About grandpamac

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

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  1. Steffan
    Steffan liked post by grandpamac On thread : St Arnaud sighting in area.
    Greetings 30.06king and all, Very, very well said. Continuing tenure of the land that the range is on is the key. There is also a significant amount of land held by Regional Councils that could be...
    Liked On: 02-07-2023, 01:39 PM
  2. woods223
    woods223 liked post by grandpamac On thread : St Arnaud sighting in area.
    Greetings 30.06king and all, Very, very well said. Continuing tenure of the land that the range is on is the key. There is also a significant amount of land held by Regional Councils that could be...
    Liked On: 02-07-2023, 10:58 AM
  3. Finnwolf
    Finnwolf liked post by grandpamac On thread : Longest continuously owned firearms
    My .30-40 Martini will be putting in an appearance on the 300 yard mound for F-Class this year. The barrel has a 12 inch twist so will likely use a 165 grain projectile, 168 grain maybe. A 131 year...
    Liked On: 02-07-2023, 08:56 AM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tikka T3X barrel break-in
    Greetings All, The first few new barrels I aquired dated from before breaking in barrels was invented. In those days most of us took care to clean our new barrels after each shooting session but...
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 10:17 PM
  5. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30-40 Krag load conundrums
    Greetings akaroa1 and Micky Duck, The scope on my Martini is a VX1 3 to 9 that I was given. Previously it was aM8 4x. Both scopes have decent eye relief needed for the barrel mounted scope. I also...
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 02:52 PM
  6. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Four Stages of Handloading Competence
    Greeting Again, After a cuppa and some cheese on crackers I am back. 3. Conscious Competent. We work at what we don't know. In this stage the path forks in a number of places. Terry Wieland...
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 01:03 PM
  7. shananah
    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Four Stages of Handloading Competence
    Greetings All, I am sitting at home here in Hawkes Bay and its raining. Again. There is a Heavy Rain Warning out for HB south of SH5 through until Saturday night. Clearly no testing will take place...
    Liked On: 01-07-2023, 01:00 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Pair of Ross Rifle projects
    Greetings 30.06king, I do understand the question but have to wonder what difference it makes. The Ross action is straight pull so its ability to chamber and extract tight ammunition is limited....
    Liked On: 30-06-2023, 01:31 PM
  9. Andygr
    Andygr liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Four Stages of Handloading Competence
    Greetings, There are an awful lot of things around now that were not dreamed of in the early 1970's, the internet being a major one. Those of us who came of age in the 1970's will remember a very...
    Liked On: 30-06-2023, 08:34 AM
  10. Andygr
    Andygr liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Four Stages of Handloading Competence
    Greetings All, I am sitting at home here in Hawkes Bay and its raining. Again. There is a Heavy Rain Warning out for HB south of SH5 through until Saturday night. Clearly no testing will take place...
    Liked On: 30-06-2023, 08:23 AM
  11. Nakivet
    Nakivet liked post by grandpamac On thread : NZDA requires FAL number
    Read the first paragraph. You are authorised to enter the land with a rifle for the purpose of hunting or killing wild animals. Nothing more. No target practice, no sighting in just hunting and with...
    Liked On: 29-06-2023, 10:36 AM
  12. Nickoli
    Nickoli liked post by grandpamac On thread : NZDA requires FAL number
    Read the first paragraph. You are authorised to enter the land with a rifle for the purpose of hunting or killing wild animals. Nothing more. No target practice, no sighting in just hunting and with...
    Liked On: 28-06-2023, 02:35 PM
  13. Cyclops
    Cyclops liked post by grandpamac On thread : NZDA requires FAL number
    Greetings All, IT IS ILLEGAL. Comprehension does not seem to be strong today. As I stated in an earlier post Your permit allows you to enter with a rifle, hunt and kill game with some exceptions. It...
    Liked On: 28-06-2023, 11:01 AM
  14. Ross Nolan
    Ross Nolan liked post by grandpamac On thread : NZDA requires FAL number
    Read the first paragraph. You are authorised to enter the land with a rifle for the purpose of hunting or killing wild animals. Nothing more. No target practice, no sighting in just hunting and with...
    Liked On: 28-06-2023, 09:10 AM
  15. 19Badger
    19Badger liked post by grandpamac On thread : NZDA requires FAL number
    And I think they still shoot it centre fire as well. Hasting Deerstalkers had a Running Boar range from the mid 1970's until it broke down around 1990 and no one seemed interested or capable of...
    Liked On: 28-06-2023, 12:07 AM

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