About grandpamac

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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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    grandpamac liked post by superdiver On thread : What's going on here??
    Got him to measure the drop at 200m and it was 18cm so that worked out to about 2380fps~ which is closer to the last shots. Only a pro chrono so not very trusting
    Liked On: 13-03-2022, 07:40 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by dannyb On thread : Biggest influences on getting low velocity SD
    And annealing said brass every firing :thumbsup:
    Liked On: 13-03-2022, 03:59 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by dannyb On thread : Chronograph advice
    ^^^^^^this^^^^^^^ I like a lot of others when I first started reloading thought I was doing great things because I could get better Velocities than book max without getting pressure signs, In...
    Liked On: 08-03-2022, 11:33 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by 40mm On thread : Who's Taking their 9.3 Mauser For the Roar?
    I feel inadequate, x57 seems so much smaller. But, I hear it is how you use it....
    Liked On: 01-03-2022, 04:53 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : Who's Taking their 9.3 Mauser For the Roar?
    Disappointing? I will be taking this one - I was asking who else will be taking theirs....I know there are people on here who have them. I am going to drag her through hell in search of the biggest...
    Liked On: 01-03-2022, 04:52 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by jakewire On thread : 9.3x62 loads
    Its a 1962 made Husqvarna 1640 JohnDuxbury 191076
    Liked On: 25-02-2022, 11:44 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Barrel break-in
    I used Howa's recommendations for my Howa 223 and 308. I did it as I sighted it in. I figured that Howa know a hell of a lot more about barrels than I do ... "HOWA RIFLE RECOMMENDED BREAK-IN...
    Liked On: 24-02-2022, 02:33 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    Waste not, want not. I try to use as much as possible off the goats I shoot. Here are the skins and feet placed around an "Alphonse Karr" clumping bamboo. The skins will fertilise the plant and...
    Liked On: 23-02-2022, 04:12 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Sideshow On thread : Rifle Obsolesence
    Well there’s your problem right from the get go! grandpamac 1 which I also well understand as I also suffer from the same affection. Your an Aries there’s your trouble :P Look no further...
    Liked On: 18-02-2022, 02:30 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by caberslash On thread : Return of the 7 x 57 Mauser
    If anyone really wants to play the 'my rifle is faster than yours :P ' game, Alpha Muntions now have 7mm08 brass with their optimised case head design. Supposedly takes insane pressures. I think...
    Liked On: 16-02-2022, 01:43 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Haggis On thread : Ideas for a new gun
    Nah not interested In a big banger 308 is good. I would consider 7mm08 or 6.5x55
    Liked On: 15-02-2022, 01:26 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Puffin On thread : 30-06
    The difference between 13.5" and 20" barrels chambered in .308Win is 200-250ft/sec The difference between a .308win and 30-06 is 100-150ft/sec
    Liked On: 07-02-2022, 09:18 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : "1873 Winchester 44-40 rifle shooting at 400y - Recreating the Lonesome Dove shot"
    I really enjoyed this video; trying to use an 1873 Winchester 44-40 rifle (using a repro Uberti) shooting at 400y to recreate the Lonesome Dove movie shot. I like his channel; especially when he...
    Liked On: 07-02-2022, 08:04 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : What will the hunting rifles of the future look like ?
    to see future...maybe look at epic failures and not so popular changes in recent past... carbon wrapped barrels....some love them,others curse them. triangle barrels.....interesting concept that...
    Liked On: 06-02-2022, 07:46 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by omark On thread : .303 British Load Data Variations
    I know you get lots of variations depending on what your shooting but 39gns in good barrels or 40gns of 2208 in bad barrels. I’ve always had very good accuracy with this load and a large range of...
    Liked On: 04-02-2022, 08:19 PM

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