300 norma

markg · #1 10-20-2018, 09:49 PM

Anyone shooting a 300 Norma? How do they compare velocity vs 300 win mag and 300WSM?

leo · #2 10-20-2018, 10:25 PM

Do you mean 308 Norma Magnum?

jmedical · #3 10-20-2018, 10:27 PM

3100 berger 215. 3000 230’s

Pioneer2 · #4 10-21-2018, 06:08 AM

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...agnum-for-asr/

Mastodon · #5 10-21-2018, 09:08 AM

Lapua is making brass for the 300 Norma now. Cool cartridge but requires the big bolt face.

Steelhorse Cowboy · #6 10-21-2018, 10:23 AM

Wondered why Norma got themselves this "short" mag thing. Dad had got his 308 Norma Mag in '70..I'm still shooting it. Everything from mice to moose has been harvested with it. good luck on the upcoming season everyone.

marky_mark · #7 10-21-2018, 10:37 AM

The 300 and 338 Norma were designed to shoot the extremely heavy bullets for caliber. They are designed for long long range. The 308 Norma is very similar to a 300 win mag. They are built for totally different purposes

Pioneer2 · #8 10-21-2018, 12:22 PM

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.

markg · #9 10-21-2018, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pioneer2

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...agnum-for-asr/

great article thanks for posting. It was just what I was looking for.

shorty · #10 10-21-2018, 01:37 PM

I almost built a 300 Norma but I already had an action that worked for the 338 Edge so went that route just because of the cost of getting a new bolt and buying a reamer. I shot my edge to 1820 yards this morning.

I also have a 308 Norma that I shoot 210 SMKs in and shoots great to 1700 plus yards.

Grizzly Adams · #11 10-21-2018, 02:01 PM

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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.

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

Pioneer2 · #12 10-21-2018, 03:49 PM

Then Rem stole the idea for the 7mmRem Mag from a fellowgun writer on safari using 7mm Mashburn Magnum.After seeing his gun perform out comes the 7mm Rem Mag

Pioneer2 · #13 10-21-2018, 04:14 PM

The .308 NM was released in 1959 and then Winchester released the .300 Win mag in 1963. As well Whelan must have known of the existence of the 9.3x62 when the .35 Whelan version appeared.Ellwood Epps saw a wildcat .303 used by another hunter in Africa and asked for a couple brass.Mistake he returned home and "invented" the .303Epps shortly thereafter.This happens all the time.Jim Carmicheal made up a 6.5 Panther on a .308 win case showed it to Rem and out came the clone .260 Rem.