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Bill-

I should have known I'd get you interested in this.
I'm going to go with the SxS rifle plan. I just put this up on the single shot list because the 25-25 Stevens is an old single shot cartridge, and like many have done with other old BP cartridges, I'm stealing the chamber and brass and using it for something a little different.
The gun I'm planning on using is really tiny, the standing breech is just about 1-7/16" wide.
I've gotta dig up my notes on this from last year, but I think I came to the conclusion that I should keep a 25000psi cap on the working loads, and if I do things will be just dandy.
I'll be using modern barrel steel and dove-tailing modern steel lumps.

I really like the 117gr SNRN hornady bullet. I called Hornady today, and they feel that the bullet will do it's trick down in the just sub-1500fps to 1700fps range no problem.
Sat with a friend today and ran it through an interior ballistics calculator and it looks like there are loads in the 17-1800fps range under 25000psi.
Still have more work to do before I'd start out with that one, but I'm enthusiastic about it and I want to see what the possibilities might turn out to be with that bullet.

86gr flat nose bullets may well end up being the thing to run.
I'd just much rather end up setting up with that long-for-caliber round nose bullet.

It'd make a really cute micro-express round. Looks like it'd be great on small game out to 100 yards too.

--Tinker

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