Norma Rifle
Norma 200
The fast end of the Norma rifle range, intended for small-capacity cases and light bullets, and usable for reduced-velocity light-bullet loads in mid-size cases such as 308 Winchester.
Limited US availability. Catalogued by the maker but hard to obtain through normal US retail channels.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Norma |
|---|---|
| Product family | Norma Rifle |
| Status | Limited US availability |
| Application | rifle |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Burn-rate position | 85 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 222 Remington, 223 Remington, 308 Winchester |
Norma's product pages give burn-rate placement and application but do not state grain geometry or base composition; the Norma numbered rifle powders are conventionally extruded. Norma canister powder is not stocked by the mainstream US reloading distributors and reaches US shelves only through occasional imports - treat availability as unreliable. Many web shops that appear to list Norma powder in the US are not legitimate retailers. Norma publishes data through its own reloading portal rather than a printed US manual.
Burn rate
Norma's fastest rifle powder.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Shooters World Blackout (position 82)
- Accurate LT-30 (position 83)
- Hodgdon CFE BLK (position 84)
- Accurate 2200 (position 86)
- Alliant Reloder 7 (position 87)
- Accurate LT-32 (position 88)
Sources
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.