470 Nitro Express print those excellent groups, you’re seeing the performance of Norma powder.
The entire Norma African PH line - famous for its accuracy and consistency - is handloaded in Amotfors, Sweden, with Norma powder. Norma offers a powder for nearly every cartridge, from the faster-burning 200 and 201, through 204 and the slow-burning 217 and MRP. Mag.: The Answer To Most Hunting Questions It has performed here in the States on whitetail deer in temperatures well below freezing, as well as in South Africa in November where temps exceeded 110 degrees. I watched three bullets print a ¾-inch group at 100 yards, and I had what I was looking for.Ĭruising along at just over 2,800 fps, this combination has made several safaris in the hands of a number of friends as well as my wife, having accounted for zebra, blue wildebeest, sable, warthog, impala and more. When I began trying different powders, I was getting lukewarm accuracy - probably tight enough for hunting but certainly not inspiring - until I reached for the can of Norma 200. 375 Holland & Holland case, specifically for a plains game safari. I was looking for a powder to drive the light-for-caliber 230-grain Cutting Edge Raptor bullet in the.
Their 203B, URP and MRP give a wide spectrum of burn rates and applications, but the Norma 200 and I became fast friends. Norma powder is the product of the ammunition company of the same name - famous for its excellent component brass in reloading circles, as well as the performance of their ammo - and is excellent stuff. While often overlooked, they have quite a bit to offer the handloader, and I’ve relied upon them for some fantastic performance. I’m talking about Ramshot, Accurate, Norma and Vihtavouri powders. Yes, I’m a huge consumer and devotee of the IMR, Hodgdon, Alliant and Winchester powders, but there have been numerous times where the lesser-known powders have saved the day. 375 H&H is well served by Norma 200 powder, especially with light bullets. Yet, just as bullet technology changes - and a new release might prove to be a panacea for a supposedly problem rifle - sometimes using a powder that doesn’t have the long-term reputation of the more famous varieties can be a real problem solver. We all have our favorite powders, just as we have our favorite bullets. What Are The Overlooked Powders That Perform: Sometimes, lesser-known powders are exactly what a rifle needs to transform from ‘goat’ to glorious.
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