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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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    grandpamac liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 25 Cal these days
    So what your saying is that with modern powders and improved bullet designs older cartridges will do everything the new "wonderkin" can do☺️
    Liked On: 13-03-2024, 07:14 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 257R Experiences
    grandpamac Mitchell's in dvk have or at least did have a Winchester 257r complete with a pile of cases, projectiles, factory ammo and dies. It looked hardly to have been used if your still itching.
    Liked On: 02-03-2024, 03:48 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Cyclops On thread : Long Range Hunting and F-Class Target Shooting.
    A list of NRANZ affiliated clubs can be found on the NRANZ website https://www.nranz.org.nz/associations-and-clubs/member-clubs/ It will be prone shooting (or benchrest) on most NRANZ certified...
    Liked On: 26-02-2024, 02:56 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Long Range Hunting and F-Class Target Shooting.
    hard case the bully beef just resting under line of fire!!!
    Liked On: 26-02-2024, 02:42 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by johnd On thread : Te Puke Rifle Club Long Range hunters shoot
    243610
    Liked On: 25-02-2024, 11:08 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by madjon_ On thread : Bench rest on the rise
    244197244198244199 4 new Snails going in
    Liked On: 21-02-2024, 04:41 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by gimp On thread : What Have You Loaded Today
    Minor? Major? 7th?
    Liked On: 19-02-2024, 12:35 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by NIMROD On thread : Waitangi day hikoi to Back Ridge biv
    Just to keep the thread alive, here's a pic taken in 1985 on our way out from Back Ridge Bivy after we'd shot more deer than fingers on one hand. On reaching the kaweka J on our way home, bets were...
    Liked On: 18-02-2024, 04:32 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by JohnDuxbury On thread : 9.3x62 loading
    Found it! It was from an article by Ken Kempa, a gun writer who did an article on a Sauer 101 in 9.3x62 in 2015, and also supplied a comprehensive load data sheet. He recorded loads with 286...
    Liked On: 14-02-2024, 06:27 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Old school hunting
    I saw this pic on the FB NZ deer cullers page; and for some reason just love it.... Using the great 7.7 Rimmed Creedmoor of course! ;) 243386
    Liked On: 10-02-2024, 06:57 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Shamus_ On thread : 9.3x62 loading
    Don't know if this helps but Vihtavuori N130 is listed as an "equivalent" for AR2207/H4198 and Vihtavuori have load data for 9.3x62 and 285/286 gr projectiles using N130 here...
    Liked On: 02-02-2024, 09:31 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by 6.5 CRD On thread : 16 inch 270win?
    GRT suggests if your at 2925fps currently with a 18" bbl, cutting it to 16" will slow it down ALOT, somewhere in the vicinity of 2800-2815 depending on what powder your using, one would assume/hope...
    Liked On: 30-01-2024, 08:23 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Gibo On thread : Show me your lightweight rifle
    I was scratching my head thinking damn grampa got some puffy stuff in that case :D
    Liked On: 25-01-2024, 04:51 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by akaroa1 On thread : A Stevens 22 RF
    The difference is that the 044 1/2 frame is 1/8" narrower So very subtle The first one I brought from a gent in Oamaru. He thought it was a 44 1/2 and despite it having no fore end the model...
    Liked On: 18-01-2024, 08:39 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by akaroa1 On thread : 38-55 Recommendations
    grandpamac as promised Top Marlin Ballard #4 38-55 circa 1880 This is the one I am shooting because it has a good bore Middle Marlin Ballard #4 38-55 consecutively numbered to the one...
    Liked On: 10-01-2024, 08:06 PM

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