25-45 Sharps - 09/26/18
Any fans of the 25-45 Sharps?
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 09/27/18
Interesting. Please describe it.
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 09/27/18
223 necked up to .257.
supposed to have savage 250-3000 ballistics
i have had one for 2 years and find it a great round. But, you have to really work to get 250 savage ballistics.
the other thing is if you have a .223 you have to be careful not to grab your 25-45 ammo when using the .223, yeah i know but i am getting old and can't read headstamps well anymore and the difference in .223 and .257 bullets is hard for me to see anymore.
supposed to have savage 250-3000 ballistics
i have had one for 2 years and find it a great round. But, you have to really work to get 250 savage ballistics.
the other thing is if you have a .223 you have to be careful not to grab your 25-45 ammo when using the .223, yeah i know but i am getting old and can't read headstamps well anymore and the difference in .223 and .257 bullets is hard for me to see anymore.
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 09/30/18
Thanks , reason I asked is DVORhad barrels on sale, I think I need a 25 caliber
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 09/30/18
I looked at it and can't really feel the love. I'd not attempt anything with it that couldn't be done with a .223 with 75's.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/06/18
I am really liking mine. I have an 18" BHW barrel.
Truesporting arms has these barrels on sale.
Truesporting arms has these barrels on sale.
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/06/18
Originally Posted by Potsy
I looked at it and can't really feel the love. I'd not attempt anything with it that couldn't be done with a .223 with 75's.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
My thoughts
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/23/18
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Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/23/18
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Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/23/18
Originally Posted by deerstalker
223 necked up to .257.
supposed to have savage 250-3000 ballistics
i have had one for 2 years and find it a great round. But, you have to really work to get 250 savage ballistics.
the other thing is if you have a .223 you have to be careful not to grab your 25-45 ammo when using the .223, yeah i know but i am getting old and can't read headstamps well anymore and the difference in .223 and .257 bullets is hard for me to see anymore.
supposed to have savage 250-3000 ballistics
i have had one for 2 years and find it a great round. But, you have to really work to get 250 savage ballistics.
the other thing is if you have a .223 you have to be careful not to grab your 25-45 ammo when using the .223, yeah i know but i am getting old and can't read headstamps well anymore and the difference in .223 and .257 bullets is hard for me to see anymore.
Color code by the boxes. A Sharpie comes in handy, too.
Re: 25-45 Sharps - 10/23/18
Originally Posted by Potsy
I looked at it and can't really feel the love. I'd not attempt anything with it that couldn't be done with a .223 with 75's.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
Saying you can get .250 Savage performance out of a 25-45 is the same as saying you can get .22-250 performance out of a .223. Same capacities involved. I just ain't seeing it with like pressures and barrel lengths.
If I were looking for any performance increase on a '15 platform, I'd be looking at the Grendel case. I'd bet a dollar somebody's necked a Grendel (or a 6.8, for that matter) to .257.
Of course, if you have a big pile of .223 brass and a big pile of .257 bullets (or if you just want to), rock on.
A Grendel or 6.8/Valkyrie case is an improvement but if you want the ultimate in a AR15 type rifle. use a WSSM case. They cut down magazine capacity but make bank on fps, if that's important. I had a Dtech 243 WSSM upper I let go when I shouldn't have.