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.
The fast end of Norma's rifle range - small cases and light bullets in .222 and .223 Remington, plus reduced light-bullet loads in .308 Winchester. Norma's pages give burn placement and application but not grain form or base composition, which tells you something about how thinly this line is documented. For a US loader the operative character is supply: Norma canister powder is not stocked by the mainstream US distributors and reaches US shelves only through occasional imports, and a good many sites that appear to list it are not real retailers.
- 222 Remington
- 223 Remington
- reduced light-bullet 308 Winchester
Who has Norma 200 today
Checked October 10Out of stock at every store we track
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $39.99 | $71.43 est. | Out |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
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 |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0738 cc per grain · 0.88 g/cc |
| Burn-rate position | 85 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 222 Remington, 223 Remington, 308 Winchester |
Grain shape
Conventionally extruded, though Norma does not state geometry - assume stick behaviour at the measure, with bridging and sheared grains, and weigh rather than throw. A thin web is what puts it at the fast end of the Norma line.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
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)
This powder is obscure enough in the US that its practical character is thinly documented. The note above is deliberately short rather than padded.
Sources
The specifications above come from Norma's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.