I picked up an old Savage Model 23 in .25-20 last winter and am finally ready to start loading some ammo. It came with a bag of 40 rounds that the precious owner bought somewhere that had been formed from .32-20 and loaded with jacketed flat nose bullets. I shot 10 of them and they did ok, nothing amazing. I was surprised at how good the trigger is on the old rifle.
I bought a bag of 7.62 Nagant brass and have some of it formed, trimmed, annealed and ready to load. I got a mold from Arsenal molds that is a copy of the Ideal 257283 plain base 86 grain flat nose. I have some cast, sized to .258, and powder coated. I’ve done some searching on loads and will try IMR 4227 and 4198 as those seem to be fairly popular for the .25-20. If anybody has any wonderful pet loads, preferably using an 86 grain bullet, please post them.
And if anybody has a vintage peep sight for a Savage 23 please shoot me a pm.
Thanks
Andy