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. Tertle
    Tertle 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: 09-08-2022, 03:47 PM
  2. Bill999
    Bill999 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: 09-08-2022, 03:42 PM
  3. dannyb
    dannyb 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: 09-08-2022, 03:37 PM
  4. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : The future of 300 magnums in nz ????
    Greetings All, I think absolute crap is the right description for the supposed rumor. This type of shit circulates freely in the US and likely will continue to do so. That said, with the number of...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 06:38 PM
  5. Huk
    Huk liked post by grandpamac On thread : subs in a saum
    Hodgdon specifies a minimum of 60% of case capacity for Trail Boss and gives 16.3 grains as a minimum start load in the 300 WSM with the 150 grain so I would not go below 60% of capacity which would...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 06:12 PM
  6. HJA8
    HJA8 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Pull throughs
    Greetings All, Pull throughs are fine for wiping out a barrel in the field but to properly clean it the propper rod, jags, brushes, bore guide, patches and solvents are essential. Yes they are not...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 04:39 PM
  7. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings and thanks everyone, Having seen a number of supply shortages come and go I try to keep a minimum of two years supply of components for at least some of my rifles. To simplify this my...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 11:23 AM
  8. Magnus
    Magnus liked post by grandpamac On thread : Pull throughs
    Greetings All, Pull throughs are fine for wiping out a barrel in the field but to properly clean it the propper rod, jags, brushes, bore guide, patches and solvents are essential. Yes they are not...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 11:18 AM
  9. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : subs in a saum
    Greetings Huk, By far the easiest would be to buy a .308 for your sub loads. Hodgdons has plenty of tested data with four different powders for the 190 grain projectile. They also offer reduced load...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 11:00 AM
  10. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, A like from davetapson to my OP reminded me that I have not done an update on progress for a while. In my last post I reported some reversals in the fitness quest but over few last...
    Liked On: 08-08-2022, 10:40 AM
  11. RV1
    RV1 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: 07-08-2022, 10:17 PM
  12. 308
    308 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: 07-08-2022, 10:13 PM
  13. RUMPY
    RUMPY liked post by grandpamac On thread : Pull throughs
    Greetings All, Pull throughs are fine for wiping out a barrel in the field but to properly clean it the propper rod, jags, brushes, bore guide, patches and solvents are essential. Yes they are not...
    Liked On: 07-08-2022, 09:53 PM
  14. 257weatherby
    257weatherby 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: 07-08-2022, 09:06 PM
  15. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Cartridge and Rifle Camberings Availability.
    Greetings Micky Duck, Thanks for your reply. I was trying to deal with a couple of specific unfounded rumours in the thread so rather glossed over the panic buying that drives temporary shortages....
    Liked On: 07-08-2022, 09:02 PM

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