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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Old reloading data
    just as well you started low and worked up then wasnt it...LOL
    Liked On: 16-06-2023, 07:31 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Cyclops On thread : FIREARMS REGISTER: A very interesting conundrum.
    There's one party that "says" they get rid of this. They are only likely to be a minority party in government. Despite what they say they'll get done I don't think they'll achieve it. The...
    Liked On: 15-06-2023, 05:25 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Brand new 2 bore rifle
    Yeh I stayed away from this post until grandpamac name checked me into it And I still haven't looked at the link Having dislocated both of my shoulders in a fall I will class myself as not...
    Liked On: 13-06-2023, 04:43 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by XR500 On thread : Artificial Intelligence
    Interesting and as it turns out way ahead of his time. We all know him as George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an...
    Liked On: 13-06-2023, 03:21 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by RugerM77 On thread : Using comparator tool when seating projectiles.
    zimmer. I forgot to mention that I did try Alex Wheelers method. Found a massive disparity between Cortana's and Wheelers. Wheeler's served to help me set up a die properly though. Was an experience...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 05:31 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by RugerM77 On thread : Using comparator tool when seating projectiles.
    Thank you, gentlemen, for all the input. Some excellent pointers that I'm putting into practice. I have been well informed and also entertained. Cheers RM77
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 05:31 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Using comparator tool when seating projectiles.
    hillbilly now....... yeah lets just leave this alone before it gets personal shall we??? I shall go fill my freezer with round loaded on LEE whackamole uusing projectiles made before you were born...
    Liked On: 12-06-2023, 04:06 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by timattalon On thread : Longest continuously owned firearms
    While the oldest one in my contimous possession would be a Norinco JW27 I got in the mid 90s so nearly 30 years....However, The sxs shotgun was bought by my Grandad in the 1930s and was with my...
    Liked On: 11-06-2023, 09:16 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Longest continuously owned firearms
    Maca49 I'm almost scared to ask why the projectiles has saliva on them ! But it sounds like some weird superstition, so why ?
    Liked On: 09-06-2023, 06:45 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by -BW- On thread : 30 30 reloads
    224910
    Liked On: 26-05-2023, 06:49 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : 30 30 reloads
    few things to consider that havent been mentioned and are often overlooked bailed pigs you can go one of three ways hit em with something with shit ton of whoomph...like 30/30----44mag and blow...
    Liked On: 26-05-2023, 09:01 AM
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    grandpamac liked post by Makros On thread : Rifle for my boy .243
    A mild loaded 6.5CM with light 120gr ELD-M projectiles with a suppressor should be quite tame to shoot and it'd be hard to tell apart from a 100grn .243 I would have thought.
    Liked On: 17-05-2023, 08:18 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Bill999 On thread : Rifle stocks as a carbon sink
    are we talking all rifles or just the hunting ones I think there are quite a few smouldering ones after just a month or less of use releasing their carbon back to the air
    Liked On: 17-05-2023, 02:11 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Makros On thread : Rifle for my boy .243
    To throw a cat amongst the pigeons. If you're flexible on caliber and don't mind either 6.5CM or 7mm The new Howa Superlights come in at 2kg available in 6.5CM, 7mm-08, and .308. At $2350ish with a...
    Liked On: 17-05-2023, 01:34 PM
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    grandpamac liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Rifle for my boy .243
    You could buy older rifle and rebarrel for less cost then cut it down n suppress it without it loosing value.lad could use it without such fear of scratching it...
    Liked On: 17-05-2023, 01:34 PM

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