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.25-21 Stevens

Rifle cartridge

Field	Value
name	.25-21 Stevens
image	Image from page 306 of "American small arms; a veritable encyclopedia of knowledge for sportsmen and military men" (1904) (14578642589).jpg
origin	United States
type	centerfire rifle
design_date	1897
case_type	rimmed straight-case
bullet	.257
neck	.280
base	.300
rim_dia	.376
case_length	2.05
length	2.30
primer	boxer, small rifle
bw1	86
btype1	(smokeless, factory load)
vel1	1470
en1	415
bw2	86
btype2	(9 gr smokeless)
vel2	1610
en2	498
bw3	86
btype3	(5 gr smokeless)
vel3	1500
en3	434
balsrc	Barnes & Amber 1972

The .25-21 Stevens is an obsolete and discontinued American centerfire rifle cartridge.

Designed by Capt. W. L. Carpenter, 9th U.S. Infantry, in 1897, and would be used in the single shot Model 44 rifle, as well as the Model , which first went on sale in 1903. In addition, it was available in the Remington-Hepburn target rifle.

While the .25-25 was popular, the .25-21 offered "practically the same performance and was a little cleaner shooting." It was also found the usual 20 or black powder charge of the shorter, bottlenecked .25-21 offered "practically the same ballistics" as 24 or in the .25-25. It was highly accurate, reputedly capable of generating .5 in groups at 100 yd.

In power, the .25-21 was outpaced by the .25-20 Winchester and .32-20 Winchester, while today, even modern pistol rounds such as the .38 Super offer superior performance.

Notes

Sources

Barnes, Frank C., ed. by John T. Amber. ".25-21 Stevens", in Cartridges of the World, pp. 74 & 123. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
______ and _____. ".25-25 Stevens", in Cartridges of the World, p. 75. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
______ and _____. ".25-20 WCF", in Cartridges of the World, p. 20. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
______ and _____. ".32-20 Winchester", in Cartridges of the World, p. 46. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .
______ and _____. ".38 Colt Super Automatic", in Cartridges of the World, p. 46. Northfield, IL: DBI Books, 1972. .

References

Barnes, p.74, ".25-21 Stevens".
the .25-21 was based on the longer [[.25-25 Stevens
Barnes, p.20, ".25-20 WCF".
Barnes, p.46, ".32-20 Winchester".
Barnes, p.164, ".38 Colt Super Automatic".

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