Norma Rifle
Norma 202
Developed specifically around the 308 Winchester and suited to medium-capacity cases relative to bore, including several classic European and medium-bore hunting cartridges with heavier bullets.
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 | 120 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 308 Winchester, 8x57mm, 9.3x62mm, 9.3x74R, 375 H&H Magnum, 35 Whelen |
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
Medium rifle range - Norma's 308 Winchester powder.
Chart agreement: position varies - Hodgdon ranks Norma 202 down near IMR 4064, while Vihtavuori's tabloid bands it with N133, appreciably faster. Ordered here per Hodgdon. 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:
- Accurate 2495 (position 117)
- IMR Enduron 4166 (position 118)
- IMR 4064 (position 119)
- Accurate 4064 (position 121)
- Shooters World Tactical Rifle (position 122)
- Accurate 2520 (position 123)
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.