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. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : 7 prc Sammi
    Greetings All, I bought a Remington Sendero in 7mm SAUM in 2004 with ideas of using it on the Kaweka tops especially around Kiwi Saddle. The following year a Remington VSSF in .223 cuddled up next...
    Liked On: 23-06-2022, 11:40 PM
  2. Muttonguts
    Muttonguts liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Thanks for your kind words sheep, Those of us who started our hunting when a laser rangefinder was science fiction and scopes were 4 power assumimg you had one were very keen on what we called point...
    Liked On: 22-06-2022, 11:17 PM
  3. Muttonguts
    Muttonguts liked post by grandpamac On thread : Zeroing for Stalking
    Greetings sheep, My .308 is sighted in at 172 metres. A handy spot from my bench. Close to dead on from 25 to 50 metres and within 40mm out to 200 metres. I can't think of any reason for sighting in...
    Liked On: 22-06-2022, 11:13 PM
  4. Rated M for Magnum
    Rated M for Magnum liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 22-06-2022, 02:04 PM
  5. flock
    flock liked post by grandpamac On thread : Downloading / Reduced loads for youth or recoil sensitive shooters
    Greetings All, A few notes on reduced loads in the .308. There isn't a lot of data about these days for IMR4198 in the .308 but i turned up some max loads from the Dupont 1975/76 and the IMR 2003...
    Liked On: 21-06-2022, 08:35 PM
  6. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 19-06-2022, 08:24 PM
  7. stagstalker
    stagstalker liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 18-06-2022, 06:58 PM
  8. yeah_na_missed
    yeah_na_missed liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 18-06-2022, 01:28 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    Thankyou akaroa1, Over the past week or so I have developed some coping straregies and have a back up plan of a quiet room with some soothing recordings of rifle fire on the range that I have...
    Liked On: 18-06-2022, 10:15 AM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    The rifle remins me of my first one. It was a Parker Hale conversion of a No 1 about the same age as yours. The fore end was cut down but otherwise it was standard. In the late 1960's it cost me...
    Liked On: 17-06-2022, 06:22 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    Greetings, $500.00 is by no means expensive for a .303 Lee Enfield in good condition with a minimal conversion to a sporter. With the right bits these can be converted back to original and command...
    Liked On: 17-06-2022, 06:21 PM
  12. timattalon
    timattalon liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 17-06-2022, 04:30 AM
  13. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : Getting back to living off the land.....
    The rifle remins me of my first one. It was a Parker Hale conversion of a No 1 about the same age as yours. The fore end was cut down but otherwise it was standard. In the late 1960's it cost me...
    Liked On: 16-06-2022, 09:47 PM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    Greetings All, I think that the OP had an answer in the first few replies so the following 70 or so are just an oppurtunity to have a little fun and perhaps get some new ideas along the way. People...
    Liked On: 16-06-2022, 06:28 PM
  15. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle/ caliber opinions for bush and mountain
    It was a Uberti Courtney Stalking Rifle an a High Wall falling block action. Priced at $3,000.00 though and sold out. GPM.
    Liked On: 15-06-2022, 09:53 PM

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