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building a .25 Remington (believe it or not)
Kingfisher1
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I would like to build a .25 Remington on either a bolt action or single-shot so that I can shoot pointed bullets, and keep my "queens" in the safe, but I don't know if it's possible. The case head dia. on the old rimless cartridge is .422 (between that of a .223 and standard calibers). So, I thought I could have a smith modify the bolt face on a .223 or .222 Remington (Model 722 or 700) and re-barrel, but I've been told there isn't enough metal on a Remington bolt to do that and still hold the extractor. Anybody have any ideas regarding what my other options might be (if any)? Thanx, Kingfisher1
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Maybe bush a 700 bolt to fit and trim the extractor also. Perhaps a Sako extractor conversion.
Single shot would be easier I think.
Or find an old Remington Model 30 in .25 Rem to start with.
Trivia: Remington considered bringing out the .222 on the .25/.30/.32 case diameter but the brass as drawn for the existing calibers was thinner in the head than they thought the pressure would call for. For some reason it was easier to start from scratch than to beef up the .25. Pity, we would have had a .22 Wasp Rimless.
I like Hawks suggestion on rebarreling a 6.8 SPC which is based on the .30 Rem case head. The last I checked, Remington is still producing .30 Rem. brass occasionally. That's what I use, necked down, for my loads. There was an article on the .25 in one of the old Handloader magazines. Good luck with your project.
But, maybe starting with a "claw" style extractor action would be easier. Maybe a small ring Mauser? The extractor could be either replaced with a "blank" extractor ground to fit the .25 Rem case head; or the existing extractor could be weld builtup & refit. Install a single shot loading ramp in the magazine well, I don't think it would feed.
Kingfisher1
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