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Originally Posted by Pioneer2
Stolen idea by Winchester with a short bastardized neck unlike the .308 NM .Norma made guns and no ammo for about 5 years to go with it so Winchester offered both.Bad marketing on Norma's part.
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No, as I understand it, the idea behind the short Norma cartridges was to be able to take advantage of surplus military actions. At one time it was economical and popular to do conversions.
Grizz
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