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. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Greetings again., Touching the shell holder is not the same as hard down on it. There is spring in all the linkages that will result in an undersized case as I found out over 40 years ago. The...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 04:52 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Greetings again., Touching the shell holder is not the same as hard down on it. There is spring in all the linkages that will result in an undersized case as I found out over 40 years ago. The...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 04:44 PM
  3. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : What magnification are you running in the bush?
    For me, as a card carrying old fudd, my preference would be for a 2.5 or 3 fixed power scope. I was glad to see some others had plumped for these. If you are the sort of hunter that leaves your scope...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 04:02 PM
  4. blip
    blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Greetings BenTheBuilder, I too have been there. There are two measurements that you have not given us that will help. 1. The length of a case to datum that has been fired in your rifle, and if...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 04:01 PM
  5. blip
    blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : What magnification are you running in the bush?
    For me, as a card carrying old fudd, my preference would be for a 2.5 or 3 fixed power scope. I was glad to see some others had plumped for these. If you are the sort of hunter that leaves your scope...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:54 PM
  6. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by grandpamac On thread : FL resized rounds wont chamber
    Greetings BenTheBuilder, I too have been there. There are two measurements that you have not given us that will help. 1. The length of a case to datum that has been fired in your rifle, and if...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:50 PM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : What magnification are you running in the bush?
    For me, as a card carrying old fudd, my preference would be for a 2.5 or 3 fixed power scope. I was glad to see some others had plumped for these. If you are the sort of hunter that leaves your scope...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:02 PM
  8. inozz
    inozz liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, The latest copy of NZ Outdoor appeared on my chair the other day. In it was an article by Dave Baldwin on his latest Bushman's Bible Journey. He and others visited huts in the North...
    Liked On: 12-08-2023, 03:12 AM
  9. STC
    STC liked post by grandpamac On thread : Subsonic loads in 308 with 11:1" barrel twist
    Greetings STC, Cast lead projectiles are a whole new rabbit warren, perhaps best left until later. Sub sonics have a pretty loopy trajectory so ranges will not be long. Looking at the two...
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 05:59 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Anyone used 2206h/4895 for .308 subsonic load?
    Greetings Again, Cold and windy today (old age pensioners are sensitive to this) so I dug out the article mentioned above which appeared in 1987. The cartridge was the .240 Gibbs. This is the .25-06...
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 01:04 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Anyone used 2206h/4895 for .308 subsonic load?
    Greetings Sharki and all, There was a very good article in Handloader decades back dealing with this which the writer called "Secondary Explosion Effect". At the time opinions varied as to whether...
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 10:57 AM
  12. inozz
    inozz liked post by grandpamac On thread : Morepork in my Garden
    Greetings, The robins and fantails can be pretty friendly as well. A lot of places in the Kawekas and Blowhard Bush if you sit down for a grandpa rest the Robins will turn up to see what you are...
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 02:19 AM
  13. inozz
    inozz liked post by grandpamac On thread : Morepork in my Garden
    Greetings All, I was just looking at doing some more trimming on some of the branches from the trees around our garage. I had just leant the pole saw against a branch I wanted to cut and something...
    Liked On: 11-08-2023, 01:39 AM
  14. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by grandpamac On thread : 222 vs 223 on deer
    The clincher is probably the availability of rifles. Not much choice in new .222 rifles these days. GPM.
    Liked On: 10-08-2023, 11:27 PM
  15. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : .308 Guru’s
    Greetings Nathan F, It is hard to find anything that does not work in the 150 to 165 grain range. Use what shoots well. GPM.
    Liked On: 09-08-2023, 11:24 PM

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