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Norma Oryx .300 Winchester Magnum 180gr

  • 20174762

  • Caliber

    300 Win. Mag.

  • Weight

    11.7g/180gr

  • Ballistic coefficient

    G1

    0.354

  • mrdImp

    194

*This product data is zeroed with a 26 inch barrel

Range
Wound Channel
Penetration
Stopping power

Intended for Hunting

Velocity

  • V0 2920 f/s

  • V200 2411 f/s

  • V300 2177 f/s

Energy

  • E0 3409 ft.-lb

  • E50 2825 ft.-lb

  • E100 2324 ft.-lb

  • E200 1895 ft.-lb

Wind

  • 100yds 0.44 in

  • 200yds 1.82 in

  • 300yds 4.3 in

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300 Win. Mag.

Introduced as late as 1963 this cartridge was soon to become the most popular in the line of .300 magnums. Unlike the predecessors .458, .264 and .338 Winchester Magnums it has a longer case and a rather short neck (.264”) in order to increase the case capacity. As a rule of thumb the neck of a cartridge should be equal to the caliber or preferably a little longer, but experience has shown that the .300 Win. Mag. has not really suffered in this respect. It can still be used in a standard-length bolt action but this means that the heavier bullets must be seated rather deep and hereby occupy some of the powder space. Like the other .300 magnums it is at its best for hunting larger species like moose or elk at long range. The recoil is heavy, but most shooters will be able to handle it after some practice and handloads with lighter bullets are a good choice for this purpose.

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Norma Oryx

Oryx means good accuracy, massive mushrooming and high residual weight. This bonded design suits the all-round hunter who wishes to simplify the choice of cartridge for hunting. Oryx is available in most calibres from 222 Remington to 375 H&H Magnum. Thanks to its excellent performance, in a very few years Oryx has become the most popular of the Norma bullets.

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Zero range, yards

Height of trajectory above line of sight if sighted in a X yards. For sights 40mm above bore

25yds 50yds 75yds 100yds 150yds 200yds 300yds
50 0 0 0.4 -0.5 -2.7 -11.7
100 - -0.2 - -1 -3.4 -12.9
150 - 0.2 - 0.7 -2.1 -10.8
200 - 0.7 - 1.7 1.5 -7.7

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