About grandpamac

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75
About grandpamac
Location:
Okawa Hawkes Bay
Interests:
Hunting, handloading and outdoor.
Occupation:
Retired

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  1. Trout
    Trout liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    And this is why all new firearms users should be encouraged to join a relevant club and get first hand knowledge rather than some of the BS from the internet. There is a lot of good stuff on the...
    Liked On: 06-11-2023, 09:50 AM
  2. Bol Tackshin
    Bol Tackshin liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    Greetings all, My "Hunting Rifles" are zeroed at 172 metres for the .308, 200 metres for the 6.5x55 and 120 metres for the little Bergara .308 and the old soldiers. None rise more than 50mm above...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 10:20 PM
  3. ZQLewis
    ZQLewis liked post by grandpamac On thread : Small objective lens scopes?
    Greetings, Agree with Micky, Zimmer and Husky above. Light transmission depends on the quality of the lenses and the size of the exit pupil or Micky's magnificent 7mm. Big lenses do not gather light...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 09:14 PM
  4. blip
    blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    Greetings Once More, The zero ranges of 120, 172 and 200 metres mentioned in my earlier post are the actual ranges that the rifles are shot at. For target shooting at longer ranges and getting a...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:07 PM
  5. woods223
    woods223 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    Greetings Once More, The zero ranges of 120, 172 and 200 metres mentioned in my earlier post are the actual ranges that the rifles are shot at. For target shooting at longer ranges and getting a...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 02:05 PM
  6. Trout
    Trout liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    Greetings Once More, The zero ranges of 120, 172 and 200 metres mentioned in my earlier post are the actual ranges that the rifles are shot at. For target shooting at longer ranges and getting a...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 01:53 PM
  7. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by grandpamac On thread : Sighting in your hunting rifle
    Greetings all, My "Hunting Rifles" are zeroed at 172 metres for the .308, 200 metres for the 6.5x55 and 120 metres for the little Bergara .308 and the old soldiers. None rise more than 50mm above...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 11:59 AM
  8. zimmer
    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : 4895 vs 2206h
    Greetings again, Cross checked with some of the older CUP data for the IMR powders and the current data is clearly hotter. Where the data for both powders is in PSI the data is mostly closer. In any...
    Liked On: 05-11-2023, 11:30 AM
  9. makka
    makka liked post by grandpamac On thread : 5.6x57 reloading
    Greetings makka, I found some data on loaddata.com and have the article in my garage and will hunt it out tomorrow. From a quick scan it looks like AR2209 and AR2213SC are likely starters. There is...
    Liked On: 04-11-2023, 10:16 AM
  10. akaroa1
    akaroa1 liked post by grandpamac On thread : 5.6x57 reloading
    Greetings makka, I found some data on loaddata.com and have the article in my garage and will hunt it out tomorrow. From a quick scan it looks like AR2209 and AR2213SC are likely starters. There is...
    Liked On: 04-11-2023, 10:10 AM
  11. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Small objective lens scopes?
    Greetings, Agree with Micky, Zimmer and Husky above. Light transmission depends on the quality of the lenses and the size of the exit pupil or Micky's magnificent 7mm. Big lenses do not gather light...
    Liked On: 03-11-2023, 10:57 AM
  12. techno retard
    techno retard liked post by grandpamac On thread : Overall case length queries.
    Greetings SamRoche, Welcome to the giant rabbit warren of handloading. I had a look on the Lyman site and I think that the trimmer you have is the Lyman version of the Lee. The pilots should give...
    Liked On: 02-11-2023, 06:21 PM
  13. veryfuturistic
    veryfuturistic liked post by grandpamac On thread : First rifle considerations
    Greetings, It appears that .308 rifles. that I have owned, numbers 1,5,6 and 7 are still here. Just pick one that fits you. All you need to know really. Grandpamac. PS 1 and 7 have suppressors and...
    Liked On: 02-11-2023, 02:11 PM
  14. Husky1600#2
    Husky1600#2 liked post by grandpamac On thread : Overall case length queries.
    Greetings SamRoche, Welcome to the giant rabbit warren of handloading. I had a look on the Lyman site and I think that the trimmer you have is the Lyman version of the Lee. The pilots should give...
    Liked On: 02-11-2023, 10:44 AM
  15. blip
    blip liked post by grandpamac On thread : Rifle shooter or shotgun shooter
    Greetings all, Never got into shotguns. I did own one for a while, a pump with two barrels one with rifle sights. Never fired it, not even once. Finally sold it and bought a range finder. GPM.
    Liked On: 28-10-2023, 07:01 PM

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