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The .50-90 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black-powder cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies. It is the most powerful round that a 1874 Sharps rifle could use.

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  • .50-90 Sharps
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  • The .50-90 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black-powder cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies. It is the most powerful round that a 1874 Sharps rifle could use.
  • |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .50-90 Sharps |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Sharps 50-90.jpg.50-90 Sharps cartridges |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Blackpowder Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | USA |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | USA |- mm )
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  • Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
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  • The .50-90 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black-powder cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies. It is the most powerful round that a 1874 Sharps rifle could use.
  • |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .50-90 Sharps |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:Sharps 50-90.jpg.50-90 Sharps cartridges |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Blackpowder Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | USA |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | USA |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designer | colspan="2" | Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1872 |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Manufacturer | colspan="2" | Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Produced | colspan="2" | 1875 |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Variants | colspan="2" | .50-100, .50-110 |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Parent case | colspan="2" | .50 Basic |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimmed, straight-taper |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Overall length | colspan="2" | in (mm ) |- |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Large rifle |- |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) FN||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) FN||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) FN||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: Accurate Smokeless Powders |} The .50-90 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Bullet diameter was typically .512" (13.004 mm) diameter. However, older black powder rounds with lead bullets are frequently loaded with a variation of bullet diameters based on which particular diameter shoots best in that particular gun. The type of rifling (grooves), bullet composition (lead/tin/alloy), etc. affect how well a particular diameter bullet will shoot. Bullet weights ranged from 425 grains (27.54 g) at approximately 1400 ft/sec (426.72 m/s) to a much heavier and more powerful 550 grains (35.64 g) at approximately 1275 ft/sec (388.62 m/s).
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