Norma

Swedish ammunition maker in Åmotfors, active since 1902; maker of the Oryx, Bondstrike and Ecostrike hunting bullets.

Country: Sweden
Founded: 1902
Website: norma-ammunition.com

Norma traces its origins to 1902, when Ivar Enger found a small building in Åmotfors. The first proper factory opened in 1911 on the same site. Dynamit Nobel bought the company in 1990; today it sits within Beretta Holding. Oryx, a bonded soft point, is its all-round hunting bullet.

Factory loads

Load	Caliber	Bullet type	Mass	v0	E0	BC G1 / G7
Norma Tipstrike Varmint	.223 Remington	Polymer tip	3.6 g	980 m/s	1,729 J	0.245 / —
Norma Oryx	.243 Winchester	Bonded	6.5 g	910 m/s	2,691 J	0.261 / —
Norma Oryx	.270 Winchester	Bonded	9.7 g	870 m/s	3,671 J	0.373 / —
Norma Bondstrike	.30-06 Springfield	Bonded	11.7 g	840 m/s	4,128 J	0.615 / 0.308
Norma Oryx	.30-06 Springfield	Bonded	11.7 g	823 m/s	3,962 J	0.354 / —
Norma Oryx	.300 Winchester Magnum	Bonded	11.7 g	890 m/s	4,634 J	0.354 / —
Norma Oryx	.308 Winchester	Bonded	10.7 g	835 m/s	3,730 J	0.333 / —
Norma Bondstrike	.308 Winchester	Bonded	11.7 g	800 m/s	3,744 J	0.615 / 0.308
Norma Oryx	.308 Winchester	Bonded	11.7 g	796 m/s	3,707 J	0.354 / —
Norma EcostrikeLead-free	6,5×55 SE	Monolithic	7.8 g	860 m/s	2,884 J	0.390 / 0.195
Norma Oryx	6,5×55 SE	Bonded	10.1 g	760 m/s	2,917 J	0.348 / —
Norma Oryx	6.5 Creedmoor	Bonded	10.1 g	780 m/s	3,072 J	0.348 / —
Norma Oryx	7×64	Bonded	11.0 g	840 m/s	3,881 J	0.324 / —
Norma Oryx	9,3×62	Bonded	18.5 g	720 m/s	4,795 J	0.356 / —
Norma Oryx	9,3×74 R	Bonded	18.5 g	710 m/s	4,663 J	0.356 / —

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