23 March 2007, 18:54
mouse93Norma African PH
It was debated before, 1 week old tho - now official:
From
Norma "Norma African PH
Norma's new range of large game cartridges, African PH, has been received with great interest by hunters all over the world. The cartridges are loaded with Australian Woodleigh bullets. To start with, 9 different calibers are introduced with Soft Nose and Full Metal Jacket respectively, in the following weights:
375 H&H - 22,7 g / 350 gr
404 Jeffery - 29,2 g / 450 gr
416 Rigby - 29,2 g / 450 gr
416 Rem Mag - 29,2 g / 450 gr
450 Rigby - 35,6 g / 550 gr
458 Lott - 32,4 g / 500 gr
470 NE - 32,4 g / 500 gr
500 NE - 37,0 g / 570 gr
505 Gibbs - 39,0 g / 600 gr"
Any clue on balistics & prices?
23 March 2007, 21:28
GanyanaGood ammo. Not all my choice of ideal bullet weight but some trial ammo was issued for the last PH exams. Worked as advertised!
24 March 2007, 01:52
ClaymanThat's great they're finally offering some classic DG cartridges, but what's with the heavy bullets?
24 March 2007, 09:24
500grainsNorma's rep at SCI said they went with the heavy bullets and slowed velocity down to nitro express levels for better penetration and terminal effect, per the advice of Kevin Robertson (The Perfect Shot).
So I guess we will all have to run out and get rebarrelled with faster twists?
25 March 2007, 07:23
reddy375Why fix a good thing! I cant stand it......
Hope this is released quicker than Hornadays 416Rigby stuff