05-01-2014, 06:18 AM
bwaites Wrote:Interestingly, both .338 Lapua and .338 NM have the same OAL according to CIP guidelines, completely negating the whole intended purpose of the Norma, which was to allow a shorter action.
That's not what I was told when discussing the ammo with its originator, who was present when the LWMMG was unveiled at NDIA a couple of years ago. As Stan says, it was intended to allow the use of longer-ogive bullets within the same overall length as the .338LM.