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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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  1. csmiffy
    csmiffy liked post by grandpamac On thread : 96 Years of Progress
    It was quite popular as a hunting cartridge and very popular as a long range target cartridge even in the Ross rifles. Being a good Army rifle is a different thing altogether, especially in the mud...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 01:24 PM
  2. outdoorlad
    outdoorlad liked post by grandpamac On thread : 96 Years of Progress
    Greetings 266332 On the left is the 280 Ross from 1906, likely the father of all 7mm mag cartridges. On the right and offering a little more velocity in a much smaller case is the 7mm Remington...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 01:13 PM
  3. Ruger7mm
    Ruger7mm liked post by grandpamac On thread : 96 Years of Progress
    Greetings 266332 On the left is the 280 Ross from 1906, likely the father of all 7mm mag cartridges. On the right and offering a little more velocity in a much smaller case is the 7mm Remington...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 12:55 PM
  4. chainsaw
    chainsaw liked post by grandpamac On thread : Snow on the Kawekas
    Greetings All, Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 12:37 PM
  5. matagouri
    matagouri liked post by grandpamac On thread : Snow on the Kawekas
    Greetings All, Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 11:26 AM
  6. tetawa
    tetawa liked post by grandpamac On thread : Snow on the Kawekas
    Greetings All, Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 11:17 AM
  7. XR500
    XR500 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Snow on the Kawekas
    Greetings All, Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 11:15 AM
  8. NIMROD
    NIMROD liked post by grandpamac On thread : Snow on the Kawekas
    Greetings All, Just looked out the window and there is snow on the Kaweka tops, Not just a little bit either. Mid December we had 30 plus degree days and the grass was brown. Since then we have had...
    Liked On: 05-01-2025, 11:11 AM
  9. flock
    flock liked post by grandpamac On thread : What Have You Loaded Today
    Greetings Rn-85, I have been handloading the .308 since the 1970's and so far not managed to stuff a case like that. I don't think it is too much lube as this usually leaves dents in the shoulder...
    Liked On: 03-01-2025, 08:13 PM
  10. Ruger7mm
    Ruger7mm liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Six and a half Swede.
    Greetings Lambie, You have set out on an interesting journey. Data for the 6.5 Swede is all over the place but I have found that the Hodgdon/ ADI data to be close to my chronographing although low...
    Liked On: 03-01-2025, 04:08 PM
  11. blip
    blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Six and a half Swede.
    Greetings Lambie, You have set out on an interesting journey. Data for the 6.5 Swede is all over the place but I have found that the Hodgdon/ ADI data to be close to my chronographing although low...
    Liked On: 03-01-2025, 08:13 AM
  12. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : The Six and a half Swede.
    Greetings Lambie, You have set out on an interesting journey. Data for the 6.5 Swede is all over the place but I have found that the Hodgdon/ ADI data to be close to my chronographing although low...
    Liked On: 03-01-2025, 08:11 AM
  13. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : What Have You Loaded Today
    Greetings Rn-85, I have been handloading the .308 since the 1970's and so far not managed to stuff a case like that. I don't think it is too much lube as this usually leaves dents in the shoulder...
    Liked On: 02-01-2025, 09:32 AM
  14. whanahuia
    whanahuia liked post by grandpamac On thread : The new cartridge that makes the most sense to me.
    Greetings again, I looked up the article on the 250 Savage Improved. It was written by Layne Simpson and he had a barrel made for a switch barrel Varmint master action in 1981. Comparing Layne's...
    Liked On: 01-01-2025, 12:34 PM
  15. Marty Henry
    Marty Henry liked post by grandpamac On thread : The new cartridge that makes the most sense to me.
    You could make a good case for the 7x64 Brenneke from 1917 being the father of the .270 which came out in 1925. Winchester certainly knew about the earlier cartridge. The 7x64 is still chambered...
    Liked On: 01-01-2025, 09:26 AM

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