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. Basenjiboy
    Basenjiboy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Looking for ideas
    Greetings blip, You seem to have both 6.5 and 7mm well covered so the 6mm Creedmoor could be a candidate or the 6mm Remington. Your current rifle likely has a 9" twist so please make sure that any...
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 07:24 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30Cal 168gr Sierra TMK vs 168Amax
    Greetings, Those who believe in knocking deer flat and obscure things like complete energy transfer should read the report on Matt Grant's 1947 experiment on the subject. This was published in his...
    Liked On: 26-07-2023, 06:20 PM
  3. 25/08 IMP
    25/08 IMP liked post by grandpamac On thread : Looking for ideas
    Greetings blip, You seem to have both 6.5 and 7mm well covered so the 6mm Creedmoor could be a candidate or the 6mm Remington. Your current rifle likely has a 9" twist so please make sure that any...
    Liked On: 25-07-2023, 09:19 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Pressure point bedding parker hale
    Greetings again, The Parker Hale target rifles were used in the early days after the target shooting cartridge was changed to the 7.62. It was soon superseded by the Omark and other actions. I have...
    Liked On: 25-07-2023, 05:09 PM
  5. 308
    308 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings Sika 8, Thanks for asking. The trip to Makino was a bust due to Cyclone Gabriel. Access to the northern end of the Kaweka's was non existent for the whole of March and still dodgy to this...
    Liked On: 25-07-2023, 01:01 AM
  6. Oldpig
    Oldpig 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: 24-07-2023, 07:25 PM
  7. Sika 8
    Sika 8 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings Sika 8, Thanks for asking. The trip to Makino was a bust due to Cyclone Gabriel. Access to the northern end of the Kaweka's was non existent for the whole of March and still dodgy to this...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 04:28 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings Sika 8, Thanks for asking. The trip to Makino was a bust due to Cyclone Gabriel. Access to the northern end of the Kaweka's was non existent for the whole of March and still dodgy to this...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 03:58 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, erniec it will be the last week in March, mid week, weather permitting. I will decide closer to the time and post if anyone needs to drop in. Regarding diet an weight loss, for me the...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 03:25 PM
  10. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : "Feather in my hat" 308win Featherweight load development
    Greetings dannyb and all, I am a long time fan of the .308. One of the things I have found is that the continental brass, with the exception of Norma, can be quite a bit heavier than the US stuff. I...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 10:50 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : my 7x60 wildcat project
    Greetings Micky Duck, I now check the crush length for each new batch of projectiles and adjust the overall length of the round to give 1mm clearance. I started doing this after noticing that the...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 07:13 PM
  12. Oldbloke
    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 02:25 PM
  13. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85 and all, The original ladder test, developed by Creighton Audette, was to fire a series of single rounds loaded with small increasing increments of powder charge. This was done at...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 09:45 AM
  14. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 11:46 PM
  15. Rn-85
    Rn-85 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85, I don't do ladder tests as such as it takes around 10 rounds per step to give any meaningful indication of long term precision. I will usually look through the various data to see...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 10:19 PM

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