Norma Rifle
Norma 204
A slow-burning powder Norma describes as often delivering excellent precision, aimed at heavier bullets in medium and short-magnum cases and singled out by Norma as a top choice for the 460 Weatherby Magnum.
A slow Norma powder that the factory describes as often delivering excellent precision, aimed at heavier bullets in medium and short-magnum cases, and singled out by Norma as its pick for the .460 Weatherby Magnum. On paper it is among the more interesting powders in the line; in practice a US loader will spend more effort finding it than loading it.
- 460 Weatherby Magnum
- 270 WSM
- 6.5x55 Swedish
- 30-06 Springfield
Who has Norma 204 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) | 0.0706 cc per grain · 0.92 g/cc |
| Burn-rate position | 155 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 270 WSM, 6.5x55 Swedish, 30-06 Springfield, 7mm-08 Remington, 460 Weatherby Magnum |
Grain shape
Extruded, geometry unpublished. A thick web is what makes it this slow; treat it as a stick powder at the measure and weigh charges.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
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
Slow rifle range.
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:
- Alliant Reloder 17 (position 152)
- Accurate 4350 (position 153)
- Shooters World SW4350 (position 154)
- Hodgdon Hybrid 100V (position 156)
- Winchester StaBALL 6.5 (position 157)
- Hodgdon Superformance (position 158)
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.