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   338MAN mk2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tight chamber and marks on projectile

   Greetings, Looks as though the projectiles are seated too long. The marks are from the rifling. Either the adjustment on your die has moved or if you have just started a new box of projectiles then...

   Liked On: 08-07-2024, 10:11 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Tight chamber and marks on projectile

   Greetings, Looks as though the projectiles are seated too long. The marks are from the rifling. Either the adjustment on your die has moved or if you have just started a new box of projectiles then...

   Liked On: 08-07-2024, 07:48 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : has anyone tried loading 8x57 mauser as a subsonic?

   Greetings, I have had a lot of luck in using reduced loads in my .308 rifles for target shooting at 2,500 fps or below. In the 8mm a reduced load of 42 grains of AR2206H/ H4895 should produce around...

   Liked On: 07-07-2024, 11:03 AM

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   Lucky liked post by grandpamac On thread : 100 yrs old and still going strong

   Greetings Lucky and all, The turret on top adjusts for elevation and windage is adjusted in the rear base. The scope will be reticle moving so the cross hairs could be above or below the centre of...

   Liked On: 07-07-2024, 09:28 AM

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   stingray liked post by grandpamac On thread : Mike Venturino

   Greetings All, A little more about Mike or Duke as he was often called. Mike was born in early May 1949. He was into firearms from an early age and studied Journalism at Marshal College. He always...

   Liked On: 07-07-2024, 03:25 AM

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   XR500 liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Narrow Squeak with a Tree.

   Greetings, I have 4 types of wattle here, silver, green, blackwood and Cootamundra. All grow well and make decent firewood. GPM.

   Liked On: 06-07-2024, 07:02 PM

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   rugerman liked post by grandpamac On thread : A Narrow Squeak with a Tree.

   Greetings All, We had some trees felled a few days ago. These were quick growing trees planted for shelter 25 to 30 years ago with the idea of progressively replacing them with slower growing types...

   Liked On: 06-07-2024, 05:31 PM

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   Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Scope change on my .308. Input welcome.

   Greetings Micky Duck and all, My thoughts exactly. I was going to suggest a 4x32 fixed power scope for the west coast bush hunting mentioned by the OP. I se others have followed your lead. GPM.

   Liked On: 06-07-2024, 10:39 AM

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   Twodiffs liked post by grandpamac On thread : Scope change on my .308. Input welcome.

   Greetings Micky Duck and all, My thoughts exactly. I was going to suggest a 4x32 fixed power scope for the west coast bush hunting mentioned by the OP. I se others have followed your lead. GPM.

   Liked On: 06-07-2024, 09:19 AM

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    shananah liked post by grandpamac On thread : Load accuracy, 24" barrel to 18" suppressed.

    Greetings RugerM77, To me you now have two different rifles. If you change one to be like the other will you use it more or will you still favour one. If the answer is probably then why do it?...

    Liked On: 06-07-2024, 12:14 AM

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    Basenjiboy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Best load for 270

    Greetings, If I recall the best load for anything in the .270 was 60 grains of WW2 milsurp 4831 with the 130 grain projectile. I believe that this load was carved on a stone tablet and handed down...

    Liked On: 05-07-2024, 08:52 AM

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    csmiffy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Best load for 270

    Greetings csmiffy, We tend to forget that before IMR4350 arrived like a thunderbolt around 1940 IMR4064 was considered a slow powder in a field of not that many powders. There was an article in a...

    Liked On: 04-07-2024, 07:41 PM

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    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Testing a conventional approach to load development

    Greeting gimp and all, First I need to say that I have little faith in "pressure signs" in guessing pressure. I went well down the rabbit hole on this one at one stage but no longer. Most have been...

    Liked On: 04-07-2024, 02:07 PM

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    Cowboy liked post by grandpamac On thread : Ballard Hut, Kawekas. Worth bringing th gun this time of year?

    Greetings John P, There is a fair bit of snow on the Kawekas this morning so the track to Ballard will be icy especially on any shaded clay pans. A good part of the route in is exposed in almost...

    Liked On: 04-07-2024, 12:34 PM

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    XR500 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Ballard Hut, Kawekas. Worth bringing th gun this time of year?

    Greetings John P, There is a fair bit of snow on the Kawekas this morning so the track to Ballard will be icy especially on any shaded clay pans. A good part of the route in is exposed in almost...

    Liked On: 04-07-2024, 09:00 AM

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