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338 Norma Review By Ward W. Brien
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<blockquote data-quote="985" data-source="post: 481003"><p>Dear krlemas and bailey1474:</p><p></p><p>I apologize to you for coming across so harsh. I was answering your post from my android and just spat it out. So, please accept my apology as it was not my intention. </p><p></p><p>Let me tell you a story... When the 338 Norma was just coming online, I was extremely impressed with it's accuracy and smoothness. It's velocity at one mile was just above 1400 fps and it ft. lbs. of energy was close to matching that. I think 1300+... While calling wind for Richard McKinney, (Riflemaker who made my first 338 Norma), he shot about a 6" group at 1574 meters. Not on a range, but in a real world mountain environment. It shot better than the 338 Norma that I had shot prior to my build. I asked myself why? Later I found out that the other rifle-maker, when ordering a reamer from Mr. Keef at Pacific Tool and Gauge, took it upon himself to change the dimensions. It performed well, but not as well as the Sloan design. </p><p></p><p>Fast forward to about one year ago, and the reports for the .338 Norma from credible "Players" in the firearms industry began coming out. Some of that information is as follows,</p><p></p><p>The .338 Norma is THREE TIMES more accurate downrange than the .338 Lapua. This theoretically means that as mentioned above, with the .338 Norma shooting 6 inches at 1574 meters, that the Lapua would be presenting 18" groups.</p><p></p><p>Regarding the .338 Lapua; throat erosion occurred at 700 rounds. Barrel life of the .338 Norma is Three Times Longer.</p><p></p><p>That is only a portion of the .338 Norma's character.</p><p></p><p>So, if you like trying new things, Please let me know when you make it better. </p><p></p><p>My very best regards to you,</p><p></p><p> Ward</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="985, post: 481003"] Dear krlemas and bailey1474: I apologize to you for coming across so harsh. I was answering your post from my android and just spat it out. So, please accept my apology as it was not my intention. Let me tell you a story... When the 338 Norma was just coming online, I was extremely impressed with it's accuracy and smoothness. It's velocity at one mile was just above 1400 fps and it ft. lbs. of energy was close to matching that. I think 1300+... While calling wind for Richard McKinney, (Riflemaker who made my first 338 Norma), he shot about a 6" group at 1574 meters. Not on a range, but in a real world mountain environment. It shot better than the 338 Norma that I had shot prior to my build. I asked myself why? Later I found out that the other rifle-maker, when ordering a reamer from Mr. Keef at Pacific Tool and Gauge, took it upon himself to change the dimensions. It performed well, but not as well as the Sloan design. Fast forward to about one year ago, and the reports for the .338 Norma from credible "Players" in the firearms industry began coming out. Some of that information is as follows, The .338 Norma is THREE TIMES more accurate downrange than the .338 Lapua. This theoretically means that as mentioned above, with the .338 Norma shooting 6 inches at 1574 meters, that the Lapua would be presenting 18" groups. Regarding the .338 Lapua; throat erosion occurred at 700 rounds. Barrel life of the .338 Norma is Three Times Longer. That is only a portion of the .338 Norma's character. So, if you like trying new things, Please let me know when you make it better. My very best regards to you, Ward [/QUOTE]
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