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   30late liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time

   Greetings All, I thought a short update and some more notes on planning might be of interest. I had another (my third) walk up Kuri Hill on Friday and noted some modest improvements. Faster up to...

   Liked On: 07-03-2021, 02:04 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time

   Greetings Bunji, Thanks for your sound advice. I have always been pretty good on hydration but have not used electrolytes. My son does ultramarathons so I will have a chat to him. On my block laps...

   Liked On: 07-03-2021, 01:08 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Running Out of Time

   Greetings All, I thought a short update and some more notes on planning might be of interest. I had another (my third) walk up Kuri Hill on Friday and noted some modest improvements. Faster up to...

   Liked On: 07-03-2021, 01:07 PM

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   Stocky liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...

   Greetings Stocky, Somehow I managed to get this test scrambled with a previous test comparing the .30-06 and .30-06AI. In this test the barrel section was attached with locating pins and bolts. They...

   Liked On: 07-03-2021, 01:00 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Bullet pulling related question

   162005 Greetings Tim Dicko, This is my bench about 20 metres from the house. I can shoot out to 200 metres but do keep use to a minimum due to close neighbors. We have 8 ha and our back boundary is...

   Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:59 PM

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   Tim Dicko liked post by grandpamac On thread : Bullet pulling related question

   162005 Greetings Tim Dicko, This is my bench about 20 metres from the house. I can shoot out to 200 metres but do keep use to a minimum due to close neighbors. We have 8 ha and our back boundary is...

   Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:34 PM

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   Hermitage liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...

   John Barsness, one of the two carrying out the test, also came up with a number of rules one of which is: "Possible velocity increases at one quarter of available case capacity" I used this rule to...

   Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:30 PM

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   Hermitage liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...

   Greetings Hermitage, There was an excellent test of this in Handloader. A .30 calibre barrel was chambered for .300 H&H, loads worked up and then set back and rechambered for .300 WSM. A short...

   Liked On: 06-03-2021, 07:54 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Short fatties vs long slender ones...

   Greetings Hermitage, There was an excellent test of this in Handloader. A .30 calibre barrel was chambered for .300 H&H, loads worked up and then set back and rechambered for .300 WSM. A short...

   Liked On: 06-03-2021, 07:49 PM

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    Gkp liked post by grandpamac On thread : All round NZ hunting - 6.5 PRC or 7mm Short Mag

    Greetings Longbow, Your choice depends more on availability and your personality than any miniscule difference in performance should such exist. If you lust after the latest whizo rifle then the 6.5...

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 06:13 PM

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    Tim Dicko liked post by grandpamac On thread : Bullet pulling related question

    Greetings Tim Dicko, The crack from the primer is loud enough to put ear muffs on. It sounds much quieter outside. I don't bother with the cardboard box as we are rural. As far as resizing goes the...

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 02:25 PM

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    Kiwi-Hunter liked post by grandpamac On thread : Canons?

    Greetings All, I have seen a cannon with a 1 inch bore. This works out roughly to 4 bore when talking of shotguns and smooth bore or early rifled guns shooting round balls weighing about 4 ounces....

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 01:33 PM

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    luv2safari liked post by grandpamac On thread : Police Crackdown (Under the Radar)

    Greetings All, Years ago I was the Range Officer at our local NZDA shoots. I spotted that some were having a quiet beverage with their lunch. I raised this at our next Committee Meeting and said...

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 01:18 PM

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    Stocky liked post by grandpamac On thread : All round NZ hunting - 6.5 PRC or 7mm Short Mag

    Greetings Longbow, Your choice depends more on availability and your personality than any miniscule difference in performance should such exist. If you lust after the latest whizo rifle then the 6.5...

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 10:28 AM

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    Cordite liked post by grandpamac On thread : 30 cal projectiles

    Greetings All, On the matter of twists in .308 rifles I believe that the military used a 1 in 12 inch twist due to the light projectile when they developed the 7.62 x 51 in the late 1940's and early...

    Liked On: 06-03-2021, 08:08 AM

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