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.25-45 Sharps
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Rifle cartridge
Product June 2022
.25-45 Sharps United States Rifle Sharps Rifle Company 2008 Sharps Rifle Company 2012–present 223 Remington Rimless, bottleneck .257 .284 .3539 .376 .378 .045 1.760 2.260 1 in 10 in mm on Small rifle 87 Speer Hot-Cor Soft Point 3000 1739 24 in cm American Riflemanhttp://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/4/17/the-25-45-sharps-a-new-old-cartridge/ The 25-45 Sharps: A New Old Cartridge
The .25-45 Sharps (6.35×45mm) is a firearms cartridge designed by Michael H Blank,http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/exotic-deer-rifle-rounds/ 7 Exotic Deer-Rifle Rounds The Shooter's Log 20 November 2014 en-US 2018-06-27 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.https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2016/8/15/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-25-45-sharps/ 7 Things You Didn't Know About the 25-45 Sharps www.americanhunter.org en 2018-06-27 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 mm on 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 g bullet equal those of the original .250-3000 Savage with the same bullet weight.
See also
6×45mm
6.5×45 mm TCU
6 mm calibre
Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
References
30em
External links
Sharps Rifle Company
Category:Pistol and rifle cartridges