Norma Bondstrike

[amassi]

I'd like to see Bryan Litz get some of these and measure them out and see what BC he comes up with but I think they actually may be fairly close to their advertised BC

Yep
I think these will land somewhere close to the 143 eldx (.292 G7)
I'll shoot them this weekend hopefully and have a guesstimate at the bc.

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[Ridge Ghost]

My estimation with a 20" barrel is that I'll get 2,900fps with their 300WSM. Review attached below of a test in Sweden, trued the B.C. to be .530, not .615. If I hit 2,900 with a G1 of .530 that's a 900 yard Elk round.

Tikka's have slow barrels but those are some big velocity discrepancies. Are those chronoe'd numbers, or velocity-adjusted truing numbers you guys are using?

Has anyone trued the BC on this cartridge and pulled a good number? Specifically the 180gr .30cal.

500m BC test of the new .30 180gr Norma Bondstrike

Since it's hard (or near impossible) to find a range in Sweden with more than 500m i decided to do the test there. I made a video about it, but the advertised BC of G1 0.615 turned out to be 0.53 in my case... It's advertised as an extreme long range hunting bullet so i figured that i should...

www.longrangehunting.com

Sorry I'm a little late to this conversation, but I have a Tikka T3x in 300wsm with stock barrel chopped to 20" and sporting a Thunderbeast Ultra 7. I'm still breaking in the barrel (only about 20 rounds in so far), but it's averaging 2,910 fps with Norma Bondstrikes and shooting 1 MOA. I would say your velocity estimations are very close.

 

[axeforce6]

Yep
I think these will land somewhere close to the 143 eldx (.292 G7)
I'll shoot them this weekend hopefully and have a guesstimate at the bc.

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I bought 500 of the bullets. Hoping they fly well out of my 6.5 PRC. I’ll begin testing these in the coming weeks.

 

[amassi]

Alright, had a pto day I had to burn so had a chance to shoot these
143 norma bondstrike
6.5 rpm
3108 fps
5100' asl
58*
Applied ballistics & kestrel, sig 2400abs, labradar
G7 trued to .271, at 650,850,1050,1170


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[axeforce6]

Alright, had a pto day I had to burn so had a chance to shoot these
143 norma bondstrike
6.5 rpm
3108 fps
5100' asl
58*
Applied ballistics & kestrel, sig 2400abs, labradar
G7 trued to .271, at 650,850,1050,1170


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Great info. What barrel length?

 

[UpSideDown]

Alright, had a pto day I had to burn so had a chance to shoot these
143 norma bondstrike
6.5 rpm
3108 fps
5100' asl
58*
Applied ballistics & kestrel, sig 2400abs, labradar
G7 trued to .271, at 650,850,1050,1170


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Outstanding, I compared your G7=.271 to the G1=.530 that I pulled from that test article and they are exactly the same drop/wind to 1,200. Tiny velocity disparity between them. I think we’ve got real numbers for this bullet.

 

[ScreamingPotato]

Appreciate you guys putting that info out there.

 

[amassi]

Great info. What barrel length?

24"

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[ScreamingPotato]

On Normashooting.com page they're listing the 143gr Bondstrike as 156gr in the details tab. Anybody weighed them?
edit: https://normashooting.com/shop/cali...e-bullets-qty-100/#tab-additional_information

 

[axeforce6]

On Normashooting.com page they're listing the 143gr Bondstrike as 156gr in the details tab. Anybody weighed them?
edit: https://normashooting.com/shop/cali...e-bullets-qty-100/#tab-additional_information

I did. They all weighed 143. Not sure why they listed them at 156. I did get some variance in base to ogive though.

 

[amassi]

On Normashooting.com page they're listing the 143gr Bondstrike as 156gr in the details tab. Anybody weighed them?
edit: https://normashooting.com/shop/cali...e-bullets-qty-100/#tab-additional_information

They all weighed 143.

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[ScreamingPotato]

Thanks yall, must be a typo or something.

 

[snarkscarbine]

anybody know a fresh discount code?

 

[ChrisAU]

Welcome5 worked on my last order for 5% off

 

[axeforce6]

Man, goes to show how different barrels have much different results. 20” barrel on my 300WSM and I got 2,900 with the Norma Bondstrike. And very good accuracy.

I just ordered a few boxes to try in my 300wsm I'm building with a 20" barrel. I'm loving those numbers and look forward to what accuracy I get.

 

[Novahunter]

Shot the Bondstrike loaded ammo out of my 300 RUM today. It shot quite well.

Have more on order to test velocity, and shoot out to longer range

Has anyone nailed down a real world BC for the 180gr bondstrike? The .615 G1 on the box seems optimistic.

 

[Avonac]

I shot the 180 out of a new to me Tikka 300 wsm. I only shot at 100 to zero then took it to 400 just to check my best guess numbers. The Labradar was dead so I guessed at velocity. For the money, it shoots well and if you reload the brass makes it a deal. I think you could buy this and just go kill stuff.

Pic is at 100

 

[UpSideDown]

Shot the Bondstrike loaded ammo out of my 300 RUM today. It shot quite well.

Have more on order to test velocity, and shoot out to longer range

Has anyone nailed down a real world BC for the 180gr bondstrike? The .615 G1 on the box seems optimistic.

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The corrected G1 and G7 are listed ten posts above this.

G7=.271
G1=.530

 

[Novahunter]

The corrected G1 and G7 are listed ten posts above this.

G7=.271
G1=.530

That post was for the 143gr 6.5mm bullet. Not the .30cal 180gr. Unless I am reading it wrong.

 

[UpSideDown]

That post was for the 143gr 6.5mm bullet. Not the .30cal 180gr. Unless I am reading it wrong.

Good catch, there has to be a disparity somewhere. The G1.530 BC is for the 180 grain 30 Cal round. The G7 was pulled from the other gentleman.