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At the local gun auction, they have a Stevens favorite model 1915. I have one and if it goes cheap may buy this one. But the question is, What is 25 Stevens caliber?
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<br>I have never seen a 25 Stevens, and with my other favorite being a 32 RF I dont know if I need another white elephant in the gun rack.
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Hey NYSF!
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<br>Hey bud, I think it was jest another rimfire cartridge like yer other one, jest .25 caliber.
<br>Could be wrong though.
<br>Mitch.
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There was at one time a cartridge called the 25-21 Stevens. It's a straight wall rimmed cartridge, longer than the 25-20 you're used to seeing in lever actions.
<br> The 25-21 Stevens is long, long out of production.
<br>Whether the Favorite was chambered in that, I don't know. Seems more likely to me that the 25RF is what would be in a Favorite, as I don't think the Favorite was made to hold much pressure.
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The Stevens Favorite was chambered for the .25 rimfire, in fact if I am not mistaken all Favorites were rimfires. Yep, just checked, they were offered in .22, .25, .32 rime fire only.
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<br>The new ones by Savage, the 30G and GM are offered in .22 and .22WMR
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NYSF,
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<br>The .25 Stevens was a useful rimfire cartridge that was discontinued by US ammunition companies when they went back into civilian production after WWII.
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<br>My grandfather thought that it was a great "stew meat" cartridge for rabbits, grouse, and squirrels for the camp "pot". He had a long barreled Stevens pistol with a detachable stock that he carried when I was a single digit boy and he was in his middle 70s. As I recall, he used to use Imperial/CIL ammo from Canada, both gold and black boxes and yellow and blue boxes.
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<br>A neat rifle and cartridge, but truely useless without an ammo source.
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<br>Sincerely,
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<br>Bearrr264
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Well then I guess I wont be chasing that thing after all. I try and shoot the 32 every now and then, but I dont need more ammo bills generated from chasing obsolete rounds.
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<br>The auction does have a couple of winchesters taht may be of interest. I may go and chase stuff that I can resell. But sadly no Savages and only 2 stevens. THe 25 favorite and a shotgun.
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I have an almost full box of .32 rimfires sitting on my bench. PM me monday with your mailing address and they are yours.
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