If ever a gun said “yee-haw,” it is the new Petra 300 Norma from Falkor Defense. This new AR-style rifle is chambered for the powerful 300 Norma Magnum cartridge and has an effective range of one mile. Let me say that again: this gun can effectively hit targets at one mile.
For those of you that are not familiar with the 300 Norma Magnum, this is a powerful rifle round that was introduced about five years ago. In that time, the cartridge has met with approval from the long range shooting crowd due to its ability to deliver very good accuracy – and energy – at long ranges.
In fact, this cartridge does so well at extreme distances, it was selected by the US Special Operations Command (aka USSOCOM) for its Advanced Sniper Rifle cartridge. Based on the 338 Norma Magnum case, this necked-down round is not the same as the 308 Norma Magnum, and the two are not interchangeable.
Falkor Defense builds some great long range rifles, so this cartridge should perform exceptionally well in the Petra. Currently, the company builds a Patro rifle in 300 Win Mag, so it is a proven platform.
From the Petra, Falkor Defense is reporting 2,860 fps at the muzzle with a 230 grain Berger open tip match (OTM) bullet. At 1,500 yards, the same bullet can deliver more than 1,500 ft-lbs of energy. By way of comparison, a 55 grain 5.56 NATO round at 2,800 fps makes less than 960 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle.
Curious to know what that Berger is making at the muzzle? Nearly 4,200 ft-lbs of energy. That’s a lot of potential work.
With that kind of power, you might expect a lot of recoil. That’s understandable. However, Falkor Defense manages to keep the felt recoil down to that of a .308 Win. In my estimation, that is fairly impressive.
These guns come with a lifetime guarantee on the barrel, which is a fairly special bit of equipment on its own. Falkor Defense uses a Dracos StraightJacket composite barrel system, and the gun is guaranteed to shoot sub-MOA.
A gun of this nature is not cheap; no gun that is accurate at one mile is. The MSRP is $6,000.
