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I looked it up as well and discovered to my horror a .25-45 'Sharps' is a cartridge and rifle that is nothing more than an AR 15 variant and is marketed as something called a 'Sharps' ? Man this is some serious sacrilege!Looking for load data to use for 25/45 sharps using 115 gr. Nosler boat tail bullets. Did a search but came up empty.
That's because the round was created by, and is sold through, The Sharps Rifle Company.I looked it up as well and discovered to my horror a .25-45 'Sharps' is a cartridge and rifle that is nothing more than an AR 15 variant and is marketed as something called a 'Sharps' ? Man this is some serious sacrilege!
And before the name 'Henry USA' gets brought up at LEAST they make replicas of original Henry rifles.
Yes, I realize this now but initially when reading '.25/45' Sharps I naturally thought it might have been round intended for a replica or other variant of a traditional Sharps rifle however after looking it up and saw what it was, well, that ended any further interest.That's because the round was created by, and is sold through, The Sharps Rifle Company.
...maybe next time, do a little research before you post?Yes, I realize this now but initially when reading '.25/45' Sharps I naturally thought it might have been round intended for a replica or other variant of a traditional Sharps rifle however after looking it up and saw what it was, well, that ended any further interest.
In case you missed it I DID 'do a little research' when I referenced in my first sentence 'I looked it up as well' - and posted about what I discovered as an afterthought is all, and making 'light' conversation. Something wrong with that ?...maybe next time, do a little research before you post?
How can you look up that cartridge and miss the whole Sharps Rifle Company involvement?In case you missed it I DID 'do a little research' when I referenced in my first sentence 'I looked it up as well' - and posted about what I discovered as an afterthought is all, and making 'light' conversation. Something wrong with that ?
If you're on FB, I just found this....https://www.facebook.com/groups/764948416921186/Looking for load data to use for 25/45 sharps using 115 gr. Nosler boat tail bullets. Did a search but came up empty.
Hey , been shooting .257x45/25 sharps for several years . PM me if have some questions . It an easy cartridge to work with but there are a few fine points to tuning and handload .Looking for load data to use for 25/45 sharps using 115 gr. Nosler boat tail bullets. Did a search but came up empty.
x45 /223 is a great round . Also .223 is great brass to Neck up/down . --> 6mm x45 is the KING . It is exceptional out of a Long barrel AR even with Magazine COAL restriction, and especially sweeter with a Boltaction because longer barrel length is a big+ for squeezing every bit of Vel.fps out of 6x45 with the longer heavier 6mm bullets.Maybe some one will blow a .223 all of the way out and call it a .35 Carbine ?
The cartridge 25x45 been around LONG time before getting SAAMI spec.sharps . But ( name of, Sharps ) that was one of the 'Weird' things that did not help with the marketing of the .25/sharps, when sharps went all out and saami it for brand name . the name 'Sharps' is just ingrained shooting worldwide as Oldschool Bigbore . BigBore Iron is the 1st thing that pops into your head, and the name Sharps.I looked it up as well and discovered to my horror a .25-45 'Sharps' is a cartridge and rifle that is nothing more than an AR 15 variant and is marketed as something called a 'Sharps' ? Man this is some serious sacrilege!
And before the name 'Henry USA' gets brought up at LEAST they make replicas of original Henry rifles.
Isn't that a .300 Blackout?Maybe some one will blow a .223 all of the way out and call it a .35 Carbine ?
It had to happen. I like it!
Necking up a .223 to .25 was a concept I explored when in search of a "tiny action" .257 caliber cartridge that might approximate .250 Savage velocities with the 87gr bullets.
Incentive was an article in a '70's Gun Digest where (by I believe John Amber, the Editor) this was done on a Ruger 77. My avenue was toward the Mini-Mauser action.
His Ruger conversion fell just short of the iconic "3000fps" I wanted, and I had experience with the 6x47 as another guideline. Further exploration revealed the Mini-Mausers were also chambered in 7.62x39.
I found one brand new and had Dennis Olson of Plains, Montana rebarrel it with a Lilga tube in a cartridge based on the 6mm PPC necked up to .257. No bolt face alteration or feed rail modification was needed, and I call the cartridge the .25 PPC: With apologies to Messrs Palmisano and Pindell, mine is the "Pronghorn Pursuit Cartridge" (since the goal was a tiny gun to carry easily while chasing goats).
It "makes the grade" at over 3000fps with the 87gr bullets (my choice is the 85gr Ballistic Tip).
Now, looking for a caliber upgrade for my AR, the .25x45 may be just the ticket. I looked at their site some time ago and saw the outfit possibly in "folding" mode, but today no mention of that trouble. This is getting my attention again.
You don't need heavier than the 87's for goats. (and try the 85g Ballistic Tip). Another .25 favorite of mine for Antelope is the 90gr Sierra Hollowpoint. This is a game bullet (not a varmint bullet) with a stout jacket and has served me well now for over 50 years.I am looking at hunting Pronghorn with it, if i have the chance. I do have some 87 gr. ammo, and I have load data for the 87 gr. but was looking info to load 100 gr. or 115 gr.