Norma Ammunition 20177292 Dedicated Hunting Whitetail 7.7 Jap 174 Gr Soft Point 20 Per Box When Hunting Season begins, Your Ammunition Is Imperative To Your Success. Our Dedicated Hunting Soft Point Ammunition Is Loaded With Superior Quality Brass And Is Paired With The Norma proven Soft Point Bullet, Optimized For Hunting Whitetail And Other Game Of Similar Size. Caliber: 7.7 Jap Bullet Type: Soft Point Bullet Weight: 174 Gr Rounds Per Box: 20 Application: Hunting Casing Material: Brass
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The 7.7X58mm Japanese (7.7X58mm Japanese Arisaka) was introduced in 1939 as a replacement for the long-outdated 6.5X50mm cartridge and rifle. There were actually two versions, rimless for rifle and semi-rimmed for machine guns, which must have been a major logistics nightmare! Both used a .311-inch bullet diameter, with a 181-grain bullet for rifles in the rimless version and a 201-grain bullet in the semi-rimmed version. Velocities were a slow 2370 fps for the former; and a much more credible 2380 fps for the heavier bullet. Fielding of the 7.7X58mm was never completed before war's end, so the 7.7X58mm is less common than its 6.5X50mm predecessor. Factory ammunition remains available. — Craig Boddington
