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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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  1. Joe_90
    Joe_90 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting rid of crimped primer pockets?
    Greetings Planenutz, It's not pressure that is cracking the cases, it's excess headspace. Assuming you are starting with new brass, or cases fired once in your rifle, the cases are being full length...
    Liked On: 02-09-2020, 09:44 AM
  2. timattalon
    timattalon liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
    Liked On: 02-09-2020, 04:14 AM
  3. Manchester
    Manchester liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 10:10 PM
  4. mimms2
    mimms2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings MB, None of the rifles in this thread are actually needed in the narrower interpretation of the word but, as is often pointed out, need has little if anything to do with it. Regards...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 09:22 PM
  5. Magnetite
    Magnetite liked post by grandpamac On thread : 6.5x55 SE Sanity Check
    Greetings Magnetite, Looks like your rifle gives a little more velocity than mine with your selection of components. I note that you are using a suppressor which some suggest gives more velocity so...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 08:17 PM
  6. ebf
    ebf liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 08:04 PM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings ebf, Thanks for pointing that out, not. I had to have a look at Wilson's web site. 5 Ruger no 1 rifles! I don't think I have ever seen that many in the same place in NZ. After tea and a...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 07:11 PM
  8. Scout
    Scout liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting rid of crimped primer pockets?
    Greetings Planenutz, It's not pressure that is cracking the cases, it's excess headspace. Assuming you are starting with new brass, or cases fired once in your rifle, the cases are being full length...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:29 PM
  9. john m
    john m liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:17 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings ebf, Just because I can really. We are dealing in hypothetical rifles here so practical does not come into it. I have seen just one single shot, NZ made I think, in that calibre. A .257...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 06:00 PM
  11. ebf
    ebf liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings ebf, Just because I can really. We are dealing in hypothetical rifles here so practical does not come into it. I have seen just one single shot, NZ made I think, in that calibre. A .257...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:55 PM
  12. ebf
    ebf liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:39 PM
  13. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Your Top of the Wishlist
    Greetings, A Ruger no 1 in some rimmed calibre, 6.5 x 57R maybe. My cobber in Oz has one in .275 Rigby (aka 7 x 57 Mauser). Could probably afford one but advancing age and decrepitude together with...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:31 PM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 7mm Rem Mag Browning X-Bolt Hell’s Canyon Reload Advice
    Greetings 7RMBoy, I don't have a 7mm Rem Mag (do have a 7mm SAUM) but think that you will find 4831, especially the IMR version, too fast especially for the heavier projectiles. AR2217 (H1000) or...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 05:15 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting rid of crimped primer pockets?
    Greetings Planenutz, It's not pressure that is cracking the cases, it's excess headspace. Assuming you are starting with new brass, or cases fired once in your rifle, the cases are being full length...
    Liked On: 01-09-2020, 04:45 PM

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