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I bought several boxes of Norma 165g 30-06 loads a few years ago. They proved as accurate as anything in my 06 and did as well as anything else on a whitetail doe.
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I bought a couple of boxes of the Norma Whitetail with the 150 gr bullet for my 308. It is a sub MOA load in my rifle. Haven't used it on game since I shoot handloads for the most part. I picked up the ammo during the pandemic so I could hunt if I ran out of components so for me it is simply fall back ammo. The best load I have with my 308 is with Barnes 130 gr TTSX and Varget powder and as long as I can get the components I'll hunt with those.
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Looks like no difference other than one sporting the new box design?
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I have no idea. And one is cheaper
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I have no idea. And one is cheaper Maybe the blue ink is more expensive 😇😂
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not sure the difference i ordered 4 boxes of the cheaper to see how they work on whitetail
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Even the specs are the same
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Shot some 6.5 cm whitetail from a savage 110 light weight storm seemed to shoot it well. Looked Moa or better at 100 yards.
Switched over to Bond strike in the seven mag as I didn’t like the performance of Hornady precision hunter only fired one shot at a 5 x 5 elk and it dropped in its tracks at 275 yards. Its accuracy in my tikka super light was definitely sub MOA and just as accurate as Hornady precision hunter if not better.
The 30-06 bond strike also shot well in my custom rifle. If I can’t find 150 ttsx I’ll definitely be switching over.
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Ok. From NORMA customer service. These are both the same. Buy the cheaper one.
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DIDNT norma load Weatherbys stuff for decades? We sell a lot at the shop and offer a $10 buy back on the brass. Much to be said about a company from a county that requires a marksmanship test before issuing hunting tags. Precision Shooting

In precision shooting, the sampler's ability to shoot two tight match pictures of four shots each is examined. The first shooting series the sampler will shoot from a shooting bench with good support and the other series is shot knee standing or sitting down. Shooting distance should be 80 meters.

To pass requires the bullet holes in each series are fully covered by a circular result image templates.

Series shot from shooting bench may have up to 12 cm spread.

Series shot knee standing or sitting down may have at most 17 cm spread.
If only one series is approved, the test is failed.


Practical big game rifle test
The practical big game rifle includes -
 
1. Shooting at a stationary moosefigure/target
2.Shooting at running moosefigure/target
Shooting distance is 80 meters.


At the time of the test the sampler may shoot a maximum of 9 series. One series consist of 4 shots, 2 shots at stationary and 2 shots at running target. For series to be approved, all 4 shots should be placed in the result field on the moosefigure/target.
Of these 9 series, at least 3 series must be approved for the test to be approved.
Swedish hunting examination
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Just returned from elk hunting. My rifle of choice this year is a Christensen CA10 in .308 with 24" barrel. It shoots the cheap Norma Whitrtail 150 grain very well. Raghorn 5x5 at 520 yards. Three shots in the chest. It was dead on it's feet after the first shot, and it never took a step, but I keep shooting until they are down. None of the bullets exited. No bullets recovered. Small cow at 310 yards. One shot behind shoulder. She ran 50 yards straight down hill and crashed. No exit. No bullet recovered. Seems like great ammo! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/205810.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/205811.jpg)
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Nice work. No bullets recovered?? Better watch when you eat that meat.
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Well it saddens me to write this
I bought a bunch for my 308, 30-06 , and 300 Weatherby
My Sako is what I’d call ammo picky. What it likes it really likes and what it hates it hates. 2 1/2 to 3 inch groups at 100 with Whitetail in 150s
My Savage is not picky at all. Shoots most factory under 1 1/2 inches and Federal Blue Bix below MOA. With the Norma I was getting 2-3 inch groups at 100 and had several groups that were a little worse than that
My 7600 is a consistent 1 1/2 inch shooter with every 150 and 165 grain load I have tried. 180s are much better. Norma Whitetail was 3+ inches
I bought 4 boxes of Norma Big Game for the 300. It is 180 Oryx. Sub MOA with that ammo and in most cases, 3 shots touching.
I gave my son the 308 and 30-06 ammo and both are very accurate in his Tikka and Remington pump. I’m snakebitten I guess when it comes to Norma in standard calibers
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Just returned from elk hunting. My rifle of choice this year is a Christensen CA10 in .308 with 24" barrel. It shoots the cheap Norma Whitrtail 150 grain very well. Raghorn 5x5 at 520 yards. Three shots in the chest. It was dead on it's feet after the first shot, and it never took a step, but I keep shooting until they are down. None of the bullets exited. No bullets recovered. Small cow at 310 yards. One shot behind shoulder. She ran 50 yards straight down hill and crashed. No exit. No bullet recovered. Seems like great ammo! Nice shooting T Bone. I love that size bull for eating.
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It's my understanding that the 308, 150s with the "elk" box are oryx bullets.
That may not be right but it's what I read somewhere. I bought several boxes of this last summer when Palmetto had it for $15/box. I too had read the same thing. However, I'm not convinced that's the case and there is nothing on Norma's site to say they produce a 150 gr Oryx bullet. I reached out to them and the person on the phone couldn't answer the question. Either it's a best kept secret or that;s not the case. I'd like to know myself.
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Just returned from elk hunting. My rifle of choice this year is a Christensen CA10 in .308 with 24" barrel. It shoots the cheap Norma Whitrtail 150 grain very well. Raghorn 5x5 at 520 yards. Three shots in the chest. It was dead on it's feet after the first shot, and it never took a step, but I keep shooting until they are down. None of the bullets exited. No bullets recovered. Small cow at 310 yards. One shot behind shoulder. She ran 50 yards straight down hill and crashed. No exit. No bullet recovered. Seems like great ammo! Nice shooting T Bone. I love that size bull for eating. Yeah buddy, way to go! That’s the way to get after them!
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I just shot some 150 gr Norma 308 Whitetail out of my Bergara Premier Mountain Rifle. Less than a 1" group at 200 yards. It was more accurate than the Federal Premium 150 Partitions ammo was, although not by a whole lot.
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I shot a fat forkhorn whitetail the first week of November with my 300 WSM shooting the 180 Bondstrikes. Range was around 100 yards angling away from me walking. Hit him on the point of the shoulder and exited the neck. A little further forward than I wanted but dead on the spot. Lost most of the meat on the neck but not unexpected. 1" hole on exit.
Wanted to try them out since I'm planning on using them next fall on elk.
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Not sure about their Whitetail load but that Oryz bullet is darn sure nice. Hit a small whitetali buck with a 156g Oryx from my 6.5 Swede at a bit over 100 yds broadside. Hit was just behind point of shoulder. He dropped, kicked once and was dead. never seen any animal go down that hard. Entire chest cavity looked like a blender had been used on it. Gonna keep using it.
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