About grandpamac

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About grandpamac
Location:
Okawa Hawkes Bay
Interests:
Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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Retired

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  1. akaroa1
    akaroa1 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Brand new 2 bore rifle
    Greetings All, That would be a conversation stopper at any hunting club show and tell night. I have seen a 4 bore fired but it was a smooth bore mounted on a wooden frame and with a wheel at each...
    Liked On: 13-06-2023, 09:09 AM
  2. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 2208 vs 2206h for .308
    Greetings again Rup, About three year ago I ran some velocity tests with 5 different powders and 3 different projectiles in my .308. At the time I wrote up the results in NZ Guns and more recently...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 10:25 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Using comparator tool when seating projectiles.
    Greetings Micky Duck, I am with you on this one. I don't bother with a lot of the steps that others may feel are essential. Projectiles vary in their shape slightly over the years of production and...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 04:40 PM
  4. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : 2208 vs 2206h for .308
    Greetings again Rup, About three year ago I ran some velocity tests with 5 different powders and 3 different projectiles in my .308. At the time I wrote up the results in NZ Guns and more recently...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:42 PM
  5. Link
    Link liked post by grandpamac On thread : 2208 vs 2206h for .308
    Greetings Rup, A .308 not shooting well with AR2206H. The rifle must be possessed by demons. AR2206H has been my go to for the last 20 years in my .308 rifles. My M700 does not shoot the 150 grain...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 03:28 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : How to calculate shooting angle?
    Greetings again, I had fished out Bruce Grants book (1972) in which he had figures out to 400 yards for angles of 30 and 40 degrees and the mark VII .303 ammo. It seemed from that it was unlikely...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 01:09 PM
  7. rugerman
    rugerman liked post by grandpamac On thread : 243 vs .308
    Greetings, My first new rifle after a .303 was a .308 M700. It had a hard plastic butt plate but still felt softer recoil after the .303. I shot it that way for years until my son gave me a Hogue...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 12:41 PM
  8. BSA
    BSA liked post by grandpamac On thread : 243 vs .308
    Greetings, My first new rifle after a .303 was a .308 M700. It had a hard plastic butt plate but still felt softer recoil after the .303. I shot it that way for years until my son gave me a Hogue...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 10:35 AM
  9. Nickoli
    Nickoli liked post by grandpamac On thread : 243 vs .308
    Greetings, My first new rifle after a .303 was a .308 M700. It had a hard plastic butt plate but still felt softer recoil after the .303. I shot it that way for years until my son gave me a Hogue...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 09:58 AM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 2208 vs 2206h for .308
    Greetings Rup, A .308 not shooting well with AR2206H. The rifle must be possessed by demons. AR2206H has been my go to for the last 20 years in my .308 rifles. My M700 does not shoot the 150 grain...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 09:46 AM
  11. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : 243 vs .308
    Greetings, My first new rifle after a .303 was a .308 M700. It had a hard plastic butt plate but still felt softer recoil after the .303. I shot it that way for years until my son gave me a Hogue...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 09:14 AM
  12. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : 2208 vs 2206h for .308
    Greetings Rup, A .308 not shooting well with AR2206H. The rifle must be possessed by demons. AR2206H has been my go to for the last 20 years in my .308 rifles. My M700 does not shoot the 150 grain...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 09:10 AM
  13. RugerM77
    RugerM77 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 243 vs .308
    Greetings, My first new rifle after a .303 was a .308 M700. It had a hard plastic butt plate but still felt softer recoil after the .303. I shot it that way for years until my son gave me a Hogue...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 08:53 AM
  14. TimC
    TimC liked post by grandpamac On thread : How to calculate shooting angle?
    Greetings again, I had fished out Bruce Grants book (1972) in which he had figures out to 400 yards for angles of 30 and 40 degrees and the mark VII .303 ammo. It seemed from that it was unlikely...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 10:29 PM
  15. TimC
    TimC liked post by grandpamac On thread : How to calculate shooting angle?
    Greetings TimC, I should have said new to shooting at range. You have entered a new room in the vast mansion that is shooting. Last New Years Day, at the age of 73, I started shooting F-Class and...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 10:26 PM

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