23^rd, 2026 at 3:49pm: I found a shot-out Ballard .22 that had been rebored by the Stevens Company to .25 Stevens rim fire (noted on the barrel by a stamping) and shot out again. I got the barrel lined back to .22 (Long Rifle this time). The same position of firing pin on the breechblock worked for both cartridges. That is a well loved rifle.

	"White man have very strong Medicine. Shoot today maybeso kill you tomorrow." Esa-Tai Commanche warrior
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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2093 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: .25 rim fire to .22 Reply #8 - Apr 24^th, 2026 at 7:33pm	Print Post
	RIP and carry on!!

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