About grandpamac

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76
About grandpamac
Location:
Okawa Hawkes Bay
Interests:
Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
Occupation:
Retired

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  1. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    Greetings All, At the moment I am sorting out some handloads put together by a now departed gentleman. This is something I have done a couple of times in recent years and this time there are labels...
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 04:20 PM
  2. Pengy
    Pengy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    Greetings All, At the moment I am sorting out some handloads put together by a now departed gentleman. This is something I have done a couple of times in recent years and this time there are labels...
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 04:00 PM
  3. small_caliber
    small_caliber liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    Greetings All, At the moment I am sorting out some handloads put together by a now departed gentleman. This is something I have done a couple of times in recent years and this time there are labels...
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 03:14 PM
  4. GWH
    GWH liked post by grandpamac On thread : Down loading 243 win to 6x45 velocities
    Dare I say it but that load would work just as well for the elder members of the household. My shooting is almost entirely at targets these days so more and more of my rifles have light loads for...
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 12:12 PM
  5. Synthetic
    Synthetic liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    6.5 rifles were practically unknown in NZ at the time the chart was published. That changed in the mid 1980's when loads of surplus M96 and M38 rifles were imported priced at $100.00 and $120.00...
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 10:31 AM
  6. sheep
    sheep liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Thanks for your kind words sheep, Those of us who started our hunting when a laser rangefinder was science fiction and scopes were 4 power assumimg you had one were very keen on what we called point...
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 08:56 PM
  7. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Greetings sheep, My .308 is sighted in at 172 metres. A handy spot from my bench. Close to dead on from 25 to 50 metres and within 40mm out to 200 metres. I can't think of any reason for sighting in...
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 05:48 PM
  8. sheep
    sheep liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Greetings sheep, My .308 is sighted in at 172 metres. A handy spot from my bench. Close to dead on from 25 to 50 metres and within 40mm out to 200 metres. I can't think of any reason for sighting in...
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 02:09 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : ADI book max’s
    Greetings Nathan F, I had a look at the Hodgdon pistol data for the .223. This is for a 15 inch barrel and shows a loss of around 450 fps from a 24 inch barrel. Your 16.5 inch bareel will lose a...
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 09:15 PM
  10. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : ADI book max’s
    Greetings Nathan F, I had a look at the Hodgdon pistol data for the .223. This is for a 15 inch barrel and shows a loss of around 450 fps from a 24 inch barrel. Your 16.5 inch bareel will lose a...
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 07:56 PM
  11. Happy
    Happy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    Greetings All, At the moment I am sorting out some handloads put together by a now departed gentleman. This is something I have done a couple of times in recent years and this time there are labels...
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 07:29 PM
  12. Jhon
    Jhon liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    I will be glad to send them to you once tidied up. gpm
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 06:54 PM
  13. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    I will be glad to send them to you once tidied up. gpm
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 06:43 PM
  14. Nugget connaisseur
    Nugget connaisseur liked post by grandpamac On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    Greetings All, At the moment I am sorting out some handloads put together by a now departed gentleman. This is something I have done a couple of times in recent years and this time there are labels...
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 06:20 PM
  15. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : ADI book max’s
    Greetings again, That is impressive velocity, much more than I would have expected. To be on the safe side you may wish to do a little test. Take two of your cases fired with that load and load and...
    Liked On: 20-04-2022, 04:55 PM

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