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. foxhound
    foxhound liked post by grandpamac On thread : 8mm mauser, AR2209
    Greetings, People tend to forget that the 8 x57 is easily the equal of the .30-06 when loaded to the same pressure. AR2209 is a great powder in either cartridge as long as the .30-06 is not fired in...
    Liked On: 15-07-2022, 03:25 PM
  2. BSA270
    BSA270 liked post by grandpamac On thread : reloading companies to reload 7-08 for me
    Greetings Northkiwi, If you haven't already done it a visit to the Whangarei NZDA Branch could be worthwhile. There will probably be someone there who could mentor you getting into handloading. You...
    Liked On: 13-07-2022, 09:45 PM
  3. Stefanhope
    Stefanhope liked post by grandpamac On thread : Anyone using 7mm 154sst with 2217
    Greetings Stefanhope and all, H1000 was originally manufactured by Nobels from the 1980's and from the late 1990's by ADI as AR2217. Over this period the industry changed from the old copper crusher...
    Liked On: 13-07-2022, 08:05 PM
  4. planenutz
    planenutz liked post by grandpamac On thread : reloading companies to reload 7-08 for me
    Greetings Northkiwi, If you haven't already done it a visit to the Whangarei NZDA Branch could be worthwhile. There will probably be someone there who could mentor you getting into handloading. You...
    Liked On: 13-07-2022, 12:11 PM
  5. 40mm
    40mm liked post by grandpamac On thread : reloading companies to reload 7-08 for me
    Greetings Northkiwi, If you haven't already done it a visit to the Whangarei NZDA Branch could be worthwhile. There will probably be someone there who could mentor you getting into handloading. You...
    Liked On: 12-07-2022, 08:02 PM
  6. nigelp
    nigelp liked post by grandpamac On thread : Split brass
    Greetings again all, I could have been clearer in my earlier post. The early head separations in belted cases can be as much a rifle problem as a case problem. The belt recess in some belted...
    Liked On: 12-07-2022, 11:55 AM
  7. Tertle
    Tertle liked post by grandpamac On thread : H4895 in 223
    Greetings bumblefoot and all, AR2206H (H4895) is currently my go to powder for my .223, .308 and .303 rIfles. In my T3x .223 25.5 grains with the 55 grain projectile gives 3,130 fps from the...
    Liked On: 11-07-2022, 10:22 PM
  8. rupert
    rupert liked post by grandpamac On thread : STRAIGHTENING A CROOKED BULLET
    Greetings All, John Barsness, one of my favourite handloading writers, had an article in Handloader mag recently. He looked at reasons for projectile run out and identified the expander ball as a...
    Liked On: 10-07-2022, 02:23 PM
  9. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : STRAIGHTENING A CROOKED BULLET
    Greetings All, John Barsness, one of my favourite handloading writers, had an article in Handloader mag recently. He looked at reasons for projectile run out and identified the expander ball as a...
    Liked On: 10-07-2022, 12:31 PM
  10. JohnDuxbury
    JohnDuxbury liked post by grandpamac On thread : STRAIGHTENING A CROOKED BULLET
    Greetings All, John Barsness, one of my favourite handloading writers, had an article in Handloader mag recently. He looked at reasons for projectile run out and identified the expander ball as a...
    Liked On: 10-07-2022, 12:30 PM
  11. Mathias
    Mathias liked post by grandpamac On thread : STRAIGHTENING A CROOKED BULLET
    Greetings All, John Barsness, one of my favourite handloading writers, had an article in Handloader mag recently. He looked at reasons for projectile run out and identified the expander ball as a...
    Liked On: 10-07-2022, 10:34 AM
  12. Ingrid 51
    Ingrid 51 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Reloading room and equipment upgrade - first step
    Thats two of us using an old school desk. Much easier to put in the back of your vehicle to take it to the range though. Regards Grandpamac.
    Liked On: 09-07-2022, 07:04 PM
  13. Kelton
    Kelton liked post by grandpamac On thread : .22 hornet
    Greetings Kelton and all, To belatedly address your OP I loaded my .22 Hornet using Dupont IMR4227 and the Hornady 45 grain projectile back in thvery early 1980's. The rifle has had an extended...
    Liked On: 08-07-2022, 08:02 PM
  14. bumblefoot
    bumblefoot liked post by grandpamac On thread : H4895 in 223
    Greetings bumblefoot and all, AR2206H (H4895) is currently my go to powder for my .223, .308 and .303 rIfles. In my T3x .223 25.5 grains with the 55 grain projectile gives 3,130 fps from the...
    Liked On: 08-07-2022, 05:25 PM
  15. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Hornady 150 sst going to fast
    Greetings, Generally the faster a projectile is travelling the quicker it expands and the less it penetrates. More velocity does not always result in faster kills as you have discovered and it looks...
    Liked On: 07-07-2022, 11:41 PM

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