Norma .38 special 158 grain FMJFP

[ddixie884]

Has anyone Chronographed this ammo? Thanx.

[Outpost75]

Yes. Approximates standard pressure 158-grain ammo.

Colt Detective Special 3-inch barrel with 0.006" barrel-cylinder gap

Rem-UMC 158 LRN Police Service from 1950s, 755 fps, 14Sd

Rem-UMC 200 LRN Police Service from 1950s 684 fps, 10 Sd

Rem-UMC 148 Targetmaster HBWC from 1950s. 747 fps, 7 Sd

R-P 125 JHP +P 940 fps, 11Sd

R-P 158 lead SWC HP +P R38S12 906 fps, 14 Sd

W-W 110-gr. JHP +P 1126 fps, 41 Sd

W-W Ranger 130-grain JHP+P 965 fps, 21 Sd

WCC66 130-grain Ball M41. 837 fps, 25 Sd

Norma 158 FMJFN 785 fps. 8 Sd

[ddixie884]

Thanx Ed. it sounds to me like the pressure on the Norma is probably not overly high. That should make it I really good round for practice. It should work well for folks who have to shoot on indoor ranges that require no exposed lead.

[Outpost75]

Thanx Ed. it sounds to me like the pressure on the Norma is probably not overly high. That should make it I really good round for practice. It should work well for folks who have to shoot on indoor ranges that require no exposed lead.

The Norma 158 FMJ seems to perform the same whether older 1980s production made in Sweden, 2000s loaded in Germany or Switzerland, or current from Hungary. All CIP common Euro indoor range ammo. The RWS and Geco loadings are similar. Read the fine print on box for country of origin.

In the 1980s some of this was loaded to +P for French Police with +P headstamp. Not imported here for commercial sale, but we had both Norma and Fiocchi at Ruger used for testing revolvers for French order 1986-87.