.308 Norma Magnum
The.308 Norma Magnum (7.62×65mmBR) cartridge was created by Nils Kvale at Norma, Sweden. Like the larger.358 Norma Magnum it is based on a shortened 300 H&H magnum. It very closely resembled the wildcat.30-338 Magnum cartridge.
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.308 Norma Magnum
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The.308 Norma Magnum (7.62×65mmBR) cartridge was created by Nils Kvale at Norma, Sweden. Like the larger.358 Norma Magnum it is based on a shortened 300 H&H magnum. It very closely resembled the wildcat.30-338 Magnum cartridge.
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Kvale designed a wildcat cartridge, the 8mm Kvale, in 1949. This gave a magnum power cartridge by rechambering surplus 8mm Mauser M98 rifles. The lessons learned from this cartridge were put into the.308 and.358 Norma Magnum. While still popular, the.308 Norma Magnum has been largely supplanted by the.300 Winchester Magnum, mainly due to the availability of rifles chambered in this caliber.
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• Name —.308 Norma Magnum • Origin — Sweden • Type — Rifle • Designer — Nils Kvale, Norma • Design Date — 1960 • Manufacturer — Norma • Production Date — 1960–present • Parent —.300 H&H Magnum • Case Type — Rimless, Belted, bottleneck • Bullet —.308 • Neck —.317 • Base —.513 • Rim Dia —.532 • Case Length — 2.559 • Length — 3.345 • Primer — Large rifle magnum • Max Pressure — 55100 • Bw1 — 200 • Vel1 — 2903 • En1 — 3744 • Balsrc — https: www.chuckhawks.com/308Norma.htm
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- 1..308 Norma Magnum - Sporting Rifle magazine. May 16, 2015.
- 2..308 Norma Mag. www.chuckhawks.com.
- 3.308 Norma Magnum. Northwest Magnum Dead link. June 2026.
- 4.8 X 61 KVALE MAGNUM (8x61) | Cartridgecollector.net. www.cartridgecollector.net.
- 5..308 Norma Magnum. www.ballisticstudies.com.
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- Kvale, Nils. "Kulor, krut och älgar". 1963. Norma. Åmotfors, Sweden. .
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