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To differentiate from the related .25 Stevens Short it is sometimes also referred to as .25 Stevens Long. [ 2 ] Developed by J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company and Peters Cartridge Company , [ 1 ] it was developed between 1898 and 1900; catalogs suggest it was introduced in 1898, but most sources agree on 1900. [ 1 ]
Below is a list of rimfire cartridges (RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 ...
The Stevens Boys Rifles were a series of single-shot takedown rifles produced by Stevens Arms from 1890 until 1943. The rifles used a falling-block action (sometimes called a tilting-block, dropping-block, or drop-block) and were chambered in a variety of rimfire calibers, such as .22 Short, .22 Long Rifle, .25 Rimfire, and .32 Rimfire.
The .25-25 Stevens was an American centerfire rifle cartridge. [1] Designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9th U.S. Infantry, [2] in 1895, [1] the .25-25 Stevens was the company's first straight-cased cartridge. [1] It was used in Stevens' single shot Model 44, as well as the Model 44 + 1 ⁄ 2 rifles, which first went on sale in 1903. [1]
It was a single-shot bolt-action rifle chambered in the .22 or .25 rimfire cartridge. Different versions of this rifle were made in Toronto until 1929. The single-shot .22 version of the rifle had a reputation for accuracy and affordability, and won a Certificate of Honour at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. [2]
The .25 Short, also known as the .25 Bacon & Bliss, is a .25 in (6.35 mm) American rimfire handgun cartridge. Introduced for the F. D. Bliss revolver in 1860, [1] it was also available in a number of other inexpensive weapons of the period. [1] It was never offered as a rifle caliber. [1]
The .25 Remington (also known as the .25 Remington Auto-Loading) is an American rifle cartridge. A rimless, smokeless powder design, this cartridge was considered to be very accurate by period firearm experts and suitable for game up to deer and black bear. [1] It was based on the .30 Remington cartridge. [2]
The name center-fire describes the type of cartridges used distinguishes this event from other ISSF events shot with handguns chambered for small caliber rimfire cartridges. The rules specify that matches are to be shot with handgun of any caliber between 7.62 mm (.30) and 9.65 mm (.38), but the most popular cartridge is the .32 S&W Long ...