About grandpamac

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About grandpamac
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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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Retired

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  1. Steelisreal
    Steelisreal liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, The latest copy of NZ Outdoor appeared on my chair the other day. In it was an article by Dave Baldwin on his latest Bushman's Bible Journey. He and others visited huts in the North...
    Liked On: 12-02-2021, 01:23 PM
  2. Ftx325
    Ftx325 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, The latest copy of NZ Outdoor appeared on my chair the other day. In it was an article by Dave Baldwin on his latest Bushman's Bible Journey. He and others visited huts in the North...
    Liked On: 12-02-2021, 01:22 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Enfield barrel on a Martini and vice versa
    Greetings Again, I did a bit of digging and found that Martini Enfield barrels were fitted to some early Lee Enfields, about 1900 to 1902. Some of these are both rare and pricy so best to do nothing...
    Liked On: 11-02-2021, 09:39 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Enfield barrel on a Martini and vice versa
    Greetings Again, It is possible that an early Lee Enfield was originally fitted with a Martini Enfield barrel originally. You could tell if there are the extractor cuts for the Martini on the breech...
    Liked On: 11-02-2021, 09:39 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Hand held priming tool, school me up ???
    Greetings All, I got one of the Lee hand priming tools over 20 years ago and it has done most of my priming since. I like the convenience of the tray and not having to touch the primers in the...
    Liked On: 11-02-2021, 07:00 PM
  6. gadgetman
    gadgetman liked post by grandpamac On thread : Enfield barrel on a Martini and vice versa
    Greetings Again, It is possible that an early Lee Enfield was originally fitted with a Martini Enfield barrel originally. You could tell if there are the extractor cuts for the Martini on the breech...
    Liked On: 11-02-2021, 04:17 PM
  7. northdude
    northdude liked post by grandpamac On thread : Enfield barrel on a Martini and vice versa
    Greetings Again, It is possible that an early Lee Enfield was originally fitted with a Martini Enfield barrel originally. You could tell if there are the extractor cuts for the Martini on the breech...
    Liked On: 11-02-2021, 02:52 PM
  8. Finnwolf
    Finnwolf liked post by grandpamac On thread : head games
    Greetings All, I think that the thing that helped me in shooting was starting to use a proper rest and rear bag on a solid bench. The second thing was concentrating on the follow through after the...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 07:20 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : head games
    Greetings All, I think that the thing that helped me in shooting was starting to use a proper rest and rear bag on a solid bench. The second thing was concentrating on the follow through after the...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 06:40 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Optimum length for a 1:12 .223
    Greetings All, A rifle just like the one Delphus describes sits in my rifle cupboard. I used it for some years target shooting (pretty average, me not the rifle) regrettably not so much these days....
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 06:06 PM
  11. Ftx325
    Ftx325 liked post by grandpamac On thread : head games
    Greetings All, I think that the thing that helped me in shooting was starting to use a proper rest and rear bag on a solid bench. The second thing was concentrating on the follow through after the...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 05:12 PM
  12. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : head games
    Greetings All, I think that the thing that helped me in shooting was starting to use a proper rest and rear bag on a solid bench. The second thing was concentrating on the follow through after the...
    Liked On: 09-02-2021, 04:07 PM
  13. Stocky
    Stocky liked post by grandpamac On thread : buying reloading gear
    Greetings Big Bear, Depends what powder you are using. If you are using single base powder like ADI the Federal 215 is good. I definitely would not use the Winchester magnum primers as pressure...
    Liked On: 08-02-2021, 03:01 PM
  14. Sarvo
    Sarvo liked post by grandpamac On thread : Alternative 308win powder
    Greetings All, As 30late said above 748 together with IMR 4064 and H4895 were the go to powders when I started loading the .308 in the mid 1970's. ADI2208 (Varget) was ADI's version of IMR4064...
    Liked On: 08-02-2021, 09:50 AM
  15. WildBrad
    WildBrad liked post by grandpamac On thread : 6.5 cm case capacity
    Greetings Wild Brad, Trickling the charge in to the case and tapping the part full case on the bench can help get a bit more in. Someone may be able to help with case weights but Winchester is often...
    Liked On: 06-02-2021, 05:21 PM

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