25-35 Winchester

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Were they that rare? Someone must have had one at my Grandparents, because the empty brass still surface now and again.
But it seems no-one ever has pic's or much experience with them.
Wiki says Winchester brought them out again in 2005, but it must have been a flash in the pan.
Anyone have pic's or experience with this caliber?
 
I had one of the last Win. 94s I think, and it was a 25/35, but the fast twist didn't care for cast bullets so i sold it, and it sold quickly! It is a great caliber, no recoil, just a fun gun.
 
Nice little rifle but apart from shooting at the range not much good for anything. The .30/30,.38/55 and .32 special were all much better deer rounds. I think they are a little more common out west as at one time they were thought to be a pretty good antelope/varmint round. More common as a rifle than a carbine, I think and you can still find ammo.
 
I have pics and experience, but pics are at home and will have to post later today.

I have a 1911/1912 SRC in 25-35. Good old character gun, bore is a little rough when I got it, but I just wanted to have one in the collection and am going to upgrade at some point down the road when I find another. cp:

Anyhow, there is still factory ammo available, I have shot a couple boxes and found that it actually did kick me a bit more for some reason, not sure why or maybe I was having a weak day.

I would personally use it for deer, and like with most of the old 94 rounds, at about 100 yards or less. I haven't used it yet on the hunt, but want to take it out this fall if I get the chance.

My personal opinion derived solely from looking for them for years and monitoring gun sale sites is that 25-35's are more rare than any other calibre and when they do come up, they are gone pretty quick and for a little more money. I have seen two in the last three years, one at an auction from 1916 that had a new/newer barrell on it, and a cut down octagon rifle in a shop. Even at the shows I see more 32-40's than 25 -35's.
 
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