About grandpamac

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

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  1. ZQLewis
    ZQLewis liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mystery problem when reloading... Help.
    Greetings Poodle, Lots to learn eh. Problem 1. It is quite common for some cartridges to have the projectiles seated well clear of the lands so the cartridges will fit in my magazine. My 308...
    Liked On: 01-11-2020, 01:25 AM
  2. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30-40 Krag
    Yes definitely do that Mangle, Mine is on a Martini action so I keep the loads well down on an action that is coming up 140 years old next year. And yes it does go hunting from time to time. In...
    Liked On: 31-10-2020, 05:32 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mystery problem when reloading... Help.
    Greetings Poodle, Lots to learn eh. Problem 1. It is quite common for some cartridges to have the projectiles seated well clear of the lands so the cartridges will fit in my magazine. My 308...
    Liked On: 31-10-2020, 05:22 PM
  4. 7RMBoy
    7RMBoy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    Greetings Again 7RMBoy, I much prefer to test and zero my rifles at 200 metres. Sometimes a load that looks good at 100 metres can loose the plot at longer range, often due to marginal twist for the...
    Liked On: 30-10-2020, 11:48 AM
  5. 7RMBoy
    7RMBoy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    Greetings 7RMBoy, Load testing can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. For a start it is best to keep it simple. You have 20 rounds ready to go so start with them. Definitely...
    Liked On: 30-10-2020, 10:57 AM
  6. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mystery problem when reloading... Help.
    Greetings Poodle, Lots to learn eh. Problem 1. It is quite common for some cartridges to have the projectiles seated well clear of the lands so the cartridges will fit in my magazine. My 308...
    Liked On: 29-10-2020, 08:58 PM
  7. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mystery problem when reloading... Help.
    Greetings Poodle, Lots to learn eh. Problem 1. It is quite common for some cartridges to have the projectiles seated well clear of the lands so the cartridges will fit in my magazine. My 308...
    Liked On: 29-10-2020, 07:19 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Diagnosing a accuracy problem with my .222
    Greetings 243WSSM, I think Alan Carr, your respected friend and Gundoc have pretty well nailed the problem. A BSA Majestic is older than many of us and may have seen a great deal of use so a good...
    Liked On: 28-10-2020, 05:33 PM
  9. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    Greetings All, In line with my low input block maintenance regime grass maintenance in the open and treed areas has been delegated to an itinerant landscape specialists. They operate from late...
    Liked On: 22-10-2020, 08:00 AM
  10. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    Greetings All, I was walking through Mitre 10 the other day. I had gone in to get a few odds and ends including some climbing sugar snap pea seeds, a favourite in this house. I walked past the table...
    Liked On: 21-10-2020, 05:17 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Anyone had primer piercing issues with small primer brass in a Tikka?
    Greetings 308mate, My impression is that some small rifle primers crater at lower pressures than others. Cratering is a step on the way to piercing. You could try magnum primers or other primer...
    Liked On: 18-10-2020, 09:24 PM
  12. Danny
    Danny liked post by grandpamac On thread : Long range Hawkes Bay
    Greetings All, Went out to the 1,000 yard shoot on that range with my son a couple of weeks back. Shooting is all prone and there are three classes. My son shoots FTR using a .308, bipod and rear...
    Liked On: 14-10-2020, 06:30 PM
  13. William
    William liked post by grandpamac On thread : Picking the forums collective brain.
    Greetings William, The idea that faster powders are needed in short barrels is largely a myth. It gets repeated ad nauseum in the firearm press but it is still a myth. Actual tests do not support...
    Liked On: 12-10-2020, 05:30 PM
  14. Magnetite
    Magnetite liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for New and Newish Hand Loaders from an Old Fudd
    Greetings All, Post 8 Simple Ways of Setting Cartridge Overall Length and Annealing Cases. There are both high tech and low tech ways of carrying out our hand loading. These are usually matched...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 09:24 PM
  15. Tuidog
    Tuidog liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mil-Dot reticle help pls clever fellas
    Greetings All, Probably a good time to remind everyone that a mil and a milliradian (mrad) are two different units. Our American cousins routinely get the two scrambled. A mrad works out to 10 cm at...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 12:09 PM

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