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. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : neck sizing
    Greetings All, After decades of neck sizing I have recently moved to full length sizing using the Redding competition shellholders for all but my low pressure loads. I also anneal every other load....
    Liked On: 13-08-2022, 10:45 AM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Subsonic load for 308
    Greetings All, Articles appeared in Handloader Magazine in 1987 and 1990 written by Roger Stowers about loading for the 240 Gibbs. The 240 Gibbs was a wildcat from the 1950's developed by Rocky...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 09:18 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Subsonic load for 308
    Greetings All, There was an excellent article on SEE in Handloader Magazine some years back from memory in line with what shooternz has given above. I will retrieve the issue from the banana box...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 09:17 PM
  4. CBH Australia
    CBH Australia liked post by grandpamac On thread : Does this powder have other names?
    Greetings All, To me the fact that the label has been peeled of by someone is a big jangly warning sign. If the cannister has been opened then it contains powderous anonamous and should be disposed...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 04:28 PM
  5. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings All, I think that the learning here should be that for whatever reason there are periods where supplies are short. These are cyclic and vary in severity. The current cycle is likely to...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 01:22 PM
  6. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings -BW-, There is a very simple answer. PANIC BUYING IN THE US. It has been well documented and is driven by the US election cycle. The current one started in the US in early 2000 when it...
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 11:07 AM
  7. Barry the hunter
    Barry the hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : 303 Double Rifle and what whiskey ?
    I still vividly rember firing a friends Remington Hepburn in 38-55 over 40 years ago and have been fascinated with the calibre ever since. GPM.
    Liked On: 12-08-2022, 09:56 AM
  8. T.FOYE
    T.FOYE liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Free .303
    No offence taken. I rather delight in older rifles with character and with history. John Duxbury shared with me that the base had been on a cullers rifle used around 1963 the same year as my first...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 11:04 PM
  9. Grey Kiwi
    Grey Kiwi liked post by grandpamac On thread : 303 Double Rifle and what whiskey ?
    I still vividly rember firing a friends Remington Hepburn in 38-55 over 40 years ago and have been fascinated with the calibre ever since. GPM.
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 08:44 PM
  10. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by grandpamac On thread : 303 Double Rifle and what whiskey ?
    Like your table cloth. GPM
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 06:42 PM
  11. Hunter_Nick
    Hunter_Nick liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings Hunter_Nick, Your load developement is pretty much what I do although I do have rather more than two centrefire rifles. I have loaded for the two cartridges that you have and they are both...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 05:40 PM
  12. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings All, There have been a couple of threads lately on the possible demise of cartridges due to manufacturer disinterest or government edict. I thought I would do an not very scientific survey...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 08:59 AM
  13. Sidetrack
    Sidetrack liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings -BW-, There is a very simple answer. PANIC BUYING IN THE US. It has been well documented and is driven by the US election cycle. The current one started in the US in early 2000 when it...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 08:57 AM
  14. JohnDuxbury
    JohnDuxbury liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Free .303
    Greetings All, Today was a crappy day here in HB, a good day to potter about in the shed. As previously reported I was given an old No1 Lee Enfield a few weeks back. As you can see it's a bit rough...
    Liked On: 11-08-2022, 12:43 AM
  15. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Free .303
    Greetings All, Today was a crappy day here in HB, a good day to potter about in the shed. As previously reported I was given an old No1 Lee Enfield a few weeks back. As you can see it's a bit rough...
    Liked On: 10-08-2022, 10:14 PM

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