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Getting Out With An Old 25-35

shrapnel

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I got this Winchester High Wall earlier this year and wanted to get a deer with it. It is a scarce takedown high wall with double set triggers and chambered in 25-35 Winchester. It is in exceptional shape and quite accurate. I got this deer in a real bad snow storm and was able to get within 120 yards for the shot…


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One of the great deer cartridges, really enjoy seeing your pics with the old guns.
 
That’s awesome! Few things better than hunting deer on a day like that! Congrats.
 
The 25-35 is an overlooked cartridge today, but it was the original fast twist when it came out in 1895. It had to have 1:8 to stabilize the longer 117 grain round nose bullet. The performance of the 117 grain round nose is more than adequate, and quite honestly is a better design for the cartridge, as it is not a long range cartridge at all.

I have had a 25-35 of one kind or another since I was a kid and have killed plenty of deer and antelope with it...

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Nice I bet that old rifle has plenty of stories congratulations
 
Nothin better than hunting with the old rifles. My Remington Rolling Block is headed to the woods with me next week for deer.
 
Do you shoot any other bullets than the 117 gr, or is that many what you cycle through all your 25-35s?
 
That’s a good buck, and a great picture, Kirk. Congrats. Beautiful rifle as well.
 
Do you shoot any other bullets than the 117 gr, or is that many what you cycle through all your 25-35s?
117 gr is the only factory load you can find. I don't remember seeing any other projectile listed for it in reloading manuals either. I do not even know of any other .25 calibers with a 117gr. load.


 
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