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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. mawzer308
    mawzer308 liked post by grandpamac On thread : J M Wilkinson Shoots
    Greetings All, Following some of the recent posts on target shooting I thought that some may be interested in some details of the J M Wilkinson postal shoots that were run by NZDA branches, at least...
    Liked On: 04-04-2021, 06:18 PM
  2. janleroux
    janleroux liked post by grandpamac On thread : J M Wilkinson Shoots
    Thanks Janleroux, The deer targets are still used for the annual Taruarau Shoot between Taihape and Hawkes Bay Branches (Napier and Hastings) but there are only two or less branches still entering...
    Liked On: 04-04-2021, 05:57 PM
  3. janleroux
    janleroux liked post by grandpamac On thread : J M Wilkinson Shoots
    Greetings All, Following some of the recent posts on target shooting I thought that some may be interested in some details of the J M Wilkinson postal shoots that were run by NZDA branches, at least...
    Liked On: 04-04-2021, 04:20 PM
  4. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : 1970s police issue AOS rifle
    Greetings Csmiffy, The action was intended for the .308, .243 and the like plus is had a dropped mag. I think this is the right term where the floor plate is part way down the front of the trigger...
    Liked On: 03-04-2021, 07:40 PM
  5. Sideshow
    Sideshow liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mauser trigger angles
    Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
    Liked On: 02-04-2021, 09:29 PM
  6. nor-west
    nor-west liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mauser trigger angles
    Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
    Liked On: 02-04-2021, 07:56 PM
  7. Brian
    Brian liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mauser trigger angles
    Greetings Csmiffy, The flaw with the military triggers is that half the trigger group is attached to the receiver and half on the bolt rather than all in one box as with commercial triggers. Mauser...
    Liked On: 02-04-2021, 07:45 PM
  8. Mooseman
    Mooseman liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 Blackout Fired In 223
    Greetings All, There were also stories about a 6.5 mm Arisaka being rechambered for the .30-06 after WW2. The owner hunted with it and shot a few deer with it but the recoil was major. He took it to...
    Liked On: 01-04-2021, 08:14 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : 300 Blackout Fired In 223
    Greetings All, There were also stories about a 6.5 mm Arisaka being rechambered for the .30-06 after WW2. The owner hunted with it and shot a few deer with it but the recoil was major. He took it to...
    Liked On: 01-04-2021, 08:02 PM
  10. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : Problem with brass
    Greetings Mikee, Can't say I agree on not neck sizing. I have had excellent results over the years. Granted it does take some more discipline in keeping case batches segregated and some of the neck...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 04:56 PM
  11. Nickoli
    Nickoli liked post by grandpamac On thread : Desirable features of an all round NZ hunting rifle
    Greetings All, Here is my tuppence worth. It seems that many have focused on the rifle only and left the hunter out of the picture. To my rather old fashioned brain the rifle needs to fit the...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 01:23 PM
  12. davetapson
    davetapson liked post by grandpamac On thread : Desirable features of an all round NZ hunting rifle
    Greetings All, Here is my tuppence worth. It seems that many have focused on the rifle only and left the hunter out of the picture. To my rather old fashioned brain the rifle needs to fit the...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 11:53 AM
  13. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : Problem with brass
    Cracked it. The case is being crushed in the seating die. Adjust die as previously mentioned plus trim to correct length and chamfer the inside of the case mouth and all should be well. Your cases...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 11:34 AM
  14. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by grandpamac On thread : New rifle problem
    Greetings Mooseman, It can just be a loose extractor and will vary with the pressure of the loads. For whatever reason the bolt lift is not doing its job of starting the case out of the chamber...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 09:30 AM
  15. Spudattack
    Spudattack liked post by grandpamac On thread : New rifle problem
    Greetings Mooseman, It can just be a loose extractor and will vary with the pressure of the loads. For whatever reason the bolt lift is not doing its job of starting the case out of the chamber...
    Liked On: 31-03-2021, 08:37 AM

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