Does this caliber exist?

[lawson4]

Is there such a cartridge as .25-35?
Someone is selling a rifle and lists that as the caliber.
Is it real?
If it is, where would I get ammo?

lawson4

 

[Titan6]

Of course. It is more than a 100 year old design.

 

[Titan6]

Here you go.

http://www.gunblast.com/Winchester_25-35.htm

 

[Safwan]

Seemingly Winchester produce a cartridge in that caliber.Hornady and Sierra make heads if you want to roll your own.

 

[strangelittleman]

Yes it came about in approx:1895-96 it was a fairly light weight ctg, I think a 115-120gr FN projectile at a little over 2,200 fps or so. I may be wrong but I believe it's also called the .25WCF.
I'm sure one of the Cowboy action guys could give you more accurate info.

 

[GigaBuist]

I believe it's also called the .25WCF.

According to the Speer #13 Reloading Manual I keep at my desk .25WCF is the 25-20 cartridge, not 25-35.

 

[strangelittleman]

The .25-20 = .25WCF
Yes! that's the one..Thanks GigaBuist!

 

[lawson4]

Thanks for all of the information. This group is fantastic.

lawson4

 

[Vicious-Peanut]

After some reading the 25-35 sounds like a neat little cartridge.

 

[another okie]

Lee lists a .25-35 Winchester, with bullets from 60 to 117 grains, and velocities from 1900 to 2600 feet per second. It uses a .257 bullet and a tapered case that starts at .416 and ends at .370. The taper is of the type that I associate with black powder loads.

 

[Ol` Joe]

Ammo is still available, I believe Winchester brought it back for the cowboy shooters a couple years ago...............
http://www.grafs.com/ammo/143

 

[buttrap]

Standard load is a 117 RN at 30-30 speed. Very under rated round too,have one from 1924 thats killed more elk and bear than most people have seen.

 

[rangerruck]

this is a fabulous round, reeeallly just great, great for 200 yds or less, does a bit of everything, and if you handload, you can do some varmint bustin with the lite weights, traveling about 3000fps from the muzzle. just superfun, and really a kick that a kid can handle. i have actually started seeing this factory loaded again, by I think Winny, and remington/peters? and the rifle, oh let us not forget that, it is proly worth a ton of money if it is in good shape.

 

[theCZ]

My father has a winchester 94 in 25-35 built in 1908 and passed on down to him. It's a cool looking little cartridge, our ammo is probably sixty years old at least.