Just picked up a very clean Rem 25 in 25-20. The bore is slightly dark, with very strong rifling. I have a 25R all ready, same cal. , so I have dies and one mold. The carbine was never real accurate. I have a lot of IMR 4198 and I would like to work up a load with it. I have a Lyman 2 cav mold that drops a plain base bullet of about 72 grains with the lead I am using. I also have a lot of 75 grain Sierra that will work if loaded one round at a time. Any good loads for these to start with. I only shoot targets with it so bullet performance is not a factor, only accuracy.
What about gas check versus plain base ? I am not adverse to buying a another mold if need be.