Norma

[bezzola]

Does anyone here shoot a 308 norma. What is it close to does it but out like a 300 win

[fps plus]

My prose and grammar are not the best but have no idea what you are asking here . Please clarify

[huntinstuff]

The difference in reality between 308 Norma and 300 win mag is conversational.

If you had both, blindfolded yourself and shot both, you couldnt tell which was which.

I had a Schultz and Larsen 308 Norma. No difference to me compared to a 300win mag. Except at that time the ammo was $75 a box.

[bezzola]

I have a friend that is selling of a few firearms that im going to look at and is one is the 308 norma. Just wondering if its worth grabbing. Can factory ammo still be bought i can honestly say i never seen ammo on a shelf.

[elkhunter11]

308 Norma Magnum ammunition can be found if you look hard enough, but it isn't cheap. Be sure not to confuse 308Norma, and 300Norma, they aren't the same.

[huntinstuff]

Originally Posted by bezzola

I have a friend that is selling of a few firearms that im going to look at and is one is the 308 norma. Just wondering if its worth grabbing. Can factory ammo still be bought i can honestly say i never seen ammo on a shelf.

I dont believe buying it would do you any good. Ammo is wildly expensive. Starts at $130/box of 20

[Coiloil37]

I had one about 15-20 years ago. With a 26” barrel and full noise handloads I could hardly beat ‘06 velocity across my chrony. A 180 at 2900 was the best I could achieve, 165’s at 3050ish. Both loaded with many different powders and projectiles.

Perhaps my results are in the minority and perhaps that rifle had an oversized chamber but it was a cartridge I couldn’t achieve listed velocity with any load. If I didn’t have a chronograph and trusted the book and felt recoil I would have thought it was a .300 mag of some flavour.

[Pioneer2]

Easy to make ammo..........reload. You can FL resize 7mm Rem mag and ,338 Win mag brass or .300 Win mag and trim. Same as loading any other calibre.With smarter marketing [ammo + guns available at the same time] the copycat .300 win mag wouldn't have existed. Companies steal other's ideas.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by Coiloil37

I had one about 15-20 years ago. With a 26” barrel and full noise handloads I could hardly beat ‘06 velocity across my chrony. A 180 at 2900 was the best I could achieve, 165’s at 3050ish. Both loaded with many different powders and projectiles.

Perhaps my results are in the minority and perhaps that rifle had an oversized chamber but it was a cartridge I couldn’t achieve listed velocity with any load. If I didn’t have a chronograph and trusted the book and felt recoil I would have thought it was a .300 mag of some flavour.

If you used the same bullet weight you would have seen a difference.
However, as has been not , very similar to 30o mag except fr the difference i the neck.
Velocities are interchangeable with the 300 magnum.
Cat

[bezzola]

Im thinking i don’t need it
I have
300 win
300 rum
308
30/06
7mm

He does have a 25/06 i want

[1886]

What’s this “need” you are talking about? After the first rifle it turns to want. Lol

[Steelhorse Cowboy]

Using my Pappies Parker Hale 308 Norma Mag since 1980.
Shoots the same as a 300Winnie.
I was lucky enuf to acquire a 4 boxes of ammo 20 yr ago and 200 new cases a few yr ago before the price went silly.
That saying I have formed cases with 300 and 338 Win.
it works....just not as nice as Norma factory brass.
That saying..It doesnt get used as a range hog.

Great thread!

[Prophet River]

Originally Posted by huntinstuff

I dont believe buying it would do you any good. Ammo is wildly expensive. Starts at $130/box of 20

https://store.prophetriver.com/norma...20ct-20174912/