I posted about this a few days ago over on the ASSRA forum. But I thought some of you here might appreciate seeing this rifle I just picked up.
Its a m44 in .25-25 Stevens with a near excellent bore and what appears to be factory optional Beach combination front sight, 3-leaf folding barrel sight and Lyman tang sight. The full loop lever is unusual too.
I have ONE originial Winchester .25-25 case. I loaded it with 23.2gr of Old E 3F and an 88 gr bullet. I took it to the range yesterday and fired it across the chrono. It was good for 1654fps. I have more brass coming and will soon be getting it dialed in.
Not many people shooting this cartridge anymore. I love the challenge of getting these old boys shooting again 😀