l4oth Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Does anyone have any experience of the .308 Norma Magnum calibre? I've got a set or reloading dies and am wondering whether or not to make the next logical step and have a rifle built in the calibre - seems a shame to see the dies sat their being unused Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have a 308 Norma Magnum. It is a heck of a cartridge and ballistically equivalent to the 30-338 round the U.S. Army uses for competition. The loading data is identical. Mine is a BSA factory sporter. Think of it as a long necked 300 Win Mag. It is a very accurate cartridge but it is obsolete, at least on this side of the pond. Probably easier for you to get Norma brass. Still, having a set of dies and needing a rifle built to match sounds like something I would do. (I once bought a $1200 rifle, $4 a casing brass, and $250 reloading dies to make use of a bullet mold I paid $11 for at a gunshow...) Which makes it both perfectly acceptable and quite looney at the same time. ~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l4oth Posted November 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 I have a 308 Norma Magnum. It is a heck of a cartridge and ballistically equivalent to the 30-338 round the U.S. Army uses for competition. The loading data is identical. Mine is a BSA factory sporter. Think of it as a long necked 300 Win Mag.It is a very accurate cartridge but it is obsolete, at least on this side of the pond. Probably easier for you to get Norma brass. Still, having a set of dies and needing a rifle built to match sounds like something I would do. (I once bought a $1200 rifle, $4 a casing brass, and $250 reloading dies to make use of a bullet mold I paid $11 for at a gunshow...) Which makes it both perfectly acceptable and quite looney at the same time. ~Andrew Andrew, Thanks for the reply - thought I would draw a blank, but just goes to show. Think your rationale with the bullet mold makes my decision look like a "no brainer" (it is a Redding "deluxe" die set, worth much more than $11). Appreciating your rifle is a sporter, what is the rifle like from the recoil perspective? I'll have a look over here and see what brass availability will be like and hopefully then I can get cracking Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Sorry it took so long to get back to you. I've been away for a bit. My rifle is a BSA, factory chambered to 308 NM. I'm guessing the recoil is like a 300 WM.~Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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