Speaking of 25-20 (Big Al you don’t want to open this)….

Wambli Ska

A gun I’ve been wanting for a long time but I found in a cool chambering 😎

Savage Sporter, try not to pass out when you look at the price tag.

Bore is in excellent condition!!!  All original with correct marked magazine.

Being shipped to my house so I’ll take better pics when it get there.

sakodude

Nice find!! Congrats.

Elk creek

YOU SUCK! 

I had nothing to do with this one! Seriously. 

Freezer

That would be a model 23B, in production from 1923 to 1942. Cabela's has one listed at $800 and it doesn't look as good as yours Mr Hoover.

JunkCollector

Nice.
A cousin of my hornet.
Any leads on ammo. ?

Wambli Ska

sakodude said:

Nice find!! Congrats.

Thanks!  I’ve been hoping to find a nice one in like 30-30 and I thought that’s what this one was until I looked at the side of the receiver. 😱

Wambli Ska

Elk creek said:

YOU SUCK! 

I had nothing to do with this one! Seriously. 

I was channeling you so yeah it’s your fault… 🤣

Wambli Ska

Freezer said:

That would be a model 23B, in production from 1923 to 1942. Cabela's has one listed at $800 and it doesn't look as good as yours Mr Hoover.

Yeah, I immediately put it under my arm and opened google.  Saw how few there are around and then the prices they were asking and out came the credit card. The magazine is worth half of what I paid for the rifle.  😎

Wambli Ska

JunkCollector said:

Nice.
A cousin of my hornet.
Any leads on ammo. ?

That was my initial thought!  This will take up the place on the lineup that a 22 Hornet would have…. But this one can take a deer without much effort.  No idea how I’ll feed it yet 🤣

Diver43

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

Wambli Ska

Diver43 said:

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

That’s the plan.  This won’t be a high volume plinker.  100 pieces of brass and probably some hard cast gas checked bullets and I’m done 👍

JunkCollector

You kind of inspired me to look in the closet.
I didn't think I had any.
Funny thing is some are savage ones.

Wambli Ska

JunkCollector said:

You kind of inspired me to look in the closet.
I didn't think I had any.
Funny thing is some are savage ones.

I don’t know why you felt you had to look.  You own EVERYTHING… 🤣

Big Al1

Click bait!! Ya made me do it, so:

Just a quick pic of mine with the Lyman #41 sight. But, it's got a few extra holes!
It goes well with the one I have in .22 Hornet!

Anyhow, great find and an awesome price!! Ammo is out there but $$$ if you can find it. Brass is impossible to find, I've been searching! Can be formed from .32-20, but it needs a special forming die AND you MUST anneal the cases otherwise they will wrinkle just when you think you have a perfect case!

Wambli Ska

Damn 🤬

I should have known… Oh well, ok back to searching for unicorns 🤣

Big Al1

Nice try! But you learn well grasshopper!!

JunkCollector

If you want I may know or be able to find a spare magazine for that 25-20 ?

JunkCollector

May as well chum

Big Al1

One unique thing about the Sporter, the barrel and receiver are machined from one piece of steel!! Must have taken some skillful machine work!

Wambli Ska

JunkCollector said:

If you want I may know or be able to find a spare magazine for that 25-20 ?

I'd love to. but by the way my mag does not look like that one. 

Wambli Ska

Big Al1 said:

One unique thing about the Sporter, the barrel and receiver are machined from one piece of steel!! Must have taken some skillful machine work!

Agreed.  and at 6 lbs it's a pretty handy little portable Armadillo buster...

Wambli Ska

Big Al1 said:

Nice try! But you learn well grasshopper!!

Still nowhere near the masters... 

waipapa13

You suck, I love the 25-20, a Savage Sporter is one of the finest platforms for it too.

Wambli Ska

waipapa13 said:

You suck, I love the 25-20, a Savage Sporter is one of the finest platforms for it too.

Thanks!  I’ve been wanting the right one of these for a long time!

Bigslug

Wambli Ska said:

Diver43 said:

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

That’s the plan.  This won’t be a high volume plinker.  100 pieces of brass and probably some hard cast gas checked bullets and I’m done 👍

Yeah. . .about that. . .

Shooting my ".310 Magnum" Martini Cadet (.32-20 brass necked up to work with a .319" groove diameter barrel) is kinda like crack on grilled parmesan-sourdough toast.  If the buildup of water bottles will support it, it's very hard NOT to shoot 50-100 rounds per session. 

Gene L

I've got one in .22 Hornet (what else).  It's about a 2" - 3" gun.  The trigger is bad and can't be improved according to my LGS.

I think I  have a box of 25-20 in my gun room.  I'll check tomorrow.  I know I had .32-20 and gave them away.  I had a Kimber in 25-20 about 10 years ago.  A nice gun.

Wambli Ska

Bigslug said:

Wambli Ska said:

Diver43 said:

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

That’s the plan.  This won’t be a high volume plinker.  100 pieces of brass and probably some hard cast gas checked bullets and I’m done 👍

Yeah. . .about that. . .

Shooting my ".310 Magnum" Martini Cadet (.32-20 brass necked up to work with a .319" groove diameter barrel) is kinda like crack on grilled parmesan-sourdough toast.  If the buildup of water bottles will support it, it's very hard NOT to shoot 50-100 rounds per session. 

Ok, so maybe my expectations of moderate use are underestimated 

Wambli Ska

Gene L said:

I've got one in .22 Hornet (what else).  It's about a 2" - 3" gun.  The trigger is bad and can't be improved according to my LGS.

I think I  have a box of 25-20 in my gun room.  I'll check tomorrow.  I know I had .32-20 and gave them away.  I had a Kimber in 25-20 about 10 years ago.  A nice gun.

Kimber had a 25-20?!?!?!?!  I never knew that!  Well if you have some spares I'll be more than happy to buy the form you.  This is a tough gun to feed. 

JunkCollector

Wambli Ska said:

Bigslug said:

Wambli Ska said:

Diver43 said:

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

That’s the plan.  This won’t be a high volume plinker.  100 pieces of brass and probably some hard cast gas checked bullets and I’m done 👍

Yeah. . .about that. . .

Shooting my ".310 Magnum" Martini Cadet (.32-20 brass necked up to work with a .319" groove diameter barrel) is kinda like crack on grilled parmesan-sourdough toast.  If the buildup of water bottles will support it, it's very hard NOT to shoot 50-100 rounds per session. 

Ok, so maybe my expectations of moderate use are underestimated 

Depends how deep that wallet goes for the initial brass.

It's far worse than the 32-20 

Wambli Ska

JunkCollector said:

Wambli Ska said:

Bigslug said:

Wambli Ska said:

Diver43 said:

Unless you get brass and reload for it, you are going to need another credit card to feed it, if you can find some.
But Damn that a NICE find🤩

That’s the plan.  This won’t be a high volume plinker.  100 pieces of brass and probably some hard cast gas checked bullets and I’m done 👍

Yeah. . .about that. . .

Shooting my ".310 Magnum" Martini Cadet (.32-20 brass necked up to work with a .319" groove diameter barrel) is kinda like crack on grilled parmesan-sourdough toast.  If the buildup of water bottles will support it, it's very hard NOT to shoot 50-100 rounds per session. 

Ok, so maybe my expectations of moderate use are underestimated 

Depends how deep that wallet goes for the initial brass.

It's far worse than the 32-20 

32-20 brass is starting to trickle back in.  Maybe 25-20 is in the horizon...

JunkCollector

You'll  never see it.
Coriolis effect