Norma Bondstrike 180 300 PRC

[duck1022]

Helping put a rifle package up for a friend of mine that is taking a trip out west this fall. He's more of a hunter than a shooter so he was leaning on me for the setup. With that being said he isn't going to be reloading either. I have been wanting to try some of the 180 Norma Bondstrike projectiles since last summer but they have been unavailable. In the process of ordering some ammo for his rifle I did see a couple boxes of their 300 PRC ammo using that bullet. The bullet on paper has some great specs but I'm perplexed by the loaded length of the cartridge. The OAL of the Norma is 3.345 while a compared 212 ELDX is 3.634. Granted this is a larger projectile but just wondering why? I have a hunting round that I use 180 Berger's loaded to 3.605 for the 300 PRC with great success. Just wondering what that jump may do to accuracy?

 

[Old Man with Gun]

Some bullets are very jump tolerant. Need to shoot it and see how it groups.

 

[hlee]

The ELDX is a looong bullet, being a low drag design. This is the likely reason for the perceived large discrepancy in coal.