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.308 Norma calabre?
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<blockquote data-quote="Apex Custom Rifles" data-source="post: 443023" data-attributes="member: 19307"><p>Hey, I have a .308 Norma on a 1917 Enfield action. Hart barrel and it shoots around 1/2" with Barnes 168gr TSX, WLRM, 72.5 gr H4831SC, Win .338 Brass necked down to .308. It's the easiest way to make brass, but the neck ends up a little short, which is no big deal. I have never tried using 7mm Mag brass, but I have another rifle in 7mm so using .338 WM brass keeps me from accidentally mixing up ammo.</p><p> </p><p>It will blow those .338 necks forward too so there is more case capcity than the .338. </p><p> </p><p>I have a bunch of .300 WM brass I was always going to convert, but that involves running them through the norma FL die, and trimming. </p><p> </p><p>Mine has a 1" decelerator pad and a thumbhold stock so the kick is not bad IMO. I built it for a replacement of a .300 WM I sold a few years back, and I wanted something for big game Like Elk, Moose, etc. </p><p> </p><p>Here is a photo of the .338 brass conversion. </p><p>Left to Right, New .338 WM brass, Necked down to .308, Formed case, Norma case with longer neck.</p><p> </p><p>That is the only down side to using the .338 brass is the shorter neck. <img src="http://forums.gunboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=374689&d=1290575907" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Apex Custom Rifles, post: 443023, member: 19307"] Hey, I have a .308 Norma on a 1917 Enfield action. Hart barrel and it shoots around 1/2" with Barnes 168gr TSX, WLRM, 72.5 gr H4831SC, Win .338 Brass necked down to .308. It's the easiest way to make brass, but the neck ends up a little short, which is no big deal. I have never tried using 7mm Mag brass, but I have another rifle in 7mm so using .338 WM brass keeps me from accidentally mixing up ammo. It will blow those .338 necks forward too so there is more case capcity than the .338. I have a bunch of .300 WM brass I was always going to convert, but that involves running them through the norma FL die, and trimming. Mine has a 1" decelerator pad and a thumbhold stock so the kick is not bad IMO. I built it for a replacement of a .300 WM I sold a few years back, and I wanted something for big game Like Elk, Moose, etc. Here is a photo of the .338 brass conversion. Left to Right, New .338 WM brass, Necked down to .308, Formed case, Norma case with longer neck. That is the only down side to using the .338 brass is the shorter neck. [IMG]http://forums.gunboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=374689&d=1290575907[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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