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   Eat Meater liked post by grandpamac On thread : All weather shooting range

   A very good point Eat Meater, All too often in the past Ranges have been crammed onto a site that is unsuitable. Most of these have either been closed or soon will be. Some areas will have next to...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 09:30 PM

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   blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : All weather shooting range

   Greetings blip, First my apologies for having hijacked your thread. I do like the idea of the range you mentioned in your OP and I think that something close to it exists in Christchurch and...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 06:23 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

   Here is a bit more info. The cumulative inflation from 1968 to 2023 is 2,170% so that Parker Hale would cost $2,170.00 today. A Parker Hale was about the cheapest new rifle you could buy at the time....

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 04:43 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

   Greetings all, In the late 1960's, a little after I contracted this hunting and shooting disease, a new Parker Hale rifle in .308W could be had for a little under $100.00 plus a 4x40 Nikko Stirling...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 04:42 PM

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   BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

   They were allowed 3 rounds per kill (proved by the tail). I bought .303 rounds for sixpence each about that time. If they used more than 3 rounds the cost was taken out of their wages. I think that...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 04:39 PM

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   blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : All weather shooting range

   A few years back I did some sketch designs for a 100 metre underground range using concrete pipes around 1 metre dia. The land had a gentle slope so the shooting point could be a little below ground...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 02:07 PM

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   rugerman liked post by grandpamac On thread : We are All Doomed

   It is an international thing. In the US the Democrats buy toilet paper and sardines, the Republicans toilet paper and 9mm ammo or so I am told. Grandpamac.

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 01:01 PM

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   blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : All weather shooting range

   Greetings Again, If you want to design a range as a mental exercise then you probably want to look at the Police Shooting Range Manual that you can download on the interweb. The place to start is...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 12:45 PM

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   blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : All weather shooting range

   Greetings, Unfortunately while you can have your own casual sighting in range under the Shooting Range Manual both the partly enclosed and fully enclosed ranges described would need approval under...

   Liked On: 30-09-2023, 12:45 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

    Here is a bit more info. The cumulative inflation from 1968 to 2023 is 2,170% so that Parker Hale would cost $2,170.00 today. A Parker Hale was about the cheapest new rifle you could buy at the time....

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 08:27 PM

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    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

    They were allowed 3 rounds per kill (proved by the tail). I bought .303 rounds for sixpence each about that time. If they used more than 3 rounds the cost was taken out of their wages. I think that...

    Liked On: 29-09-2023, 01:28 AM

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    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

    They were allowed 3 rounds per kill (proved by the tail). I bought .303 rounds for sixpence each about that time. If they used more than 3 rounds the cost was taken out of their wages. I think that...

    Liked On: 28-09-2023, 07:42 PM

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    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Has the cost of this shooting as a hobby gone up or down?

    They were allowed 3 rounds per kill (proved by the tail). I bought .303 rounds for sixpence each about that time. If they used more than 3 rounds the cost was taken out of their wages. I think that...

    Liked On: 28-09-2023, 06:18 PM

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    BK10 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle Scope

    Greetings BK10, For bush and clearings keep the max power low, especially if you tend to wind the power up to get a better look at things. Field of view is king in the bush both before and after the...

    Liked On: 28-09-2023, 05:15 PM

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    Bol Tackshin liked post by grandpamac On thread : We are All Doomed

    That is quite right. The sun will end in a super nova and crispy fry earth but not for another4 billion years, time for another few continental pile ups. Getting past 2,100 is a more immediate...

    Liked On: 28-09-2023, 08:33 AM

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