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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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  1. grandpamac
    grandpamac liked post by Missalot On thread : What would you do…
    Plenty of good ideas… 358w has me interested Micky. Do you just neck up 308 brass for that one? My cunning idea was to chuck a 7 or 8 twist 20inch 243 barrel on, slightly heavier than a tikka...
    Liked On: 19-11-2023, 01:58 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    Well the chicken run vege garden is going according to plan. This is 8 weeks of growth! 237695
    Liked On: 18-11-2023, 06:23 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Gillie On thread : Rifle range in Hastings in trouble ?
    The main two technical guys in the range design/safety area at FSA are very experienced with military ranges and have great experience with backstop materials and the problems and benefits associated...
    Liked On: 17-11-2023, 05:52 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Cyclops On thread : Rifle range in Hastings in trouble ?
    The Ashburton Rifle Range has firing positions out to 700 yards as well as a 50 metre outdoor smallbore range. Several clubs use the range which is managed by a Range Users Association. The...
    Liked On: 17-11-2023, 05:51 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by zimmer On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    My IMR3031 (RIP) shot very well in both my fullbore rifles and my old Sako 308 and my K31 Swiss. The only annoying aspect was about 1 in 10 charges through my RCBS Uniflow powder dispenser would...
    Liked On: 27-10-2023, 06:02 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    Ive still got an old paper mulwex manual..when 2213 was brand new....a couple of adi manuals and a thales one somewhere too...might have given that one to Allen???? the oldest one has some really...
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:20 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by zimmer On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    And of course ADI has long since been owned by the French Thales although I've never heard any concerns expressed about this. However, you can understand why the Yanks are getting het up about the...
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:19 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by blip On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    I use mainly adi powders 2206h 2208 2209 and another one but I cant remember what it is off the top of my head. Lil gun gets used in the hornets and I bought a deceased estate of powder that has hodg...
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:19 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by zimmer On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    Might add that after many years, I'm still learning. Recently changed my whole reloading method and have stopped using bushing dies. Never too late to change.
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:19 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by zimmer On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    Started out in 1966. Got one can of 2201 off Dinny Collings around that time but cannot remember using it. Possibly gave it to a mate. (Correction, I think the can from Dinny may have been 4740, not...
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:19 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by 30.06king On thread : 50 plus Years using Australian Rifle Powders
    ADI powders are very good. I have always appreciated that our western cousins have done pretty well keeping Kiwi shooters supplied when the Northern Hemisphere brands have been difficult to obtain....
    Liked On: 24-10-2023, 03:18 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by bumblefoot On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    New arrivals on the property over the last few days...The first lambs have arrived. One from a hogget and twins from a ewe... The ram went out on the 13th May, but I wasn't expecting the hogget to...
    Liked On: 17-10-2023, 01:40 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by 6x47 On thread : Forum Mincing Morning
    When I read the thread title, I was thinking it was about a meeting of rainbow members..
    Liked On: 12-10-2023, 02:00 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Cast Lead Thread ?
    Bullets in drag
    Liked On: 03-10-2023, 06:22 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by blip On thread : All weather shooting range
    Hey no worries grandpamac, its always interesting to hear other peoples experiences and ideas. There's plenty of stories from the past that unless they are shared they get lost forever...plus it...
    Liked On: 30-09-2023, 06:50 PM

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