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Local shop has one. Are they a good one to have?

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Mine is accurate (2moa original irons), almost on par with a Savage 23 bolt..jacket or cast...good trigger...feeds good...ejects at mach 2...but what a pain in the ass to load through the loading gate. I am now to the point of taking a Dremel to the sharp edges and reducing the tension on the loading gate spring. All in all, a B plus, except for when we discovered that .22 rimfire was dependent on the winds of political humbuggery, then anything in .25-20 i'd say was an A plus.


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Originally Posted by flintlocke
Mine is accurate (2moa original irons), almost on par with a Savage 23 bolt..jacket or cast...good trigger...feeds good...ejects at mach 2...but what a pain in the ass to load through the loading gate. I am now to the point of taking a Dremel to the sharp edges and reducing the tension on the loading gate spring. All in all, a B plus, except for when we discovered that .22 rimfire was dependent on the winds of political humbuggery, then anything in .25-20 i'd say was an A plus.

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Check the bore real good if you want it for shooting..mb


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I have a few 1892s, a savage 23 bolt action and Remington model 25. I really like the cartridge for plinking and small game. I shoot 86 gr cast flat points and the Speer 75 gr JFP. I shot one with a sewer pipe barrel with cast and surprisingly it shot really well despite it. Case life for reloading is infinite if you're careful of the necks.

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I was given one with an octagon barrel made in 1907 by my mom’s second husband. I suppose that I could shoot a close in deer with it, but being so weak compared to my normal deer rifles, it just stays home in the gun safe. I did load some 60 grain bullets for it years ago and it’s fun to shoot, but at what? I’ve got some factory loads for it, though I haven’t seen any factory stuff for a .25-20 in years.


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