25-35 winchester

[shdwlkr]

My question is what would be a good twist rate for this caliber? Original was 1 in 8 twist but only available on custom made basis from what I have found so far. I am thinking it would be interesting to take a mdl 94 and rebarrel to this caliber so when my son can hunt we have a caliber he can handle and his sister might like to shoot also. they are small in size so that is why i am thinking of this caliber and it is just interesting to me to think of old calibers and to get to use them again.
brass is not an issue
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated

[Outpost75]

A ten-inch twist will work. I would not go any slower.

[map55b]

Here's a interesting little article on the 25-35. It's Roy Dunlaps fault that I built a 38-55 on an Arisaka Type 38. I might do the next in 25-35, though I already have a 94 in 25-35 and a Remington Model 8 in 25 Rem. :)

https://books.google.com/books?id=7Ab12fHr8y0C&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=roy+dunlap+25-35&source=bl&ots=ufyA2SlV7r&sig=Lu2NJjnVorluwgm3tpw21GVlT2Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl4oq4ss_QAhVFLmMKHe14AYUQ6AEIJzAC#v=on epage&q=roy%20dunlap%2025-35&f=false

[OverMax]

I happen to have a 1894 long barrel in 25-35. Easy shooting little cartridge. Ideal lady's or young hunters first deer cartridge I think and as you do also OP. Some say its marginal for deer. I never found that to be. I originally had plans to shoot some 117 gr jacketed FP hornadys out of my 25-06. But ended up seating on 25-35 brass instead which showed acceptable accurately when bench-rested for 75 yard targets. Yes sir. Powerful enough to knock the legs out from under a rib shot MN Fork at 50 or so yards. One great thing about the 25-35. There's allot of published reloading recipes still found here & there.
I know your son will enjoy the 94 25-35 as its not at all intimidating like the 30-30 can often be on smaller stature individuals.

[Bent Ramrod]

I put a 9" twist barrel on a FBW action and chambered it for .25-35. It's pretty cranky about even jacketed loads if they are much shorter than the standard 117-120 gr lengths. Cast boolits are good for 50 yard plinking, and that's about all.

I specified a 10" twist in the reline job I sent in for a .25-35 Savage 99. It's much less finicky about jacketed loads (the 117 gr jacketed loads shot into 6-7" at 200 yards with 4 of 5 shots typically doing 2-1/2"-4") and cast boolit loads shoot noticeably better than in the 9" twist at 50 and 100 yards.

There was a guy in Rifle Magazine who used a 14" twist for a Highwall he rebarreled to .25-35, but he was only going to use 60-87 gr. bullets in it, for a varmint only rifle. I don't think he tried any cast loads, but described the rifle as a "super .25-20."

So I would say your best bet would be a 10" or maybe 12" twist at the outside, especially if you plan to load some light cast stuff for practice and familiarization.

[beagle]

If you're going to shoot cast, go with a 1-10. I built one on a Marlin 336 with a 1-10 and had no problems from 89 through 120 grainers./beagle

[Drm50]

A few years back I bought a Krag that was rebarreled 25/35. Gun shot well, iron sights. Who ever
started the project never got around to modifying the feed, so it was a single shot. I never paid
attention to the twist, but gun was "built" before WW2, so I had no idea as to source of barrel.
I don't think it was any more accurate than a 94 I had at the time. The only loads I shoot in
25/35 are cast.