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Sorry no pictures at present time, got to get my son to help old dad to post them. I use single shots and use the following: Ruger No. 45-70, TC Aristocrat 30-06 and extra 22-250 set up, Savage 219 in 30-30, H&R in 30-30, and a Savage 219 in 22K Hornet. Like them all, looking for for more Savage 219s. I like the fact that in the 30-30 I can load any style of bullet, and the Savage has a 26" barrel, have killed a number of deer with this rifle using 130 gr. Hornadys.

Hell post anything, any gun is a good gun.

I've alway's thought a "stalking rifle" was a break open single shot, am I wrong?

Rob that is standard but they also call certain bolt rifles & double rifles, Stalking rifles.
I am like you, to me a stalking rifle is a single shot rifle & most likely a Break open action.

No Lowell, I am not a Weatherby man. Do most all my mammal hunting with flintlocks now so I understand the stalk thing pretty well. I've been evolving backwards in time with regard to firearm types. I just don't think the .25-20 is humane on anything larger than about a 10 lb woodchuck - which I used a .25-20 to shoot regularly about 45 years ago. It is a fun little cartridge but definely inferior to a .22 Hornet and maybe the modern .22 rimfire magnum.

Light rifle used for stalking antlered game in "North of England". No. 25xxx in caliber 7x57 that left South Audley Street in late 50s is a perfect example.

Killing power fogs the brain Jerry - so I'm not going there.
Missouri Conservation Dept's magazine(MM wrote for) had an issue about the state's first regulated deer season.
You would have been horrified with the cartridges used to kill these mammals.

Lowell, you don't need to go back to Missouri's old regs to see poor judgement in prescribing adequate calibers for game. Arizona for example has no requirement on elk cartridges other than center fire rifle,centerfire pistol, muzzleloading rifle or shotgun firing slugs (no minimum caliber for any of these). I expect to find some fool hunting bull elk with .22 Hornet. I have seen several trying it with .223 Rem and the 7.62x39 and sadly reporting multiple attempts with no elk recovered. Of course they killed the animal, just not within their tracking ability. A lot of that sort of poor regulation is economics in the game department's interest. They need license fees to meet the payroll so anything they perceive might reduce the number of applicants putting down license and tag fees is hard to get in the regulations.

No poor judgement back in those days Jerry, the lads just shot what they had.
...but it does sound as tho' your home state might be a little backwards these days.
Besides mate, we're talking stalking rifles, and what could be better than a Daniel Fraser make from Edinburgh.
When rook shooting fell out of favor, what could be better than upping the power from 250rook and using the grand ol' rifle for roedeer.
Jerry, the rifle is the thing, not more than a handful worldwide.

Yes, you're wrong. Numero 25xxx is a turnbolt built on "commercial" Oberndorf action.