I've got a old box of Norma .35 cal. 250 gr. semi-pointed soft point bullets. Can't even remember where I got them from. They come in an old-style red Norma box that says "Norma precision made bullets" on the front. Any idea how old these might be what kind of reputation they have and what's the value? thanks much.

Many of the old Norma bullets were steel jacketed with a coating of softer Tombac which eased the bullets through the bore. I used to load for a range of common deer cartridges and the owners always liked Norma bullets when we could get them, as did I when using Norma factory ammo in my 7x57 (150gr) and 7x61 (160gr).

I imagine the .35cal 250gr bullets would perform well and be coveted for game rather than waste on paper target.

The box of Norma's that I have of that description is from the 1960's. It contained steel-jacketed FMJ's, 6.5 caliber 138.9 grains. And that is EXACTLY what each bullet weighed. They were accurate, too.

I used those type of bullets in the 358 Norma Magnum
on Elk and they worked just great.
Never recovered any from game though, they all exit.

I had my first 358 Norma in the early 70's. There was a couple Norma 35 cal bullets availible. One had "Triclad" writtrn on the box .They had a steel jacket that was coated on both sides with gliding metal. That bullet would penetrate and worked good on moose. There was also another Norma bullet that was a soft point semi pointed. At close range that bullet came apart on moose and did not penetrate very well. The old Hornady 250 gr RN bullet held together OK and the Speer 250 gr Hot core spitzer worked OK if the animal was 100 yds away or more.That was about the only 35 cal bullets availible to me back then.