.25-45 Sharps
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25-45 Sharps | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle | |||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Sharps Rifle Company | |||||||
Designed | 2008 | |||||||
Manufacturer | Sharps Rifle Company | |||||||
Produced | 2012–present | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | 223 Remington | |||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | .257 in (6.5 mm) | |||||||
Neck diameter | .284 in (7.2 mm) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | .3539 in (8.99 mm) | |||||||
Base diameter | .376 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
Rim diameter | .378 in (9.6 mm) | |||||||
Rim thickness | .045 in (1.1 mm) | |||||||
Case length | 1.760 in (44.7 mm) | |||||||
Overall length | 2.260 in (57.4 mm) | |||||||
Rifling twist | 1 in 10 in (250 mm) | |||||||
Primer type | Small rifle | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 24 inches (61 cm) Source(s): American Rifleman[1] |
The 25-45 Sharps (6.35×45mm) is a firearms cartridge designed by Michael H Blank,[2] then CEO of the Sharps Rifle Company, LLC, as a general hunting cartridge for most North American game, in particular deer, antelope, hogs, and coyotes.[3] Unlike 300 AAC Blackout which was targeted specifically at the suppressed rifle market, and adapted to hunting, the 25-45 Sharps was designed primarily as a hunting round.
That is not to say the round does not have tactical applications as its ballistics exceed that of the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. The cartridge name is derived from its caliber (.257 in (6.5 mm) bullet) and case length of 45 millimeters (necked-up 5.56×45 mm), as opposed to older hyphenated cartridges that were named for caliber and powder charge. Factory ballistics with the 87 gr (5.6 g) bullet equal those of the original .250-3000 Savage with the same bullet weight.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The 25-45 Sharps: A New Old Cartridge".
- ^ "7 Exotic Deer-Rifle Rounds". The Shooter's Log. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "7 Things You Didn't Know About the 25-45 Sharps". www.americanhunter.org. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
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