25-20 and 32-20 Winchester rimmed. Any body reload it?

[Rocket]

Wondering if anybody reloads these. I picked up a bunch of projectiles and brass. I had never heard of it. Was wondering if it is desirable.

 

[snapping turtle]

Old Lever action lovers still use it. 25-20 and 32-20 were popular and used in the 1892 Winchester lever action and some other rifles from the period until the second world war. It was inexpensive to reload and a fav with small ranchers and trappers. 20 grains of blackpowder and 32 or 25 cal lead cast bullets.

Several people here were/are looking for brass here. If you need to move some let me know I have about 50 rounds of the 25-20 and dies. I do not have any of the 32-20 rifles. I do not shoot the 25-20 much at all. she is a safe queen but does get shot on special range days as it is just so fun to shoot.

Here she is: at 95 years old she is a real looker for her age:

 

[Rocket]

She is beautiful. My Great Grandpa had a 1894 Winchester chambered in 38S&W That matched His Colt Lightning DA both still in the family, but the Winchester has a bad internal pitted spot in the barrel and is just a wall hanger. The Colt is in great shape. He Used these while running cattle from Montana to Texas. Thanks for sharing.
I did a little reading up on the 32 and 25 20s. I wouldn't mind having one were it not for the cost.

 

[Broom_jm]

She is beautiful. My Great Grandpa had a 1894 Winchester chambered in 38S&W That matched His Colt Lightning DA both still in the family, but the Winchester has a bad internal pitted spot in the barrel and is just a wall hanger. The Colt is in great shape. He Used these while running cattle from Montana to Texas. Thanks for sharing.
I did a little reading up on the 32 and 25 20s. I wouldn't mind having one were it not for the cost.

While no means cheap, you might be able to locate a beat up old Model '92 and have an aftermarket Green Mountain barrel put on, in one of those classic chamberings. That is what we did with my grandfather's old gun, replacing the horribly pitted 44/40 barrel with a brand new one for the same round. It's become the gun everyone enjoys shooting and my daughter has used it to take two deer in the last 4 years. Restoring something old to a usable condition is probably not the cheapest way to get there, but it's been incredibly gratifying to see that old gun back in action, especially since grandpa passed away last year. My daughter takes special pride in hunting with that gun, since it was her great-grandfather's.

 

[djones]

25-20 in a lever action was probably considered an assault rifle back in 1892.

 

[ghitch75]

i have 49 Remington 25-20 i would sell....pm me

 

[Slow Hand]

I've been loading .32-20
for years. Skeeter Skelton spoke fondly of it and he was a big influence on my early shooting career. I've loaded for small framed Colt D/A revolvers, Smith K frames, SAA's Winchester '92s, Marlin '94s, Savage Model 23 bolt action and a Husqvarna single shot.

Its scoop little cartridge that was designed for all around, medium game. You can hunt squirrel and rabbits with cast lead bullets on up to coyotes and deer with some loads (I'm speaking historically, not legal here in IN). It was a good multi use caliber in the days when most households had one shotgun and one rifle. It's very mild in recoil and has proven accurate in most guns I've shot it in. It was originally a black powder round, hence the -20 designation in the name. Generally loaded with a 115gr bullet at around 1000-1300fps depending on what it's shot out of. Winchester and Remington used to make a High Velocity load specifically for the very stron Winchester 1892. It was also safe to shoot in a Colt SAA with all that extra meat in the cylinder. I do 95% of my shooting with fairly mild loads and cast bullets. I have a few different molds, including the classic 3118 and a 314316-HP. I've also shot some XTP's loaded fairly stout. I have no doubt that load would put a major hurt on a coyote inside of 150 yards! I planned to take my Husqvarna single shot out squirrel hunting with some mild cast bullet loads but have t found the time as of yet.

 

[tenring]

I came on an 1892 a few years ago, proceeded to clean the decades of gunk of the stock, and after cleaning up the metal, cold blued it all. Looks really nice now. Powder charge has been held down low as black powder had been fired in it and not properly cleaned up. Barrel has some pitting, and there is some deep pits in the chamber that brass will expand into, and sometimes made extraction very difficult. Who in Indiana does relining for a '92 in 32-20, and what is the price range of that. TIA

 

[Broom_jm]

I came on an 1892 a few years ago, proceeded to clean the decades of gunk of the stock, and after cleaning up the metal, cold blued it all. Looks really nice now. Powder charge has been held down low as black powder had been fired in it and not properly cleaned up. Barrel has some pitting, and there is some deep pits in the chamber that brass will expand into, and sometimes made extraction very difficult. Who in Indiana does relining for a '92 in 32-20, and what is the price range of that. TIA

Nobody that I know of in Indiana, but an aftermarket barrel is less expensive. You could even change it over to shoot a cartridge that is legal for Indiana deer hunting, if you were so inclined.

 

[Slow Hand]

I came on an 1892 a few years ago, proceeded to clean the decades of gunk of the stock, and after cleaning up the metal, cold blued it all. Looks really nice now. Powder charge has been held down low as black powder had been fired in it and not properly cleaned up. Barrel has some pitting, and there is some deep pits in the chamber that brass will expand into, and sometimes made extraction very difficult. Who in Indiana does relining for a '92 in 32-20, and what is the price range of that. TIA

you can get a barrel liner, the proper piloted drill and a chamber reamer from Brownell's. any competent gunsmith should be able to do the job properly. No idea what it should cost these days. If I had one, I'd probably send it to Redman's rebooting in Washigton
state. He reclined a roomhandle Mauser for me awhile back and did an excellent job.

 

[tenring]

Link or info? Never mind, did the Google thing and found it. http://www.redmansrifling.com/