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. Plodalong
    Plodalong liked post by grandpamac On thread : .308 win powder choice
    Greetings Dicko, I ran a series of tests recently to compare velocities of different powders in the .308. Using a standard charge of 43 grains and 165 grain Hornady Interlok projectiles AR2206H...
    Liked On: 09-02-2025, 01:11 PM
  2. Jhon
    Jhon liked post by grandpamac On thread : Excellent analysis, Powder used by top LR Competitors, and the winner is...
    Greetings All, Interesting that just one diehard Winchester used a US made powder and Oz rules on the rest. Would not have predicted that 50 years ago. GPM.
    Liked On: 08-02-2025, 11:28 AM
  3. BK10
    BK10 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting a start in reloading
    Greetings BK10, Best war to start is with a mentor who will show you how it is done and start you loading your own on their kit. The older manuals had good how to sections. The manufacturers put out...
    Liked On: 07-02-2025, 03:28 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting a start in reloading
    Greetings BK10, Best war to start is with a mentor who will show you how it is done and start you loading your own on their kit. The older manuals had good how to sections. The manufacturers put out...
    Liked On: 07-02-2025, 01:41 PM
  5. Oldbloke
    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting a start in reloading
    Greetings BK10, Best war to start is with a mentor who will show you how it is done and start you loading your own on their kit. The older manuals had good how to sections. The manufacturers put out...
    Liked On: 07-02-2025, 12:24 PM
  6. Woody
    Woody liked post by grandpamac On thread : Creating a drop chart for a ballistic reticle
    Greetings, Or you could just measure it. With your rifle in a vice and carefully trained on a mark you can fix a tape to the target and read of the drops. Simple. No opinions or guesses. GPM.
    Liked On: 06-02-2025, 06:59 AM
  7. paremata
    paremata liked post by grandpamac On thread : 25 Cal these days
    Greetings all, Mere mention of a wildcat .25 calibre rifle and my brain was off to the races. Next minute I am surrounded by books all open at different pages where something of interest resides. In...
    Liked On: 03-02-2025, 09:24 PM
  8. Dan88
    Dan88 liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Wander Through my Data for the .308.
    Greetings, As my handloading for the .308 approaches 50 years I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the data. First loads used AR2201 left over from my .303 loads and 180 grain...
    Liked On: 02-02-2025, 12:48 PM
  9. 308
    308 liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Wander Through my Data for the .308.
    Greetings, As my handloading for the .308 approaches 50 years I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the data. First loads used AR2201 left over from my .303 loads and 180 grain...
    Liked On: 01-02-2025, 08:18 PM
  10. RugerM77
    RugerM77 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Reloading 284 Winchester for a BLR
    Hodgdon and ADI have data. AR2209 is H4350. Getting max loads in will be a challenge and I would stay away from them. GPM.
    Liked On: 01-02-2025, 08:02 PM
  11. Percy
    Percy liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Wander Through my Data for the .308.
    Greetings, As my handloading for the .308 approaches 50 years I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the data. First loads used AR2201 left over from my .303 loads and 180 grain...
    Liked On: 01-02-2025, 06:00 PM
  12. 6mm ackley
    6mm ackley liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Wander Through my Data for the .308.
    Greetings, As my handloading for the .308 approaches 50 years I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the data. First loads used AR2201 left over from my .303 loads and 180 grain...
    Liked On: 01-02-2025, 05:26 PM
  13. whanahuia
    whanahuia liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Wander Through my Data for the .308.
    Greetings, As my handloading for the .308 approaches 50 years I thought it might be interesting to have a look at some of the data. First loads used AR2201 left over from my .303 loads and 180 grain...
    Liked On: 01-02-2025, 05:23 PM
  14. Muttonguts
    Muttonguts liked post by grandpamac On thread : Artificial Intelligence
    Greetings all, There has been a lot of blather about artificial intelligence of late. In my early teens I developed an interest in science fiction and got all manner of books out of the Napier...
    Liked On: 28-01-2025, 10:01 PM
  15. bjp
    bjp liked post by grandpamac On thread : Creating a drop chart for a ballistic reticle
    Greetings, Or you could just measure it. With your rifle in a vice and carefully trained on a mark you can fix a tape to the target and read of the drops. Simple. No opinions or guesses. GPM.
    Liked On: 28-01-2025, 02:22 PM

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