Lindcott Armory Rifle
.40-90 Sharps Bottleneck
Bottleneck (necked) .40-90 Sharps — a black-powder buffalo cartridge of the 1870s–80s, distinct from the straight .40-90..
- Caliber
- 0.403″ · 10.24 mm
- Case
- Bottleneck
- Status
- Obsolete
- Type
- Rifle
- Status
- Obsolete
- Case type
- Bottleneck
- Eff. range
- 200 yd
Ballistics
- Parent case
- —
Representative trajectory — modeled from a single velocity input (no published BC for this cartridge yet).
Dimensionscase measurements · scale drawing · size vs familiar rounds
Case dimensions — the scale drawing at the top of the page is built from these.
Dimensions · approximate| Measure | mm | in | ✓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet ⌀ | 10.24 | 0.403 | · |
| Neck ⌀ | — | — | |
| Shoulder ⌀ | n/a | ||
| Shoulder angle | n/a | ||
| Base ⌀ | — | — | |
| Rim ⌀ | — | — | |
| Belt ⌀ | n/a | ||
| Rim thickness | — | — | |
| Neck length | n/a | ||
| Case length | — | — | |
| Overall length | — | — | |
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Connected reference
History
Bottleneck (necked) .40-90 Sharps — a black-powder buffalo cartridge of the 1870s–80s, distinct from the straight .40-90.
FAQs
- What bullet diameter is .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck?
- .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck uses a 0.403″ (10.24 mm) diameter bullet.
- Is .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck still in production?
- .40-90 Sharps Bottleneck is obsolete.
Sources & provenance
- ReferenceReloading Data .40-90 BN / .40-90 Bottleneck (Venturino Data) · velocity_max_fps
- ReferenceReloading Data .40-90 Sharps (Necked) · velocity_max_fps
Data & sources. Specs compiled from the Lindcott Armory reference; the trajectory is modeled (point-mass), not measured. See methodology. Spotted an error? Report it →