Anyone reloading .25 ACP?

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I was doing some cleaning out in my garage and found a ziplock with several hundred nice clean .pieces of .25 brass. I'll never use them, and, having been the recipient of several "karmas" from the generous members of this forum. I offer them free to anyone who can use them. First PM get's 'em (post a reply here too so others don't waste their time :) )
 
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I can use them. As a matter of fact I was loading some .25 ACP just yesterday! I'm having some issues getting proper bullet tension with various bullet and brass combinations so any extra brass would help.

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Dave Sinko
 
David Sinko said:
.. .. ... As a matter of fact I was loading some .25 ACP just yesterday!

Dave Sinko
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A man with small fingers and incredible patience! :D

EDIT: For those reloaders liking adventure, try reloading 25 caliber rifle ammo with 25 ACP bullets, accuracy is not outstanding but velocity is better than anything Roy Weatherby did. You read it here on the forum. :D :eek:
 
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I don't need the brass...

But I love loading and shooting my FIE Titan Tiger. When I had a basement I would load a #3 buck pellet over a primer and shoot them all day long. Out on the range it was surprisingly accurate. Now, with the prices of .22 rimfire ammo, I wish I had a few more .25 autos, including a Marlin bolt rifle and a S&W K frame.
 
No, 32ACP is as small as I go. If anyone has some of those I would be glad to take them off your hands:)

Much like 380 they end up in some black hole or another dimension.:eek:
 
The brass goes to David. My .25 is an Excam GT27...made by Tanfiglio. I don't recall ever having a single jam....great little gun!
 
I don't look at it as a chore. To me it's just like any other straight walled pistol cartridge. Obviously you need to be very precise with the powder charges. A 1.5 gr. max charge does not leave much room for error. I have also found that one particular brand of brass (I think it's CBC but I'm having a very difficult time reading the markings to be sure) seems to be a bit thin and will not provide proper bullet tension with the Speer or Sierra FMJ bullets. Extra brass will help me sort out this problem. I started off down the path to the .25 ACP with about 500 rounds of mixed ammo that my police academy gave to me because nobody else wanted it "for disposal." Basically I bought a pistol just so I could use the ammo.

One of the advantages of handloading is the ability to use Federal primers exclusively. Some of the "harder" primers have been problematic and won't fire the first time around. The Federal primer has completely eliminated that problem. Also, I'm convinced that some factory loaded ammo is downright feeble. A heavy powder charge of 1.5 grs. of 231 gives me an honest 900 FPS over the chrono. A good, hard FMJ bullet gives the power and reliability lacking in any similar .22 rimfire pocket pistol. Not too shabby when used as a second or third carry piece.

The #3 buckshot ball has also given me complete reliability but I never thought to try it without powder. I'll have to see how that works out. At this moment in time it's certainly cheaper than the .22 LR.

Thanks again to the OP for his offer.

Dave Sinko
 
I get frustrated with 9mm. I'll leave anything smaller to people with better patience and manual dexterity than I possess.

It was still a very kind gesture from the O.P.
 
The cases are small, but you can buy or make tweezers that are designed to pick up small tubular objects that will help with handling them.

Dave. Have you tried removing the expanding button from your die? You will need to find another way to deprime, unless you run them thru the sizer twice, but this might help with the thin cases.

The squib loads wouldn't cycle either of my .25's but they are real quiet and still able to dispatch rats and such at fairly close range.
 
25acp Carbine

I thought I have seen everything! A guy showed me a WW2
bring home. His uncle gave him a "22" rifle he brought home
from Germany. He thought it took special 22 cartridge. It turns
out it's a 25acp carbine made by Dryse? Exterior kind of rough,
internal, good shape. We shot the 14 rds. Of mixed brands I was
able to scrape up out of misc. Never even herd of one before.
 
I have, just for the fun of it. I've got a bunch of bulk .25 cal bullets. The problem is my fingers still hurt from the last try.
 
David Sinko said:
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One of the advantages of handloading is the ability to use Federal primers exclusively. Some of the "harder" primers have been problematic and won't fire the first time around. The Federal primer has completely eliminated that problem.

Dave Sinko
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Good to know, Dave. About a year ago I bought the dies and got some cases and bullets for 25ACP but haven't taken the plunge yet. Thanks in advance for the primer tip.:cool:
 
My dad loaded for 32 acp. Those are tiny shells. For my 380, I load used brass and don't try to recover it. The cost in minimal and I don't shoot the gun much.

I don't think my fat fingers could do 25 auto.

David
 
When I read the OP it occurred to me that I know where a used set of Lee .25 dies has been sitting on a shelf for years. When ever I see them I think back to the Beretta 950BS I sold years ago BECAUSE THE AMMO WAS TOO DARN EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO FIND. Maybe I should buy those dies. Then, if I ever run into a pile of .25 brass, I could then go buy another 950. ....naaaaa
 
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