25-35 win single shot

[B.A.M.F]

I was just wondering would it be possible to build a 25-35 win off of a 30-30 single shot, such as a h&r handi rifle or even a pedersoli remington rolling block. As im thinking all it would require is a new barrel. Has anybody done this? or how about even building one off of a 30-30 lever gun plenty of those around.

 

[rcmodel]

Yes, it would be possible.
Yes, it would be very expensive.

I'm not even sure where, or if, you can even find cases for it.
Or a chamber reamer, short of having a custom reamer made.

And just why you would want one is open to question.
It was pretty much a failure as a black powder target cartridge.

And anything that obsolete black-powder round can do, the 25-20 WCF can probably do as well or better with smokeless powder.

rcmodel

 

[Dave Markowitz]

And anything that obsolete black-powder round can do, the 25-20 WCF can probably do as well or better with smokeless powder.

.25-35 WCF is a smokeless round. It was introduced in 1895 along with the .30-30, as the first two American smokeless sporting cartridges. Cases can be made by necking down .30-30 brass, but factory .25-35 cases may be available.

 

[MMCSRET]

25-35 Brass and ammo is standard production at Winchester. I had a 38-55 built up on a modern angle eject 30-30 action, no reason it couldn't be done for a 25-35. I only am into it a little over $500.00 and that was with a 1/2 round/octagon 26" barrel and tang sights.

 

[TIMC]

Might be cheaper to just go with .257 roberts, about the same as the 25-35.

 

[MMCSRET]

257 R in a BLR would be great.

 

[rcmodel]

.25-35 WCF is a smokeless round.

Oh! That 25-35!

Somehow, I was thinking of an old straight-wall target round that belly flopped about a 100 years ago!
But that wasn't even right either.

I must have had a "Senior Moment" when I posted that reply.

Or else it was caused by my wife nagging at me to get off my can and go mow the yard while I was typing!

rcmodel

 

[TehK1w1]

Sellier & Bellot currently makes 25-25 WCF ammo under the metric designation 6.5x52R. I found that out when I bought some by accident a while back thinking it was 22 Savage high-power (5.6x52R, lol), which they also make.