About grandpamac

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

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  1. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tikka T3 .270 with 130gn interlocks
    Greetings Westie and all, One of the advantages of being an aging retiree (and those advantages are in short supply) is that you have time to follow things that interest you more. Today that was...
    Liked On: 08-10-2024, 07:02 PM
  2. trooper90
    trooper90 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tikka T3 .270 with 130gn interlocks
    Greetings Westie and all, One of the advantages of being an aging retiree (and those advantages are in short supply) is that you have time to follow things that interest you more. Today that was...
    Liked On: 08-10-2024, 06:29 PM
  3. Westie
    Westie liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tikka T3 .270 with 130gn interlocks
    Greetings Westie, Looking through some of the data for the 130 grain and 55 to 55.5 grains of AR2209/ H4350 and IMR4350 for that matter seem to be the go to in the .270. The initial Hodgdon data of...
    Liked On: 07-10-2024, 05:27 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Old Norma
    I remember them from the late 1970's, can't remember what they were called though. You would not get away with a tip like that these days. GPM. Plastic Point evidently. Still made but with a...
    Liked On: 04-10-2024, 09:38 PM
  5. Fatberg
    Fatberg liked post by grandpamac On thread : Reloading advice for Winchester Model 70 7mm-08
    Greetings Fatberg, Welcome to handloading. How much of a rabbit hole handloading is is what you make it. The 7mm-08 came out around 45 years back when the high BC super pointed projectiles did not...
    Liked On: 04-10-2024, 12:29 PM
  6. Hindquarters
    Hindquarters 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: 02-10-2024, 08:06 PM
  7. Shamus_
    Shamus_ 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: 02-10-2024, 05:02 PM
  8. Quick
    Quick liked post by grandpamac On thread : Show me your Rugers!
    259802 My only Ruger. Made 1979 and purchased new likely in 1980. Cost $99.00. My second new rifle to my .308W M700. Probably shot more rounds than any other rifle while in my ownership. Quite...
    Liked On: 02-10-2024, 12:48 AM
  9. Hugh Shields
    Hugh Shields liked post by grandpamac On thread : My 7mm PRC is driving me nuts…
    All right I'll say it if no one else will. 700 rounds of over max loads in a hot 7mm. 1.5mmof throat erosion and likely a rough throat as well. The barrel is likely poked and the lugs may be set back...
    Liked On: 01-10-2024, 04:48 PM
  10. No.3
    No.3 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greeting, Enough of the conspiracy theories. Mr Oil's lack reliability has been well established by the libel cases that have been brought against him some successful. Let's just concentrate on what...
    Liked On: 30-09-2024, 09:29 AM
  11. Hugh Shields
    Hugh Shields liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greeting, Enough of the conspiracy theories. Mr Oil's lack reliability has been well established by the libel cases that have been brought against him some successful. Let's just concentrate on what...
    Liked On: 30-09-2024, 09:10 AM
  12. BSA
    BSA liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greeting, Enough of the conspiracy theories. Mr Oil's lack reliability has been well established by the libel cases that have been brought against him some successful. Let's just concentrate on what...
    Liked On: 30-09-2024, 08:12 AM
  13. Shamus_
    Shamus_ liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Greeting, Enough of the conspiracy theories. Mr Oil's lack reliability has been well established by the libel cases that have been brought against him some successful. Let's just concentrate on what...
    Liked On: 30-09-2024, 08:10 AM
  14. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Arms (Shooting Clubs Ranges and Other Matters) Amendment Bill 2024
    Part 6 is what the amendment is mostly about. The amendment, if passed, repeals and replaces the previous Part 6 of the previous Act. It is a little different than what was proposed a few months...
    Liked On: 28-09-2024, 10:47 AM
  15. hthomas
    hthomas liked post by grandpamac On thread : Oldest active hunting rifle
    Greetings All, 182826 This is my Martini chambered in .30-40 Krag. It falls a little outside longshot's criteria of "still out there actively knocking over critters" but this is due to deficiencies...
    Liked On: 27-09-2024, 04:42 PM

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