Anyone shoot/reload the NORMA 7MM (.284) 170gr SP BULLET ORYX BONDED bullets?

[Deleted member 74105]

Saw that these are actually in stock at Graf & Sons, but have no experience with them or any reloading data. I shoot 175s out of my 7x57, so these do not seem like a far stretch.

NORMA 7MM (.284) 170gr SP BULLET ORYX BONDED 100/bx - Graf & Sons

7mm (.284) 170gr SP Oryx Bonded Bullets 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. Thanks to its excellent performance, in a very few years Oryx has become the...

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[Sika98k]

No, but I have shot Norma Oryx bullets in 22/250, 243,6.5x55, and 150gr in 7 x57. I have had no failure issues with them. In fact of those bullets that were retained the performance was a good mushroom and weight retention.
I don’t think you will go wrong with them.

 

[SFRanger7GP]

I prefer Barnes bullets above all, but I will not hesitate to use Norma Oryx bullets. I use Norma bullets in 9.3x74R (285gr), 9.3x62 (285gr), 7x57 (156 and 170gr) and 7x57R (156 and 170gr). They always shoot great and the few I have recovered had excellent expansion and weight retention.

Safe shooting

 

[Deleted member 74105]

I prefer Barnes bullets above all, but I will not hesitate to use Norma Oryx bullets. I use Norma bullets in 9.3x74R (285gr), 9.3x62 (285gr), 7x57 (156 and 170gr) and 7x57R (156 and 170gr). They always shoot great and the few I have recovered had excellent expansion and weight retention.

Safe shooting

Just curious, how do you load the 170s for the 7x57? No 170 data in any of my reloading manuals.

 

[SFRanger7GP]

I used 175gr data

 

[Deleted member 74105]

I used 175gr data

Thanks, that's where I'm leaning. Got lots of powders and load data for the 175s.

 

[Shootist43]

LT Backstrap, what kind of powder(s) do you have available? QuickLoad has the 170 Gr. Oryx in its' data base, I'd be happy to run a QL simulation or two for you.

 

[Deleted member 74105]

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LT Backstrap, what kind of powder(s) do you have available? QuickLoad has the 170 Gr. Oryx in its' data base, I'd be happy to run a QL simulation or two for you.

Many thanks Shootist, I have Ramshot Hunter, A-4064, RL-19, RL-15, Varget, IMR 4320, IMR 4350. Have used the Hunter this season for some 175 Woodleigh Weldcores, shoots great and slams hogs. Also took a nice 8 pt with it before Christmas.

 

[Shootist43]

The Ramshot Hunter looks pretty good. Click on the file and it will enlarge.

 

[Deleted member 74105]

The Ramshot Hunter looks pretty good. Click on the file and it will enlarge.

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Awesome stuff Shootist, really appreciate it! Load data is not too far off from the 175s I've been shooting. Have a great one.

 

[Philip Glass]

I had bad luck with the Oryx bullet on my Kyrgyzstan Ibex hunt. The first shot was through his huge neck and it did not expand. I saw him through the scope shaking his head a bit like a sheep choking on feed but he was not hurt from that good shot. The neck on those goats is massive and should have easily opened the bullet up. A miss then a good hit on the third shot put him down. I was shooting a .300 RUM at the time.
I am mostly using Barnes now.

 

[Deleted member 74105]

I had bad luck with the Oryx bullet on my Kyrgyzstan Ibex hunt. The first shot was through his huge neck and it did not expand. I saw him through the scope shaking his head a bit like a sheep choking on feed but he was not hurt from that good shot. The neck on those goats is massive and should have easily opened the bullet up. A miss then a good hit on the third shot put him down. I was shooting a .300 RUM at the time.
I am mostly using Barnes now.

Thanks for the share Philip. Sounds you had like a wild hunt.

 

[Warren Knudsen]

I use them in mt 7x57 at 2550 fps, 45.7g w760, f215 primers, they are a bit to tough for smaller game like fellow deer sized. But would be good for larger animals, red stag

 

[Sika98k]

There’s some Norma Oryx bullets recovered from Sika and Fallow deer. I think the photo talks for itself. Excellent expansion.