NORMA HUNTING
.308 Winchester Hunting ammo
10,7g/165gr Norma Silencer Oryx 20ptr
Optimized for short barrels with silencer
Game: Large game
9,7g/150gr Ecostrike 20ptr
Game: Medium game
9,7g/150gr Nosler ballistic Tip 20ptr
Game: Medium game
10,7g/165gr Norma Oryx 20ptr
Game: Large game
10,7g/165gr Swift A-Frame 20ptr
Game: Large game
11g/170gr Norma Tipstrike 20ptr
Game: Medium game
11,7g/180gr Norma Bondstrike 20ptr
Game: Medium game Long Range
11,1g/180gr Norma Alaska 20ptr
Game: Large game
11,7g/180gr Norma Vulkan 20ptr
Game: Large game
11,7g/180gr Norma Oryx 20ptr
Game: Large game
9,7g/150gr Helmantel Jaktmatch 50ptr
Game: Practice
Is placed under category Jaktmatch
9,7g/150gr Golden Target Match 50ptr
Game: Target
Is placed under category Match
10,9g/168gr Diamond Line Match 20ptr
Game: Target
Is placed under category Match
This is the sporting version of 7,62x51mm NATO. It was introduced by Winchester in 1952 - only a year after the new NATO cartridge. As most other military cartridges it was expected to become popular for hunting quickly and Winchester wisely decided to make a civilian version with their name.
The purpose of the new military design was to make a more compact cartridge with a quicker cycle rate than the .30-06, and enabling a soldier to carry more rounds. It also has excellent accuracy potential and is favored by many target shooters. As the .308 Winchester fits into short bolt actions and delivers almost the same energy as the .30-06 with medium weight bullets it has become one of the most popular cartridges in the world.
The case capacity is not suited to bullets much heavier than 180 grains, however, and accordingly some hunters finds it too light for the largest species like the big bears. It is important to know that the .308 Winchester is not entirely identical to the 7,62 NATO in all dimensions due to differences in tolerances, and some rifle chambers cannot handle military ammunition.