About grandpamac

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

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  1. Mathias
    Mathias liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 07:41 PM
  2. Shearer
    Shearer liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 06:38 PM
  3. dogmatix
    dogmatix liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 05:07 PM
  4. Jamesyd
    Jamesyd liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 04:32 PM
  5. Barry the hunter
    Barry the hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 04:32 PM
  6. 25/08 IMP
    25/08 IMP liked post by grandpamac On thread : Headspace gauge/ case head separation
    Greetings all, I struggled with setting headspace on my brass for decades. For years I neck sized brass, which brought its own set of problems, and meddled with setting the die of the shell holder...
    Liked On: 24-09-2024, 09:18 AM
  7. RHSoldboy
    RHSoldboy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Demise of the 7mm Rem Mag
    Greetings, To quote the words of Mark Twain I think it was: "News of my death has been greatly exaggerated" Foretelling the death of a cartridge still being chambered by most is premature ant...
    Liked On: 20-09-2024, 11:34 PM
  8. matagouri
    matagouri liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 16-09-2024, 09:14 AM
  9. TimC
    TimC liked post by grandpamac On thread : Lower than expected velocities
    Greetings, A check through my records yielded the following data. Both rifles are Remington 700 .308W. Rifle 1 is my 45 plus year old .308W with the barrel cut to 20". Velocity with the 150 grain...
    Liked On: 16-09-2024, 01:28 AM
  10. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 08:18 PM
  11. Mararoa
    Mararoa liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 02:36 PM
  12. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Demise of the 7mm Rem Mag
    Greetings McNotty, All that you say is true and they are my sentiments exactly. Not everyone buys a rifle based on a clear assessment of its attributes though and the 7mm Rem Mag does have name...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 01:32 PM
  13. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 01:17 PM
  14. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 01:12 PM
  15. chainsaw
    chainsaw liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 15-09-2024, 12:59 PM

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