Anybody have Dr. Howell's Blue Book? Mine is...elsewhere. Wondering what brass he recommends for forming the .25 Remington. Thanks!

Only easy forming brass for 25 Rem is either 30 or 32 rem. You can sometimes get 30 rem brass from special runs at the big distributors. I'd look for that If I was you.

regards,
Graycg

You can get 25 Rem brass from Buffalo Arms for $40 per 100, or buy the 30 Rem brass and re-size it yourself for $28 per 100.

Most difficult option is to use 30-30 brass, cut down rim and cut extractor groove in a lathe, then re-size to 25 Rem.

Thanks to both of you! I thought the .30 Rem was probably the answer but was not sure. Found a cherry Rem Mod 8 yesterday for next to nothing. Fellow said "It's a wallhanger, you can't get ammo." Never saw one so clean.

.30 Remington sizes down very neatly in one pass through a .25 sizer. It is frequently available in special runs, and I think some is up for sale on eBay right now. With the lot of brass that I used, I found no need to anneal. I have also used .32 Remington, but it is probably even scarcer than .25.

I have a Model 14 that I feed with resized .30 Rem brass, and I find no need to ream the necks.

I notice that the latest Huntington's ad in Shotgun News has .30 Remington brass listed at a reasonable price, so I assume that they have it in stock (and I'm sure others may as well.)