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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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    grandpamac liked post by csmiffy On thread : 416 rem mag case trimmer
    Haven't measured them but I would assume that sooner or later I will need to trim my 416 cases. Don't do a lot of shooting with it for several reasons so realistically maybe not lol. Anyway...
    Liked On: 22-05-2022, 08:17 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Flyblown On thread : 6mm Creedmoor vs 243
    It’s all in the twist. I have both .243 Win and 6mm Creedmoor… One hits a whole lot harder than the other. You can see it, hear it, feel it. THWOP! If you want to kill a good sized red deer at...
    Liked On: 18-05-2022, 09:07 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by 257weatherby On thread : 6mm Creedmoor vs 243
    Get a Remmy, then you'll have a 9" twist, sorted.
    Liked On: 18-05-2022, 08:16 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by 6x47 On thread : I encourage you to give Club Target Shooting a go
    Yep, GWH far from disgraced himself with the ole' Crudmore :) He does however need to experience 1000yds when the wind gets up.. For those that haven't seen electronic targets in action, it's...
    Liked On: 03-05-2022, 12:13 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by GWH On thread : I encourage you to give Club Target Shooting a go
    The other thing I forgot to mention, is with all the new shooting regulations coming in affecting ranges etc, and where and what we can shoot, it seems obvious to me that at some point in time we may...
    Liked On: 03-05-2022, 12:13 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by GWH On thread : I encourage you to give Club Target Shooting a go
    As many of you may likely know, I do a reasonable amount of shooting, all revolving around hunting of various descriptions, from longer range rabbit shooting with the 17 Hornet to deer hunting at...
    Liked On: 03-05-2022, 12:12 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Building a big gun?
    Once upon a time in a land not too far away from here.....people shot stags with a .30 calibre rifle and were using 200-220grn projectiles......both the .303 british and early .30-06 loadings were...
    Liked On: 03-05-2022, 07:46 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Barrel length considerations
    now Im NOT saying this is B.S. any more than recent post of 5 shots in boiler room of fallow and it still alive was...BUT in your case you didnt recover animal so cannot for certain CONFIRM thats...
    Liked On: 30-04-2022, 12:23 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Bagheera On thread : Stuff We Leave Behind.
    I'm wondering how do you leave behind what little knowledge you've built up. Pity to waste it. Write a book ? Pretty good if it ever sells. But of course once the first printing is gone, it...
    Liked On: 30-04-2022, 09:50 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by gundoc On thread : .223 handloads v factory loads
    I did some 5 shot velocity tests with my Pro Chrono today to confirm the similarity of my handloads to factory so that I can use either without change of zero. My rifle is a 1:8 Tikka T3X CTR with a...
    Liked On: 25-04-2022, 04:45 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    195321
    Liked On: 23-04-2022, 07:34 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by janleroux On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    The Strelok app has a nice feature to calculate the recommended zero range based on your caliber and the size of the vital zone. ...
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 06:54 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by sheep On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Thanks grandpamac My strelok readings agreed with your advise. Thanks heaps! Sent from my SM-A515F using Tapatalk
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 06:54 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Cigar On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    200m for most of my rifles, 150m for the shorty 30-30. It will be bang on somewhere around 25m, and no more than 5cm high or low from 25-250m
    Liked On: 22-04-2022, 06:54 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Nathan F On thread : ADI book max’s
    Yep no problem. I did another test this morning and have dialled the load back to 26.0 gns. This is getting me a 5 shot average of 2899 fps and es of 29fps with sd of 9. That will work for me. It...
    Liked On: 21-04-2022, 01:13 PM

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