Stevens 425 35 Rem redo, lend lease.

[MadDog]

Finally finished off a Stevens 425 I've been redoing. It's in 35 Rem and has lend lease markings all over the barrel. Birmingham markings BP and BV so the old girl has been over seas at one point in it's life. Made in the early 1910's-15's with approx only 5000 made and only in the Remington calibers 25, 30, 32 and 35 Rem. It was a mess when I got it, the stock was sanded beyond fixing and the forearm was a pile of splinters put together with a leather pad nailed onto the buttstock. Ordered a new stock from Gunville (walnut) and redid an original 425 forearm. It's pictured underneath a factory original 425 in 25 Rem. The 25 wears a Marbles V7 tang sight for the Stevens 425 and the 35 Rem is wearing a Lyman 2A HP for the same rifle. I've been doing the stock real slowly all winter sanding a wee bit every day till it fit up nice. Gunville sells a 95% formed stock but they leave alot of wood to be taken down and fitted properly. Plus they don't drill the hole for the bolt to pass through from the top of the tang to the bottom so I was sweating making that drill hole cause if I buggered it up I was back to scratch again. Then it was a coat a day of Permalyn gun finish with a morning scrub of 000 steel wool and another coat for 20 days straight. Thinking I'm gonna take it out to the range and sight the old girl in for spring bear.

Before:

After:

 

[Snider shooter]

Very nice improvement. Good to see her brought back to life. I hope it shoots well.

 

[Suther]

Very nice! Neat old rifle, glad you could bring it back!

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Very, very cool. I had no idea such a rifle existed. Lovely trim looking thing, and a respectful, correct restoration. Good work, mate.

 

[Why not?]

You won't find a rifle much better than that for your Spring bear hunt.

Congratulations on a fine job getting her dressed for the date!

Ted

 

[MiG25]

I like it!

 

[3screwsloose]

Nice job Joe. I had a 425 years ago in .25 Rem. Beautiful little rifle but the headspace was off on it. Great for you to keep the old ones up and running!

Peter

 

[BrotherRockeye]

Those are sweet old irons Joe. Hope the 35 shoots as good as it looks!

Any progress on that 1895 I sold you?

 

[MadDog]

Any progress on that 1895 I sold you?

Nope never touched it, wouldn't want to, I sent for for a letter on it and it came back as an original New York trials rifle which Savage only sent a handful of to the trials. It was sent back to the Savage factory after the trials and sporterised so I don't know what it's supposed to look like after that.

 

[BrotherRockeye]

Nope never touched it, wouldn't want to, I sent for for a letter on it and it came back as an original New York trials rifle which Savage only sent a handful of to the trials. It was sent back to the Savage factory after the trials and sporterised so I don't know what it's supposed to look like after that.

If nothing else it's a cool piece of history that ended up in the right hands.

 

[jimmyjazz]

Looks great, well done.

JJ

 

[SHELL SHUCKER]

Lovely resto on the 425. The wee beasty be good fer another century if the bore is good.

 

[John Wesley Hardin]

Those are great rifles, I have a 425 in 35 that my GrandPa bought new from a long gone hardware store in Ottawa. I used it several years ago to harvest a 12 point buck. Thankfully it was well looked after in the family.

 

[Why not?]

This should perhaps be a new thread, but why don't more guys use the 35 Remington? It is a great big game cartridge!

Ted

 

[MiG25]

This should perhaps be a new thread, but why don't more guys use the 35 Remington? It is a great big game cartridge!

Ted

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a 35 Marlin Texan when I had the chance.

 

[bcsteve]

This should perhaps be a new thread, but why don't more guys use the 35 Remington? It is a great big game cartridge!

Ted

I shot my last mulie with mine. A bolt action Savage that I assembled myself a few years ago.

 

[Why not?]

This should perhaps be a new thread, but why don't more guys use the 35 Remington? It is a great big game cartridge!

Ted

I'm still kicking myself for not buying a 35 Marlin Texan when I had the chance.

I shot my last mulie with mine. A bolt action Savage that I assembled myself a few years ago.

Put it here, Steve.

https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1862590-The-poor-cousin-of-big-game-cartridges?p=15898176&viewfull=1#post15898176

Ted

 

[BrotherRockeye]

hang fire...

 

[Mount Sweetness]

MadDog,
What exactly are Lend lease markings and their purpose?

 

[MiG25]

I don't think lend-lease is the proper term, that was the USA, lending or leasing, basically giving away military equipment during WWII.

After Dunkirk, guns were collected from the public in Canada to send to Britain to arm them against the expected German invasion.