The Norma Bondstrike Extreme .300 Winchester Short Magnum (.300 WSM) 180gr ammunition is engineered for medium to large game hunting across standard and extended ranges. Featuring a match-grade boat-tail base and a streamlined polymer tip, this cartridge produces a 0.615 G1 ballistic coefficient for flat trajectories and reduced wind drift. Norma's proprietary bonding technology fuses the lead core to the jacket, preventing jacket-core separation and ensuring high residual weight retention upon impact. Loaded in reloadable Norma brass cases with non-corrosive Boxer primers, it generates a muzzle velocity of 3,084 fps and 3,801 ft-lbs of muzzle energy from a standard 24-inch test barrel.

Key Features

• Bonded Core Construction: Chemical bonding fuses the jacket to the lead core, retaining weight and ensuring deep penetration on heavy-bodied game.
• High Aerodynamic Efficiency: The blue polymer tip and boat-tail design yield a 0.615 G1 ballistic coefficient for sustained downrange velocity.
• Controlled Expansion: A thin front jacket initiates rapid expansion across broad velocity thresholds, retaining 2,625 fps and 3,633 Joules of energy at 300 metres.
• Premium Reloadable Components: Loaded in precision-manufactured Norma brass cases with non-corrosive Boxer primers.

Specifications

• Calibre: .300 Winchester Short Magnum (.300 WSM)
• Bullet Weight: 180 grains (11.7 grams)
• Bullet Profile: Bonded Polymer Tip Boat-Tail Soft Point (Tipped Bonded BT-SP)
• Ballistic Coefficient: 0.615 (G1)
• Muzzle Velocity: 3,084 fps (940 m/s)
• Muzzle Energy: 3,801 ft-lbs (5,169 Joules)
• Recommended Zero (MRD): 195 metres
• Case Type: Reloadable brass
• Primer: Non-corrosive Boxer
• Package Quantity: 20 rounds per box

Who is the Norma Bondstrike Extreme .300 WSM 180gr for?

• Sambar and red deer hunters operating at extended ranges — benefits from a high 0.615 G1 ballistic coefficient and 3,801 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, maintaining 3,633 Joules of terminal energy at 300 metres to secure clean penetration through heavy game tissue.
• Feral pig and goat hunters using .300 WSM rifles — utilizes a 180-grain bonded projectile propelled at a muzzle velocity of 3,084 fps, delivering rapid, controlled front-jacket expansion without core separation upon heavy bone impacts.

Less suitable for: Small varmint hunting where lighter, rapid-fragmentation varmint projectiles are better suited, or firearms chambered in standard .300 Winchester Magnum, .308 Winchester, or .300 Weatherby Magnum cartridges due to strict chamber dimensional incompatibilities.