Norma 202 first test.
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Topic: Norma 202 first test.
Posted By: Zed
Subject: Norma 202 first test.
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 1:19pm
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Being unable to get N140 from my local Armourer; I have some Norma 202 powder to try out for this years Service rifle competitions. I have two rifles to load for: the No1MkIII* and the No4Mk1/2. The No1 rifle generally prefers lighter loads than the No4; which seems to the case with the Norma 202 as well. I loaded 39.0, 39.4, 39.8 and 40.0 grains for the initial test. Test was at 50 metres, which is not ideal, but that's all we have locally. I had the good fortune that another club member turned up to test some ammo' and brought a Garmin bullet velocity radar. So he chronographed my test , which was very helpful. It's an impressive piece of kit! Speeds were lower than I expected, but the accuracy looks good on this first test. I will be able to try it in February for the first competition. The No1MkIII* was best at the 39.0 grain test. Opening up more as the load increases. The No4Mk1/2 was best at 39.4 grains. The velocity measured for these two loads was similar, at 2220 ft/sec average. Which may be due to the difference in barrel wear between these two rifles.   I would mention that these were shot off a bag support at the fore end. Also, the No1MkIII* has a Parker Dioptre rear sight fitted. The target is homemade, to give more aim points for the test, to avoid confusion.
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Posted By: britrifles
Date Posted: January 12 2025 at 2:58pm
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Looks very promising Shaun. Very light loads based on the recorded velocity, presumably a 174 grain bullet? |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: January 13 2025 at 4:17am
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Yes it's 174 grain Sierra Match King. The velocity was lower than expected. But I will see how I get on at the 200m shoot next month. It was useful getting the velocity recorded. This will need more testing. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |