About grandpamac

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75
About grandpamac
Location:
Okawa Hawkes Bay
Interests:
Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
Occupation:
Retired

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  1. Sika 8
    Sika 8 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings Sika 8, Thanks for asking. The trip to Makino was a bust due to Cyclone Gabriel. Access to the northern end of the Kaweka's was non existent for the whole of March and still dodgy to this...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 04:28 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings Sika 8, Thanks for asking. The trip to Makino was a bust due to Cyclone Gabriel. Access to the northern end of the Kaweka's was non existent for the whole of March and still dodgy to this...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 03:58 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time
    Greetings All, erniec it will be the last week in March, mid week, weather permitting. I will decide closer to the time and post if anyone needs to drop in. Regarding diet an weight loss, for me the...
    Liked On: 24-07-2023, 03:25 PM
  4. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : "Feather in my hat" 308win Featherweight load development
    Greetings dannyb and all, I am a long time fan of the .308. One of the things I have found is that the continental brass, with the exception of Norma, can be quite a bit heavier than the US stuff. I...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 10:50 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : my 7x60 wildcat project
    Greetings Micky Duck, I now check the crush length for each new batch of projectiles and adjust the overall length of the round to give 1mm clearance. I started doing this after noticing that the...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 07:13 PM
  6. Oldbloke
    Oldbloke liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 02:25 PM
  7. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85 and all, The original ladder test, developed by Creighton Audette, was to fire a series of single rounds loaded with small increasing increments of powder charge. This was done at...
    Liked On: 23-07-2023, 09:45 AM
  8. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 11:46 PM
  9. Rn-85
    Rn-85 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85, I don't do ladder tests as such as it takes around 10 rounds per step to give any meaningful indication of long term precision. I will usually look through the various data to see...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 10:19 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85, I don't do ladder tests as such as it takes around 10 rounds per step to give any meaningful indication of long term precision. I will usually look through the various data to see...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 08:58 PM
  11. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : 223, fmj ADI load data question
    Greetings Rn-85, I don't do ladder tests as such as it takes around 10 rounds per step to give any meaningful indication of long term precision. I will usually look through the various data to see...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 08:19 PM
  12. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings Rn-85, The .308 is one of the easiest cartridges to load on the planet but the weakest link is often not the load. The scope, rifle and unfortunately the shooter must be up to it. I would...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 08:07 PM
  13. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 22-07-2023, 11:24 AM
  14. 308
    308 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 21-07-2023, 09:02 PM
  15. Ned
    Ned liked post by grandpamac On thread : Some Thoughts on Handloading.
    Greetings All, It is a cold wet day here in HB so I thought I would tap out a few thoughts over handloading that have been running around in my head. In The Beginning, well fifty years ago. In...
    Liked On: 21-07-2023, 07:37 PM

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