Hi everyone:

After searching for quite some time, I am the happy owner of a SAKO 7x64. As a metric round, I am having more difficulty than I thought locating reliable data for the bullet I will be using, the 156gr Norma Oryx. Norma privides data, but only for Norma powders, which are no longer exported to the US. My questions are:

1) I have heard Norma and Reloader powders are both manufactured by Bofors, and are identical (I have also heard Reloader powders are powders that don't meet Norma's quality control). For example, Re 19 = Norma 204 and Re 22 = Norma MRP. Does anyone have any input on this?

2) The case is very similar to the .280 Rem, and .280 Rem data can be used as a starting point for 7x64 development. However, from the Norma website, the STARTING load for the .280 Rem is 55gr of MRP, two grains HIGHER than the load for the 7x64. The max load listed for the 7x64 is 56 grains!?! There isn't going to be a whole lot of load development if I only have one grain to work with.

If you could pass along any comments, I would appreciate it!

CE