25-45/sharps reloading data (update post 4)

[2shotjoe]

old title: Who has published 25-45/sharps reloading data?

My barrel and dies came in and checked all the books, nothing. Check online and just see people asking and 25-223 that someone else made (another wildcat).

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[CCrawford]

Did you call them directly?

Sharps Rifle Company
1195 US Highway 20-26-87
Glenrock, WY 82637 U.S.A.
307-436-2795
877-256-4794
info@srcarms.com

Intro was in 2013 at SHOT, so too new and not popular enough to be published in the books yet. It is listed in the 14th ed. of Cartridges of the World. You may want to also research the .25 TCU.

.25-.222 Copperhead is listed in Cartridges of the World (12th and 13th ed., dropped from current 14th ed.). It has info on round that might give you some ideas as where to begin. Bracket the info from the Copperhead with the two following and see where that leads you. The .257 Raptor from Gary Reeder is based on the .204 Ruger case (which is based on the .222 Mag case). The .257 Kimber is another .222 Mag base cartridge you may want to research.

Good Luck

[2shotjoe]

this is what I got on 1/19. i bought some 70gr bullets and gonna try reloader 10.

But we discourage loading bullets heavier than 87 grains. Bullets of 117-120 grains have a steep ogive, which do not provide a good "neck weld" in the chamber. Plus you lose significant powder capacity in the case with heavier bullets. The .25-45 Sharps, at reasonable distances, offers killing power and respectable velocity. But it is not a long range cartridge.
We load our factory ammo with a maximum OAL of 2.250" in order for it to fit in the magazine of an AR.

PLEASE DO NOT EXCEED THESE LOADS!
Load #1 - CCI 400 small rifle primer and Sierra 70 grain Blitzking .257 bullet, Powder H335 - Maximum load 30.0 grains - expected velocity of 3100 fps (needs a powder drop tube)
Load #2 - CCI 400 small rifle primer and Sierra 75 grain Hollow Pnt .257 bullet, Powder Western X-terminator - Maximum load 30.0 grains - expected velocity of 3100 fps (needs a powder drop tube)
Load #3 - CCI 400 small rifle primer and Speer HotCor 87 grain .257 bullet, Powder H322 - Maximum load 26.0 grains - expected velocity of 2850 fps
Load #4 - CCI 400 small rifle primer and Speer HotCor 87 grain .257 bullet, Powder H335 - Maximum load 28.0 grains - expected velocity of 2900 fps
Load #5 - CCI 400 small rifle primer and Speer HotCor 87 grain .257 bullet, Powder Western X-terminator - Maximum load 28.5 grains - expected velocity of 2950 fps
The Ramshot X-Terminator powder comes the closest of all of the commercial powders we've tested to the velocities achieved with our factory loadings in which we use factory OEM powders.
We have heard from some shooters who have found that AA2250 yields promising results, but we have not yet tested it.

[2shotjoe]

My reloading pains. I checked all the vendors that has the 25-45 remmer, no one will make me a case gauge. I used the gun itself instead, pulled the firing pin out for safety. Live primers, no powder yet.

When i was resizing, i had to set the resizer twice, didn't notice the die was backing out on me.

On the bullet seater/taper crimp die. Don't trust what was left at by the manufacture. 2.24 COL, 75gr .257 sierra bullets Hey, I got 11 new 300bo cases!!

I got 10 cases of reloader 10 at 24.5gr each. the other powders listed a post above is a compressed load. would be nice if they said that.




can you spot the bad ones?


only good round is the one up front alone.

[anyracoon]

Stirring up a old post.

Any one loading for 25-45 Sharps now?