.25-45 Sharps

Rifle cartridge

25-45 Sharps

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

Bullet mass/type	Velocity	Energy
87 gr (6 g) Speer Hot-Cor Soft Point	3,000 ft/s (910 m/s)	1,739 ft⋅lbf (2,358 J)

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 5.56x45mm 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.

References

^ "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.

External links

Sharps Rifle Company

Cartridges derived from the .222 Remington or its derivatives

First generation

.14-222^x
.221 Remington Fireball
.222 Remington Magnum
.222 Rimmed
.223 Remington/5.56×45mm NATO
5.6×50mm Magnum

Second generation

Based on .222 Remington Magnum	.204 Ruger
Based on .223 Remington/5.56 NATO	.17-223^x .17 Remington 4.3x45mm DAG 4.32x45mm SPIW 4.7x45mm DAG 4.85x49mm .19-223^x .20 Tactical .22 TCM 5.56×21mm PINDAD .223 Ackley Improved 6×45mm^x 6mm TCU^x .25-45 Sharps .25 Ugalde 6.5mm TCU^x .277 Wolverine 7mm TCU^x .300 Whisper 7.62×37mm Musang 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical .30 TCU^x
Based on .221 Remington Fireball	.17 Mach IV^x .17 Remington Fireball .20 VarTarg^x .300-221/.300 Fireball .300 AAC Blackout .338 Whisper