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. RUMPY
    RUMPY liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings All, In 1925 the .270 was a big step up from contemporary .30-06 army loads with a 150 grain projectile at around 2,700 fps but few seemed to have noticed at the time. I don't know what...
    Liked On: 10-10-2024, 11:43 AM
  2. whanahuia
    whanahuia liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings All, In 1925 the .270 was a big step up from contemporary .30-06 army loads with a 150 grain projectile at around 2,700 fps but few seemed to have noticed at the time. I don't know what...
    Liked On: 10-10-2024, 11:36 AM
  3. Floundering Around
    Floundering Around liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings All, In 1925 the .270 was a big step up from contemporary .30-06 army loads with a 150 grain projectile at around 2,700 fps but few seemed to have noticed at the time. I don't know what...
    Liked On: 10-10-2024, 11:27 AM
  4. Ross Nolan
    Ross Nolan liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
    Liked On: 10-10-2024, 11:19 AM
  5. Trout
    Trout liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings all, Back in the 1970's I bought my first new rifle. It came down to a choice between a Rem 700 in .308 and a .270 in .270. I knew next to nothing about cartridges. The price for the .308...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 08:00 PM
  6. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 06:34 PM
  7. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 05:37 PM
  8. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greetings all, I am pleasantly surprised that I can still post to this thread but here goes. If anybody has missed it we are in the early part of a process that will decide how we use and enjoy...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 05:16 PM
  9. Floundering Around
    Floundering Around liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 02:11 PM
  10. Bol Tackshin
    Bol Tackshin liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings, What we need to do with the 270 is to speed up the twist a bit to say 8.66" so it can stabilise heavier projectiles. Perhaps move the shoulder forward a bit and sharpen the shoulder...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 02:00 PM
  11. RUMPY
    RUMPY liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings all, Back in the 1970's I bought my first new rifle. It came down to a choice between a Rem 700 in .308 and a .270 in .270. I knew next to nothing about cartridges. The price for the .308...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:37 PM
  12. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by grandpamac On thread : .270 is the best caliber ever made.
    Greetings all, Back in the 1970's I bought my first new rifle. It came down to a choice between a Rem 700 in .308 and a .270 in .270. I knew next to nothing about cartridges. The price for the .308...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:19 PM
  13. Nakihunter
    Nakihunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Model 7/ 7-m08 reloading
    Greetings JoshB, For a first load it pays to keep things simple. The Mag in the model 7 is quite short so the lighter flat base projectiles or Ballistic Tips are a good place to start. Recent...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 09:15 AM
  14. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : Ideas for an unconventional crimping system
    Or you could take a leaf of the old German target shooters book and just hand seat without a crimp. It depends on whether you just want to use the rifle on the range or not. You might need to fiddle...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 07:22 AM
  15. Steve123
    Steve123 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greetings all, I am pleasantly surprised that I can still post to this thread but here goes. If anybody has missed it we are in the early part of a process that will decide how we use and enjoy...
    Liked On: 09-10-2024, 12:59 AM

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