Norma Rifle
Norma 201
Suited to small-capacity cases and to light-bullet or reduced loads in medium and large-bore cartridges, including the big straight-wall and dangerous-game cases at reduced levels.
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 | 94 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 223 Remington, 30-06 Springfield, 45-70 Government, 458 Winchester Magnum, 9.3x57mm |
Norma's page describes application only; grain geometry and base are not stated. 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
Fast rifle range, a step slower than Norma 200.
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 SOCOM (position 91)
- Vihtavuori N120 (position 92)
- Alliant Reloder TS 11 (position 93)
- Alliant Power Pro 1200-R (position 95)
- Vihtavuori N130 (position 96)
- Hodgdon H322 (position 97)
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.