Atkinson, seems like I recall that you used and liked the 25-35 as a deer cartridge. I am trying to figure out what cartridge I want in a falling block single shot and the 25-35 may be in the running. The other choices are 6.5/30-30, 6.5 Waters, or something similar.

What were some of your favorite loads/velocities with the 25-35? Thanks. Plateau Hunter

Won't quote loads but my Sav 99 in 25-35 really likes 100gn Sierra's, which of course are a good medium weight game bullet. Depending on barrel length & action strength I would think velocities around 24-2700fps would be sufficent for the job.

BTT- The 25/35 must really be an orphan!! Plateau Hunter

Plateau Hunter,
Reacon we're practically neighbors as I live in
the Bradyville area.
The 25/35 Win. and the .25 Rem. are both good small and medium game cartridges. They are pleasant to shoot. They are easy to load for,and can be very accurate in a good bolt or singleshot rifle.
Two reasons they died were ,the rifles they were chambered in were not accurate enough for small game and the magnum craze.

WC

While the 6,5x52 R has lost favour in Europe, the 5,6x52 R has enjoyed more and more increasoing popularity as a milder roe deer cartridge, and the new 6x52 R Bretschneider follows its steps closely.

Regards,
Carcano

Wow WC-it is a small world. I live in the Short Mountain area. Do you do any gunsmithing work? Plateau Hunter

Plateau Hunter,
I still do a bit of gunsmithing,but not as much as in past years.I'm on disability for the past few months,probably permanently,as I've been fighting this problem for the past 5 years.
I have 35 years experience in machine and tool and die shops,I still have privileges in a couple of shops in the area.Most of the shops I worked in
I was able to use their facilities to do work for myself.
Primarily,I'm doing design and prototype work on wildcats now.
I am using what I call the short chambering method.I'm working with chambers derived from the standard 30-06 and its deriveties.I am using the .35 Rem. and .303 British cases.When the chamber is shortened to fit those cases,it produces a case shaped like the front 1.625" of the 30-06 case.It has a case capacity of 34.1 grs.
of water.
It is called the CHEAPSKATE series of cartridges,
because the first one I did ,I used a 30-06 takeoff barrel and shortened the chamber,fhen fit the barrel to a frame.There was no expense of reamer rental or turning the barrel.Dies were made by grinding the base ofstandard 30-06 dies.
The only out of pocket expenses was 17 dollars for a set of used RCBS dies as I done all of the work myself.
When I get all my data developed for it ,it will out perform the 7.62X39 and the .30 HERRETT
in a bolt or singleshot rifle.With the freebore of the 30-06 and a twist of 1-10,it will handle
bullets up to 220 grs,although 150 gr.is as heavy as I have used so far.
I am presently working on the 25-06 shortened to the same dimensions.I reckon,you could call it
a 25/34.
I have a long way to go with the series as the
.22-06,6MM-06,25-06,6.5-06,.270 Win.,.280 Rem.,
30-06,8mm-06,.338-06,and .35 Whelen are all possible in this series.
I'm not aquainted with many people from the Short Mountain area as I have lived in Cannon Co. only 11 years.One of the librarians at the Woodbury Library is living at Short Mountian,so I get some of the gossip from the area occasionally.
Take care,
WC