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Does anyone know if there is a currently produced ammo that can be safely used in the 425 30-30? I'd like to still use mine to hunt deer.

I have #1132 in .35 Rem.

I would think that any standard production load with 150 or 170 gr bullet should work fine as long as the rifle is in good working order. The industry keeps them loaded down so they can be used in older rifles.

It's 30 Remington, not 30-30, and tougher to find. 30-30 dies can be used with a 40 S&W shell holder. Loads are identical for projectiles and powders. There is also a new 30 Remington AR chambering for AR15s, that's different, too.

If you look around you can still fine new old stock for the 30 Remington for $40.00 to $50.00 a box tops!!

Here is another serial number for the Stevens 425: 2561 in "30 30 Remington"

Just picked up #2236 in .25 Remington

My friend just bought and sold a 425, it was 25 rem, sn4500.

Do you have 5328 in 30 rem ?
It is a parts gun

This is a Model 430

Unsure if anyone is actually keeping a spreadsheet anymore but saw 3671 listed as a "30-30" today. Looked to have some aftermarket checkering.

adding 3903 in 25 Rem, none of these are mine but I run across them from time to time.

Try Buffalo Arms for ammo

I originally posted this in the Lever-action forum, but was told I should post it here (I hadn't looked in the Savage forum).

I was browsing through my father's rifles today and came across a Stevens 425 in 25 Remington. He doesn't know the history of it, other than it was his fathers for some time. The wood needs to be cleaned and all the metal has very light surface rust, but overall it looks like it would clean up well. The serial # is in the 4XXX range (I can't remember the last three digits).

He and I have never shot it, but his brother did a long while back and stated that it fired but something wasn't quite right. We don't remember what it was that needed attention, but it may be something I'll look in to this summer.

My father has no interest in keeping it and would like to get a nice varmint/deer rifle and scope setup in its place. I have a .243 that I was going to build, but it may end up going to him instead and this will be added to my collection.

Would this type of gun be something I could take to my local gunsmith or should I find someone that specializes in old lever actions?

I was brought one of these 425 Stevens rifles in 35 Rem (I'll post the SN and details when I'm in my shop)to repair. It doesn't feed reliably - working the lever causes the rounds to pop up too high on the cartridge lifter, so they aren't positioned at the correct angle for the bolt to chamber them. According to the owner it was inherited in a non-working condition.
Does anyone have a parts diagram, patent drawing, or good photos of the internals on a working rifle? I believe this one was already worked on (and possibly messed up) by someone else but with no references it is slow going. I got it apart just fine but I'd like to know with more certainty if the some parts are worn/modified/bent/missing.

Patent pictures. http://www.google.com/patents/US952206?dq=952206

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth..._Stevens_425_basic_parts_pho#Post7640987

Post I did awhile back for some folks on the 425

Karma that someone brings this post up as I just ran across a 425 the other day and wrote down the info to add to teh post and now I can't find it... I know that it was a 35Rem and recall that is was a 3xxx serial.

Recent auction sale of a 435, serial number 3844 - amoskeag-auction/103/700

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