.25-45 Sharps

.25-45 Sharps SRC
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Sharps Rifle Company
Designed	2014
Manufacturer	Sharps Rifle Company
Produced	2014-
Specifications
Parent case	.223 Remington
Case type	Rimless, Bottlenecked
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 weight/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

The .25-45 Sharps is a firearms cartridge developed by Sharps Rifle Company (SRC Arms) for hunting deer or antelope as an alternative to .300 AAC Blackout. The cartridge name is derived from its caliber (.25) and case length (necked-up 5.56×45), as opposed to older hyphenated cartridges that were named for caliber and powder charge. Factory ballistics with the 87-grain bullet equal those of the original .250-3000 Savage with the same bullet weight.

See Also

• Table of handgun and rifle cartridges