Thread: Lever Action Back From The Dead

I will keep you updated on the cast bullets, I've got a layman 257420 65gr gas check mold, the bullets cast, have come out at 71.5 gr, I've got 3000 .25 gas checks, so i will run em at 1800-2200 and see what happens, going to depend on lead fowling etc, bore is very rough, so may have to powder coat, thankfully have a mate up here, who is casting, and can get advice and help first hand.
Got a hundred primed 25-20 rounds, just waiting on the top punch to size straight.
The package included 250 rounds of 25-20, 200 of witch is collector grade, and 200 rounds of 32-20, a 25-20, 83 grain Boomer mold single cavity, and dies for both rifles, The old timer took me for 2g, for both rifles and all the supplies, and a days drive each way, pretty good buy in my view, certainly a lot more fun than a bolt action .223

Work mate is bringing up a unfired marlin CL 25-20 from a run 1980's, half sized mag, holds 5, so might have another in a few days, be hard to turn down as 30 years, since anyone made a 25-20, 1g so we will see.
lots 32-20 around here, prophet river firearms up here, has a dozen or so, all 73 clone Winchesters,
I intend to get the 32-20 trigger cleaned up, currently 6-7lbs to break,
I will bring one rifle back to NZ, for a walking rabbit gun, and fiddle about with the levers up here, hunting and cowboy action shooting.
Still quite a few of the old trappers using them as dispatch guns on the trapline, and for shooting Beavers,
Components are very difficult to come buy, i am lucky to have plenty of suitable powder and primers, bullets for both are simply not about. but I did get a few hundred .32 cal bullets before everything disappeared,
I've gathered up a 115gr .32 gr mold and a lubesizer, with sizing dies and top punch's from buy and sell, once it warms up, I will start casting a few for the 32-20.
Interesting winter project, these obsolete old rifles, are a bit frustrating at times, I have a Ruger #1 in .219 zipper from last winter, the form dies have only just been made, 12 moths after I ordered them, pray the post doesn't loose them, as the brass I have is too tight to chamber.

Well hope the heat drops a bit, I didn't like the high temps the couple years I was in Kalgoorlie, we are meant to warm up this week to -20 ish,