About grandpamac

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

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  1. William
    William liked post by grandpamac On thread : Picking the forums collective brain.
    Greetings William, The idea that faster powders are needed in short barrels is largely a myth. It gets repeated ad nauseum in the firearm press but it is still a myth. Actual tests do not support...
    Liked On: 12-10-2020, 05:30 PM
  2. Magnetite
    Magnetite liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for New and Newish Hand Loaders from an Old Fudd
    Greetings All, Post 8 Simple Ways of Setting Cartridge Overall Length and Annealing Cases. There are both high tech and low tech ways of carrying out our hand loading. These are usually matched...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 09:24 PM
  3. Tuidog
    Tuidog liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mil-Dot reticle help pls clever fellas
    Greetings All, Probably a good time to remind everyone that a mil and a milliradian (mrad) are two different units. Our American cousins routinely get the two scrambled. A mrad works out to 10 cm at...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 12:09 PM
  4. Stocky
    Stocky liked post by grandpamac On thread : Which Chronograph?
    Greetings All, My son chronographed his rubber band gun using a early chrony I had borrowed and a couple of incandescent lamps back in the eighties. He did it at night and got a reading of 142 feet...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 11:00 AM
  5. mudgripz
    mudgripz liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Grandboy
    Greetings All, Every Grandboy and Grandgirl should be lucky enough to share time with their Grandparents in the outdoors. In spite of appearances, like non stop texting, they are changed by the...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 09:31 AM
  6. Tahr
    Tahr liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Grandboy
    Greetings All, Every Grandboy and Grandgirl should be lucky enough to share time with their Grandparents in the outdoors. In spite of appearances, like non stop texting, they are changed by the...
    Liked On: 10-10-2020, 08:22 AM
  7. Woody
    Woody liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for New and Newish Hand Loaders from an Old Fudd
    Greetings All, Post 8 Simple Ways of Setting Cartridge Overall Length and Annealing Cases. There are both high tech and low tech ways of carrying out our hand loading. These are usually matched...
    Liked On: 09-10-2020, 04:33 PM
  8. Delphus
    Delphus liked post by grandpamac On thread : Love those spring conditions 🤣
    Greetings CamFlat, That's spring alright. Go for a nice walk on a bluebird day. Go back a bit later and there is snow up to your nuts. Its always been that way and hopefully always will be. 27...
    Liked On: 09-10-2020, 11:04 AM
  9. 6x47
    6x47 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Which Chronograph?
    Greetings308mate, I bought an Oehler 35 P about 30 years ago and have been pretty happy with it. It is not absolutely reliable on bright sunny days but as I shoot at home I can pick my days. Mine...
    Liked On: 08-10-2020, 07:17 AM
  10. HandH
    HandH liked post by grandpamac On thread : Which Chronograph?
    Greetings308mate, I bought an Oehler 35 P about 30 years ago and have been pretty happy with it. It is not absolutely reliable on bright sunny days but as I shoot at home I can pick my days. Mine...
    Liked On: 07-10-2020, 03:13 PM
  11. Wooly
    Wooly liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for New and Newish Hand Loaders from an Old Fudd
    Greetings All, Post 8 Simple Ways of Setting Cartridge Overall Length and Annealing Cases. There are both high tech and low tech ways of carrying out our hand loading. These are usually matched...
    Liked On: 07-10-2020, 12:29 PM
  12. charliehorse
    charliehorse liked post by grandpamac On thread : Notes for New and Newish Hand Loaders from an Old Fudd
    Greetings All, Post 8 Simple Ways of Setting Cartridge Overall Length and Annealing Cases. There are both high tech and low tech ways of carrying out our hand loading. These are usually matched...
    Liked On: 06-10-2020, 01:39 PM
  13. mimms2
    mimms2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : QuickLoad?
    Greetings All, I have read through this thread with a bit of amusement and have a suggestion. Perhaps it would just be easier to load 38 grains of AR2206H behind the selected projectile and fire it...
    Liked On: 03-10-2020, 10:55 PM
  14. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by grandpamac On thread : Calculating pressures in hand loads
    Greetings Again 7RMBoy, Yes seating the projectile closer to the rifling does increase pressures and velocity slightly. The greatest effect is with cartridges like the Weatherby magnums that usually...
    Liked On: 25-09-2020, 08:55 AM
  15. Rated M for Magnum
    Rated M for Magnum liked post by grandpamac On thread : IMR 4064 in 7mm08
    Greetings, Shot some comparative loads of IMR4064 (old manufacture) and AR2208 in my .308 yesterday. IMR4064 chronographed faster than AR2208 so a bit of caution might be required in your 7mm-08....
    Liked On: 24-09-2020, 08:31 PM

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