About grandpamac

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About grandpamac
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Okawa Hawkes Bay
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Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
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Retired

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  1. Hugh Shields
    Hugh Shields liked post by grandpamac On thread : Old Powder
    Greetings All, I have been sorting out some handloading stuff for a friend who is shifting house. Among the packets of old cases, some loaded there were about 8 cans of powder, some unopened. There...
    Liked On: 04-01-2024, 03:36 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Old Powder
    Greetings All, I have been sorting out some handloading stuff for a friend who is shifting house. Among the packets of old cases, some loaded there were about 8 cans of powder, some unopened. There...
    Liked On: 04-01-2024, 01:18 PM
  3. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by grandpamac On thread : Old Powder
    Greetings All, I have been sorting out some handloading stuff for a friend who is shifting house. Among the packets of old cases, some loaded there were about 8 cans of powder, some unopened. There...
    Liked On: 04-01-2024, 08:41 AM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 1:7" twist 308 Who's running a ultra fast twist, super sonic and why ?
    Greetings akaroa1, My son has a Kaimai multi purpose rifle with a 7 inch twist 18 inch barrel which is loaded with full power 165 grain projectile loads for hunting plus there are subsonic and light...
    Liked On: 01-01-2024, 03:52 PM
  5. akaroa1
    akaroa1 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 1:7" twist 308 Who's running a ultra fast twist, super sonic and why ?
    Greetings akaroa1, My son has a Kaimai multi purpose rifle with a 7 inch twist 18 inch barrel which is loaded with full power 165 grain projectile loads for hunting plus there are subsonic and light...
    Liked On: 01-01-2024, 09:57 AM
  6. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : Ruger American Rifle Generation II
    Greetings all, Things have certainly moved on since I started haunting gun shops in the late 1960's. As near as I can recall there were no more than about 6 chambering options in the more standard...
    Liked On: 31-12-2023, 12:57 PM
  7. Grey Kiwi
    Grey Kiwi liked post by grandpamac On thread : 140 year old Consecutive pair of rifles. What are the chances?
    Greetings to you all, It never ceases to amaze me how those of us, of a certain age, can get such a kick of faffing about with old rifles. The subject rifles are chambered for a cartridge on which...
    Liked On: 31-12-2023, 11:11 AM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Help wanted to identify this 22-303 wildcat
    Greetings, I think it might be the .22/303 Full Length (Falcon) cartridge mentioned in Cyril Waterworth's books. He gives loads for a number of powders most of which are obsolete. A max load of 35...
    Liked On: 30-12-2023, 06:03 PM
  9. Barry the hunter
    Barry the hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : 22LR Technique or Rifle Issue?
    Greetings, .22 RF rifles have a long barrel time (the projectile takes a while to get to the end) and punish any lack of follow through (keeping the hold the same after the shot) severely. Get...
    Liked On: 30-12-2023, 04:39 PM
  10. Arced
    Arced liked post by grandpamac On thread : 22LR Technique or Rifle Issue?
    Greetings, .22 RF rifles have a long barrel time (the projectile takes a while to get to the end) and punish any lack of follow through (keeping the hold the same after the shot) severely. Get...
    Liked On: 30-12-2023, 04:19 PM
  11. Larrygoat
    Larrygoat liked post by grandpamac On thread : Press mounting options
    Greetings, My press is mounted on an old school desk. I don't do heavy case forming and I can move my desk around to suit including to the range. I like to keep depriming, trimming and case prep...
    Liked On: 30-12-2023, 01:19 PM
  12. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Difference between ballistic chart and real word results
    Greetings, Some very good points in this post. Thanks caberslash. Checking the accuracy of the readings from a rangefinder may not be as tricky as it sounds. Our local Council plus many others has a...
    Liked On: 29-12-2023, 10:55 AM
  13. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : Prepping new brass ?
    Greetings, Chamfer the inside and outside of the mouths to remove any roughness. If there are any dings in the mouths run your expander button in and out of the case mouth BUT DO NOT REPEAT NOT FULL...
    Liked On: 28-12-2023, 04:09 PM
  14. Hugh Shields
    Hugh Shields liked post by grandpamac On thread : Fl sizer not sizing the neck?
    Greetings, The problem is likely that the dies are old and designed for the thicker continental brass. More recently the US and some continental brass is thinner and does not size the necks enough....
    Liked On: 28-12-2023, 02:20 PM
  15. Sharki
    Sharki liked post by grandpamac On thread : Prepping new brass ?
    Greetings, For me handloading and F Class shooting with a few NZDA shoots thrown in keep my mind active and me sane in my latter years. Regards Grandpamac.
    Liked On: 28-12-2023, 11:25 AM

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