Hi, Just wunderin', is there any brass that can be formed to 25-20?
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avery

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Originally posted by avery53:
Just wunderin', is there any brass that can be formed to 25-20?

If you're talking about the 25/20 as came in the 1892 Winchester that cartridge is based on the 32/20 case, but I'm not sure that's any easier to find.

There are three cases on the same basic brass: .32-20 WCF, .25-20 WCF, and .218 Bee. It probably wouldn't be too much of a trick to neck down .32-20; expanding .218 might cause some of the already rather thin necks to split, but it is a possibility.

I own two .25-20's: A Savage Model 23 and a Remington Model 25. I haven't had any trouble finding genuine .25-20 brass for them, but the original 100 cases I bought goes a long way no more than I shoot them.

Graf's has it here

Personally at less than 30 cents each, I'd buy new instead of trying to make it myself. Also, and I'm just speculating here, I think if you form down 32-20 brass to 25, you'd probably have to thin the inside neck diameter. Just another step which makes forming it seem less attractive from my POV.

I'm picking up a model 25 today, and was just thinkin' ahead.
Thanks guys
avery

Here in my country is very easy to find 25-20 Remington cases!

I have had 32-20 brass buckle easily while trying to size to 25-20. lost too much brass. gave up and bought 25-20 brass. Just my experience.

I used to form 218 Bee and 25-20 from 32-20. I had to run the cases through the 25-20 die first if I wanted 218 cases. I also had to anneal the necks after I was through or they would split on the second firing. When I bought correct .218 and 25-20 brass, I reformed all of the 32-20 headstamped brass back to 32-20, annealed them, and have been using them for years in my Model 53.