.338 Norma Magnum

.338 Norma Magnum,or  8.58×63mm was designed as long-range precision cartridge that would be an improvement over .338 Lapua Magnum. Actual differences turned out to be negligible, and cartridge found little recognition, but winning of several US Military contracts secured it future not only as sniper ammo, but as machine gun round.

Ammunition types

 * AP529 AP: Classic WC-core 19.4-gram round by Nammo, rated to penetrate 12mm of steel at 600m.
 * M1161 FMJ: Steel-core ball round.
 * M1162 ADVAP AP: .338 ADVAP family member. Expect exceptionally good penetration.
 * M1214 MP: SOCOM-issued downsized Raufoss round. Due to limitiation of original design, may be not good, as it seems.
 * SIG WC UAP: Advanced 300-grain tungsten penetrator, able to defeat 50mm RHA at 500m and 25mm at 1500m.
 * SMK Match: Match-grade round for precision shooting.
 * GD Frangible: Frangible practice round by General Dynamics.
 * LCAP AP: Low-cost steel-core AP round.
 * HAPI API: Armor piercing-incendiary load, rated to penetrate 19mm of RHA at 300 yards and NIJ-IV armor plates at 800 yards.
 * Glasser HVAP: Hypervelocity tungsten-tantalum penetrator.
 * DQL6A Guided: Chinese guided bullets.