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My local hook and bullet is getting one of the new Christensen Arms MPRs chambered in .300 Norma.
At first I though he was mistaken since I'd never heard of the .300 Norma. I knew about the .308 Norma- a belted cartridge from the 60s- but not this one.
I looked it up- a beltless, big cased, .30 that seem primarily marketed to tactical/long range type shooters. Ballistics seem basically on par with the 300WBY/300RUM/30NOS class- 220 at 3000fps and I assume 180gr at 3200ish.It also seems the SOCOM folks have picked it up for their new sniper rifles.
The only real difference I could discern is the .300 Norma is twisted to 1:8 rather than the usual 1:10 or 1:11 that virtual every other .30 magnum has. Not really sure what I'd do with it other than agonize over the cost of brass and the procurement of it...but it certainly looks interesting in a fast twist rifle.
At first I though he was mistaken since I'd never heard of the .300 Norma. I knew about the .308 Norma- a belted cartridge from the 60s- but not this one.
I looked it up- a beltless, big cased, .30 that seem primarily marketed to tactical/long range type shooters. Ballistics seem basically on par with the 300WBY/300RUM/30NOS class- 220 at 3000fps and I assume 180gr at 3200ish.It also seems the SOCOM folks have picked it up for their new sniper rifles.
The only real difference I could discern is the .300 Norma is twisted to 1:8 rather than the usual 1:10 or 1:11 that virtual every other .30 magnum has. Not really sure what I'd do with it other than agonize over the cost of brass and the procurement of it...but it certainly looks interesting in a fast twist rifle.