About grandpamac

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

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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : astigmatism
    Greetings Porch-Rocker, Another vote for glasses. I tried contacts but one day they would be good and the next they would be useless. Astigmatism is quite common. For me one of the crosshairs in a...
    Liked On: 15-05-2024, 07:42 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Husqvarna .30-06
    Totally agree with the above. This load is for the older and slower version of AR2209. Current data from Nosler lists 57.5 grains of H4350 (AR2209) with the 165/168 grain projectile MAX. It pays to...
    Liked On: 14-05-2024, 12:25 PM
  3. doinit
    doinit liked post by grandpamac On thread : Oops
    249973 Lacking a Loader this is my lo tech version. Two 1.8 metre posts set on bricks, bits of concrete or whatever with 1.2 metre lengths of branch wood to form base. Branch wood is cut up later....
    Liked On: 13-05-2024, 10:44 PM
  4. aimless
    aimless liked post by grandpamac On thread : 250 Savage Ackley Improved
    Greetings, Layne Simpson did an article on the 250 Savage Improved in the October 2018 Handloader. His version had a 30 degree shoulder but results would be close to the AI. I found the article on...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 08:17 PM
  5. aimless
    aimless liked post by grandpamac On thread : 250 Savage Ackley Improved
    Greetings aimless, Nice handle by the way. Any data you find is likely to be from the intrepid years or from an enthusiast who loads right up to the pressure limits and beyond so this could be an...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 08:14 PM
  6. NewbieZAR
    NewbieZAR liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223 on deer
    Hodgdon has data for the .223 in their pistol section with a 15 inch barrel that may help. GPM.
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 05:17 PM
  7. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Happy Birthday Trout, You should be 75 like me in about 27 old codger months. Old codger time is the apparent time between events from our point of view. Regards Grandpamac.
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 03:01 PM
  8. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Greetings All, Old codgerhood strikes again. Nice and calm this morning so got the last of the highest gutters cleaned without any excitement. Was carrying the working platform from my scaffolding...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 02:53 PM
  9. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Greetings, First snow on the main block of the Kawekas today. It must be Autumn. GPM.
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 02:51 PM
  10. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Greetings and thank you one and all for your comments and observations, I am particularly impressed with the number that soldier on in spite of advancing age and in cases infirmity. In my case it is...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 02:26 PM
  11. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Greetings Barry the hunter, I now use a trekking pole which makes me more stable on the uneven ground as some of my balance has deserted me. Uphill I am OK but dreadfully slow. Downhill the pole...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 02:13 PM
  12. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for Old Codgers
    Greetings All, Today is the 61st anniversary of my first ever trip into the Kawekas on which I fired a rifle (at a rock) and saw my first deer in the wild. I have posted about this previously....
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 02:12 PM
  13. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Oops
    When power was out for a week during Gabrielle firewood and the wet back kept the showers warm and the gas hobb kept the meals hot. We have a header tank filled from a well with a pump which was out...
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 01:34 PM
  14. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Oops
    249973 Lacking a Loader this is my lo tech version. Two 1.8 metre posts set on bricks, bits of concrete or whatever with 1.2 metre lengths of branch wood to form base. Branch wood is cut up later....
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 01:30 PM
  15. 7mm tragic
    7mm tragic liked post by grandpamac On thread : Oops
    249973 Lacking a Loader this is my lo tech version. Two 1.8 metre posts set on bricks, bits of concrete or whatever with 1.2 metre lengths of branch wood to form base. Branch wood is cut up later....
    Liked On: 12-05-2024, 10:19 AM

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