.25 Remington

.25 Remington (center) with .223 Rem (left) and .308 Win (right).

Type

Rifle

Place of origin

United States

Production history

Designer

Remington Arms

Specifications

Case type

rimless

Bullet diameter

0.2575 in (6.54 mm)

Neck diameter

0.286 in (7.3 mm)

Shoulder diameter

0.396 in (10.1 mm)

Base diameter

0.417 in (10.6 mm)

Rim diameter

0.419 in (10.6 mm)

Case length

2.05 in (52 mm)

Overall length

2.53 in (64 mm)

Rifling twist

1 turn in 8" or 1 turn in 10"

Maximum pressure

34000 to 36000 PSI

Ballistic performance

Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
117 gr (8 g) RNSP	2,127 ft/s (648 m/s)	1,175 ft·lbf (1,593 J)
101 gr (7 g) FMJ	2,330 ft/s (710 m/s)	1,286 ft·lbf (1,744 J)

Test barrel length: 22
Source(s): Whelen, Townsend. The American Rifle. The Century Co: 1918, p. 230-1.

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]

The .25 Remington cartridge dates to 1906 and its introduction by Remington in the Model 8 rifle. Other rifles chambered for the .25 Remington include the Remington 14 slide-action, Remington 30 bolt action, Stevens 425 lever-action, and Standard Arms rifles. Due to their similar dimensions, the .25 Remington, .30 Remington, and .32 Remington together were known as the Remington Rimless cartridge series.^[2] Firearm manufacturers generally offered all three of these cartridges as chamberings in a rifle model rather than just one of the series. The series was competitive with Winchester Repeating Arms Company's contemporary lever action offerings: .25-35 Winchester, .30-30, and .32 Winchester Special.

The .25 Remington case was shortened and necked down to .22 caliber to form Lysle Kilbourn's wildcat .22 Kilbourn Magnum Junior and the rimless version of Leslie Lindahl's wildcat .22 Chucker.^[3]

Harvey Donaldson also used the .25 Remington case in early experiments that would eventually lead to the creation of the .219 Donaldson Wasp. Donaldson later switched his experimentation to Winchester .219 Zipper brass after the launch of that cartridge in 1937.

References

↑ Whelen, Townsend (1918). The American Rifle. The Century Co. pp. 230–232.
↑ Stebbins, Henry M. (1958). Rifles - A Modern Encyclopedia. Stackpole Co. p. 182.
↑ Landis, Charles S. (1946). Twenty-Two Caliber Varmint Rifles. Small Arms Technical Publishing Company. pp. 106,118.

Remington Firearms and Cartridges

Rifles

Bolt-action	JuniorTarget 521TL Remington-Keene rifle M1903 Springfield rifle Model 5 Model 6 Model 7 Model 30 Model 34 M40 Model 241 Model 341 Model 504 Model 511 Model 512 Model 513 Model 521 Model 580 Model 581 Model 582 Model 600 Model 660 Model 673 Model 700 Model 710 Model 720 Model 721 Model 722 Model 725 Model 770 Model 788 Model 798 Model 799 M24 Sniper Weapon System M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle Modular Sniper Rifle R5 Remington Gas System

Pump-action	Model Six Model 14 Model 121 Model 141 Model 572 Model 572 Fieldmaster Model 760 Model 7600 Model 7615

Semi-automatic	Nylon 66 Model Four Model 8 Model 24 Model 522 Model 552 Model 597 Model 740 Model 742 Model 7400 Model 750 Model R-15 Model R-25 RSASS

Automatic	Adaptive Combat Rifle

Single shot	Rolling Block

Shotguns

Pump-action	Model 10 Model 17 Model 29 Model 31 Model 870 Model 887

Semi-automatic	Model 11 Model 11-48 Model 58 Model 878 Model 1100 Model 11-87 Model SP-10 SPR 453

Break-action	SPR 100 SPR 310

Handguns

Semi-automatic	1911 R1 Model 51 R51

Revolver	Model 1858 Model 1875 Model 1890

Derringer	Model 95 Rider Single Shot Pistol Zig-Zag Derringer

Other	XP-100

Cartridges

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.25 Remington

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