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ndnchf, thank you for your you-tube videos. It took me awhile to decipher your cast boolits user name and connect it with you.

Success! I started with 90 hornet cases and ended up with 83. Once I figured out a routine I could turn out a 25 Stevens case in about 5 minutes. What was the most time consuming was changing out...

Yes, reformed 22 hornet. I bored my test case, to see if the firing pin would work, straight on. I plan on resizing the cases with a 25 ACP die and just trimming off the ridge left straight on. This...

This old Stevens has a round firing pin tip. I'm thinking of making a new one with a chisel tip to hit a bit more of the rim. My test case (just thinned on the Lathe to chamber) fired 5 for 5 but...

Just got lucky and the fact that they haven't made ammo for it in 80 years helps. I ordered a bullet mold for it after spending a couple hours facing off my 86 grain bullets down to 65 grain bullets....

The 1894 locks up like a bank vault. This one has the spring plunger to take up slack that my other Stevens don't have. I disassembled it to deep clean it and checked to make sure it wasn't the...

A Stevens 1894 Favorite followed me home. It's in really good shape with a shiny bore. It even came with the bicycle case. I've got a good supply of IMR 4227. Once I round up supplies I'll start with...

Thank you. The website is a little ***** but I'll try to get ahold of him.

Update- I drove a boolit from my 25-21 down the bore and read it with my micrometer and now I get .256-.257 I'm guessing my calipers were giving me a false reading on the small round ball or I messed...

I know this thread is a few months old but now I'm trying to shoot an old Stevens. I've got another post asking about what powder to use. It seems 4227 should be the answer. Now not to stir any...

Thanks P Flados. A 25 Hornet is going to have a bit more case capacity than a 25 Stevens but even then a starting charge of 1.4grs should be a plenty safe place to start without sticking a bullet in...

Thanks that was an interesting read. I forgot to add that the rifle I'm loading for is a Stevens 1894 Favorite. Now before I get flamed, I understand the capability of this 100+ year old action. I...

I'm working on forming 22 Hornet brass into 25 Stevens. It will be primed with an acorn 6mm Flobert blank. 55 grain boolit. Now what powder to start with? I want the velocity to be 1000 fps +/- 50...

And if I feel the need for a bigger bang this one shoots dog food cans full of cement.

I just found this part of the forum, it's nice to have company. I built this myself with the exception of the wheels. Shoots 1 inch lead balls.

A Garrett 1874 Sharps rifle about a month ago. And today a Stevens Favorite in 25 Stevens.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Oldest I own is probably a Rem RB in 43 Spanish. The oldest I can date for sure is a 1891 Winchester 1885 low wall. The oldest I bought new is a Marlin 336 in 35 rem in 1978. And they all still get...

The parts are gone gents.

I'll see what M-tecs needs and if there's anything left I'll repost it. Neil

Thanks moderator I didn't know this board existed.

I got a few Dan Wesson parts in a trade a while back and if you can USE THEM (not sell them) let me know. They are as follows-
side plate screw short SS
side plate screw long SS
firing/trigger...

I think I got off on the wrong foot here. I've been lurking here for years and finally joined a year or so back to get an answer to a question I had. I've started a post or 2 but I'm not much of a...

That might be what I'll do. They're gun parts so my first thought was the gunsmithing board but I'd probably find more takers on hand gun board. I'm not here trying to cash in and will try to play by...

I wouldn't be against giving any of these parts to a member that needs them. I just wouldn't want them ending up on somebodies gun show table. It's not that I don't read posts and ask questions...