About grandpamac

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

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  1. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : .303 iron sights, Sporterized Long Tom.
    Buying several boxes of the same ammo is a great option for ensuring supply and probably cheaper in the long run, certainly less trouble. All the best and please keep us informed on progress. GPM.
    Liked On: 18-12-2022, 01:37 PM
  2. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : .303 iron sights, Sporterized Long Tom.
    Greetings again, Some notes on loading for the .303. From my experience quite small changes in loads can result in large differences in point of impact with lower velocity loads shooting...
    Liked On: 18-12-2022, 01:37 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : .303 iron sights, Sporterized Long Tom.
    "Provided the ammo used is constant". You nailed the biggest problem right there. Buying a box here and a box there will probably give you trouble. Handloading can get over most of the problems but...
    Liked On: 17-12-2022, 06:54 PM
  4. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, Raining again in HB today so here is some more on my normal load development. For various reasons I may need to do some load development for a 7mm-08 soon so have used this as an...
    Liked On: 16-12-2022, 12:17 PM
  5. JohnDuxbury
    JohnDuxbury liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, In my earliest fumbling in reloading my .303 cartridges I just used start loads. Fast forward a few years a .308 had replaced the .303 and I had a subscription to Handloader. Early...
    Liked On: 13-12-2022, 07:58 PM
  6. JohnDuxbury
    JohnDuxbury liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, I am glad to see that some are using the chronograph to validate pressures. JohnDuxbury first three sentences of his final paragraph cover it nicely. Velocity is the best indication...
    Liked On: 13-12-2022, 11:30 AM
  7. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, I am glad to see that some are using the chronograph to validate pressures. JohnDuxbury first three sentences of his final paragraph cover it nicely. Velocity is the best indication...
    Liked On: 13-12-2022, 09:52 AM
  8. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, It was all warm and horrible outside this morning so I thought I should find out what three of my oldest manuals had to say on pressure estimation. They were Reloading Simplified by...
    Liked On: 12-12-2022, 07:18 PM
  9. Magnetite
    Magnetite liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, It was all warm and horrible outside this morning so I thought I should find out what three of my oldest manuals had to say on pressure estimation. They were Reloading Simplified by...
    Liked On: 12-12-2022, 03:14 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : What are you using for pressure estimation in your handloads.
    Greetings all, It was all warm and horrible outside this morning so I thought I should find out what three of my oldest manuals had to say on pressure estimation. They were Reloading Simplified by...
    Liked On: 12-12-2022, 02:36 PM
  11. JohnQT
    JohnQT liked post by grandpamac On thread : Speer 55gr Spitzer
    Greetings, Worked well for me years back on goats bur everything else did too. I used AR2201 followed by AR2206. Benchmark2 and 8208 are just a little faster than AR2206 and slightly faster again...
    Liked On: 11-12-2022, 09:28 PM
  12. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 PRC thoughts for a new guy
    Greetings, I bought my first new rifle in the late 1970's. It was a Rem 700 .308. It is still here and it is not going anywhere. QED. Grandpamac. For these not familiar with QED, roughly...
    Liked On: 08-12-2022, 11:52 PM
  13. wnoteboom
    wnoteboom liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 PRC thoughts for a new guy
    Greetings, I bought my first new rifle in the late 1970's. It was a Rem 700 .308. It is still here and it is not going anywhere. QED. Grandpamac. For these not familiar with QED, roughly...
    Liked On: 08-12-2022, 08:32 PM
  14. XR500
    XR500 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 PRC thoughts for a new guy
    Greetings, I bought my first new rifle in the late 1970's. It was a Rem 700 .308. It is still here and it is not going anywhere. QED. Grandpamac. For these not familiar with QED, roughly...
    Liked On: 08-12-2022, 07:03 PM
  15. stug
    stug liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 PRC thoughts for a new guy
    Another one for the .308. Proven performance. Plenty of ammo and components. Easy to load for, no special powders needed. Get the long range flashy stuff later if you find you need it. With the...
    Liked On: 08-12-2022, 07:43 AM

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