Dan B...whatever happened with the 25 Classic? Did you ever get a chance to take it out hunting? If so, how did it perform?

John

Well...after hundreds of rounds down range and testing a LOT of different powders I determined that though it was fun little round, but did not really bring anything new to the table. It's sandwiched between the 6 and 6.5T/CU's in bullet size and velocity. So you could go to either of the previously mentioned rounds and get the same performance in a .223 Rem parent case. With the Classic, you will be needing a set of .30 Herrett dies to make the brass.

I never did shoot anything with it either. I like smaller bullets for varmints (.224's preferably) and bigger bullets for deer. In my mind, it would have made a great javelina gun but that's a very niche.

Don't bother. The true "classic" 7mm for the T/C was designed for a 10" barrel...and that is the 7T/CU. The .20 cal may be interesting but why mess with forming when there is the .204 Wooger.

And that's coming from a guy that loves to sit at the loading bench and form brass!! To get the 30-30 case down to a .20 cal will involve a lot of forming, neck turning and annealing.

True, it's just that I have a preference for rimmed cartridges in my break-action pistols. My 7-30 Waters works just fine, and the .204 is a project I have in mind for a Striker in the near future but always looking for something new and different. Thanks, Rod.

Dan...thanks for the info.

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True, it's just that I have a preference for rimmed cartridges in my break-action pistols.

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If a rimmed 20 cal is what you want get some 5.6 X 50R brass and neck it down. It's a lot closer than 30-30 brass. 204 Ruger dies would work great. The 5.6 X 50R case is a little longer than the 204 Ruger.