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   grandpamac liked post by charliehorse On thread : Cratered Primer

   It's a Bergara HMR, I dont have a chronograph so have no exact way other than trying the crude 100-300m drop with a ballistic calculator. Be a real shame if I have to drop this load but if that saves...

   Liked On: 08-04-2020, 06:41 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

   I used to be a permaculture advocate. I believe in permaculture; but not permaculturists. They tend to sit back and whine and moan without getting off their arses and doing stuff.... Usually farmer...

   Liked On: 08-04-2020, 02:52 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by Moa Hunter On thread : Is this normal for my brass

   Yes This Above. So to summarise, if the case has been sized so that it is too short for the particular chamber when it stretches at firing there can be separation. Which means that the 'ideal' case...

   Liked On: 08-04-2020, 01:45 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by veitnamcam On thread : Is this normal for my brass

   Almost correct, what causes case head separation in that area is not actually anything to do with the die working the brass in that area....the die actually sizes very little near the case head....

   Liked On: 08-04-2020, 01:44 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by Bagheera On thread : Is this normal for my brass

   Grandpa Mac's explanation is the correct one. The case wall thickness tapers from thin at the mouth to thick at the base. When you fire it, most of the case expands, gripping the chamber wall. ...

   Liked On: 08-04-2020, 01:42 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by johnd On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

   In the interest of continuity to the last few posts. I have been kind of self isolated for the last 4 months. An injury to the shoulder has seen me on the ACC shelf, So I have been living at 80%...

   Liked On: 06-04-2020, 03:24 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by Coote On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

   Heh. I started practicing for retirement when I first started work. I served my time as a fitter, turner and machinist with the Ministry of Works in Nelson. It was a great job with a good...

   Liked On: 06-04-2020, 03:07 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by Dicko On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

   Grandpa Mac, Yes that is a great way to transition to start getting setup while you have good cash flow and more youth. Also let’s you buy in earlier and that can have benefits.

   Liked On: 06-04-2020, 03:07 PM

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   grandpamac liked post by Dicko On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

   Bumblefoot, Given your own experience and what you have observed writing for Lifestyle magazine would you be interested in starting a new thread on how you would approach setting your self up to...

   Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:57 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by Coote On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

    I like your succinct paragraphs Bumblefoot... and the way you start some sentences with 'But'. It is interesting Grandpamac. Since I was quite young, I've had an interest in 'survival'. I've...

    Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:57 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

    My life hasn't changed that much. Living out of the freezer and garden. Work-wise it's still a bit up in the air.... I work as a freelance mag writer/photographer so things are still in a state of...

    Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:57 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by johnd On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

    I did a quick bit of research about making cider vinegar, the most discussed facet was not using it for preserving as the level of acidity was hard to gauge. I now have a jar brewing in the hot...

    Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:57 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

    I remember hearing on TV; either river Cottage or Jamie Oliver, that 85% of the UK's food is imported. That's an amazing lack of food security..... I've always said that it will only take a ruckus...

    Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:56 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by johnd On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....

    This thread will be a god send to some folk on here, in the coming months. Set forth and bottled the neighbors apple tree, today. ( being sure to keep social distancing rules in force of course.)...

    Liked On: 06-04-2020, 09:56 AM

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    grandpamac liked post by GWH On thread : Rem Model 7

    I have model 7s in 223, 243, 260, 7mm08 and 7mm SAUM I guess they're not bad little rifles ��

    Liked On: 04-04-2020, 04:03 PM

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