I scored!!!!!!!

[Bumslie]

Prepare to get a lot of wrinkled and unusable brass.

I tried to make 25-20 out of 32-20, and maybe 1 in 3 or 4 were successful. Necking down the 32-20 cases resulted in a lot ruined necks from folding and wrinkling. Maybe you'll have better luck.

Can always buy from etsy.

25-20 formed from from new starline 32-20 brass

https://www.etsy.com/listing/512497251/reloading-brass-2520-winchester-center?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=25-20%20brass&ref=sr_gallery_4

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[ivanimal]

The ones I very Rarely shoot , cause I can never find enough to replace any lost/stolen/broke.

Lucky bugger . I am still on the hunt for real 218 Bee , not the kind you make from 25/20

I have 150 rounds new unfired. Pay for shipping and they are yours.

[bigbossman]

Great idea - let someone else do the work!

Can always buy from etsy.

25-20 formed from from new starline 32-20 brass

https://www.etsy.com/listing/512497251/reloading-brass-2520-winchester-center?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=25-20%20brass&ref=sr_gallery_4

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[Capt.Dunsel]

I have 150 rounds new unfired. Pay for shipping and they are yours.

PM sent. Thank You.

[Capt.Dunsel]

Prepare to get a lot of wrinkled and unusable brass.

I tried to make 25-20 out of 32-20, and maybe 1 in 3 or 4 were successful. Necking down the 32-20 cases resulted in a lot ruined necks from folding and wrinkling. Maybe you'll have better luck.

Yep . Tried it with 32/20 to 25/20 to 218 bee , once . The loss was enormous , so now 32/20 stays 32/20 , 25/20 stays 25/20 and I search for original cases for all of them . At close to $1.00 per case and at even a 25 % loss can make it not worth the effort.

These little cases are really thin and crumpled shoulders are the norm .

And Bumslie , tried there said at least a 4 month back order after I paid the money , so far no money returned and no cases . They said all they had went to previous back orders.

[bubbapug1]

Wow, I had no idea it was so rare. I had a guy next to me shoot 100 rounds of it last Wednesday. I picked it up after he left. I had no use for it so I sold it to a recycling center in Santa ana for $2.00 a pound.

[hambam105]

25-20 is an obsolete cartridge...it's over 30 years old and has no bearing in todays shooting.

Some guy...told me...that 25-20s will just bounce off a paper target at 100 meters.

[Exodus343]

So you're the one who bought that nice K11 for a good price

[CSACANNONEER]

So you're the one who bought that nice K11 for a good price

No, I bought an overpriced bayonet that came with a free, matching numbers, K11.

[micro911]

You are a good man. You deserve a good deal occasionally.

[ironhorse1]

Brass and Bullets

When 25-20 brass or bullets are available you need to move fast.

I caught the brass off Gunbroker when LG Outdoors put it there a few years ago.

I was on the Midway notify me list for the 60 grain bullets for two or three years. They didn't last long before they were once again OOS.

A friend hooked me up with some 60 grain pointed SP's he had left over.

My 25-20 is a Savage Sporter so pointy is ok.


irh

[chuckshooter]

32-20 brass

Yep . Tried it with 32/20 to 25/20 to 218 bee , once . The loss was enormous , so now 32/20 stays 32/20 , 25/20 stays 25/20 and I search for original cases for all of them . At close to $1.00 per case and at even a 25 % loss can make it not worth the effort.

These little cases are really thin and crumpled shoulders are the norm .

And Bumslie , tried there said at least a 4 month back order after I paid the money , so far no money returned and no cases . They said all they had went to previous back orders.

I make 218 bee brass out of starline 32-20 all the time, must have form dies from either rcbs or redding. mine are the rcbs from midway https://www.midwayusa.com/product/76...from-32-20-wcf
the hard part is I take it one more step down to 20 killer bee. now that hornady is making 218bee brass I might buy some of that

[Bigtwin]

Damn CSA.....you almost sound giddy about that score.


Congrats!

[joefrank64k]

Couldn't of happened to a nicer guy, CSA!! Congrats!!

[Capt.Dunsel]

I have 150 rounds new unfired. Pay for shipping and they are yours.

Yep I scored as well .

So this story starts with the quoted post :

Picked up the brass , Thank you again . Got it home and started inspecting , it was actually loaded ammo. Found a couple problems right away. There were a number of rounds that had case neck splits. Started pulling them down found a few that could have been squibs , only had 3.3 grains of powder , the ones with the same bullet also had a few that were over 8 grains , could not find a powder in all my books that had a charge rate . The over 8 would have been over charged . Read a squib then an over charge with same bullet behind it in the old guns it was meant for.

Upon further inspection found imminent case head separations , some so bad you could see cracks on the outside after tumbling .

Started with 150 , lost 24 to various splits , separations and dented cases. Dented so bad wouldn't use them ( they were the same brand cases as the splits and separations).

So to sum it up , if your unsure , meaning if you didn't reload them yourself , pull the things down . It can and will save you a lot of future trouble . Can you imagine the cost of a "new" barrel for a lever action even older than me ? Or how about your body parts ? Those I don't think can be replaced , at least not real working parts .

Did get a few j-word 40 grainers and a bunch of cast w/gas checks.

Look out ground squirrels here I come ( a rancher I know has me "remove" them , he hates losing cattle to broken legs).

And now my neighbors know how I keep a nice green lawn .