25-20 moulds

[Nessmuk]

I need a simple. Single cavity mould for a Savage 219 in 25-20.
I only have a need for a few loads a year.

[Bent Ramrod]

You might keep an eye out for a good used Ideal 257420 mould.

It will need gas checks and will need lubrication, so you will need a pan, some lube and a Kake-Kutter tool (which you can make yourself from a .25-06 range pickup shell) at minimum. If you use Hornady or modern Lyman crimp-on gas checks, you will need a lubrisizer to seat and crimp them properly. A box of the old Ideal gas checks are better suited to the lube method above. They show up now&then on auction sites, and maybe the aluminum gas checks people make and sell now will work like the old ones.

If you’re only firing a few loads a year, though, it would be more cost-effective, in money and time, to just buy a box of commercial cast boolits.

[Pereira]

I have a Winchester 92 in 25-20 that I should shoot more than I do.
But I did just receive an order from Missouri bullet.
I got their 85 gr .259, PC'd., 500 for $60 shipped.
I haven't loaded any yet, but if you only shoot it a little it might be a viable option.

RP

[pworley1]

+1 on the Ideal 257420 mold.

[pcmacd]

I need a simple. Single cavity mould for a Savage 219 in 25-20.
I only have a need for a few loads a year.

Order some plain base 85 grain bullets from Missouri Bullets. They shoot like a house afire in my Remington Model 25 pump which is nearly 100 years old. Use a max load of Accurate 1680 for the 75 grain bullet listed in the old Accurate manual. Cases eject easily, show no pressure signs; quickload shows the load to be conservative. Ask if you want the exact propellant amount - I'm not near my records.