About Marty Henry

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About Marty Henry
Biography:
Raised in Pukekohe, worked round south Auckland and Northland for a few years, a short stint in the army, several years in the chemical industry in a varierlty of roles from paint and epoxies to fertlilizers and farming since then
Location:
Tararua
Interests:
Tried golf didnt like it!
Occupation:
Farmer

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  1. Rich007
    Rich007 liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Help with a wise ole rat
    Pea sized blobs of peanut butter mixed with plaster of Paris will do the trick
    Liked On: 21-01-2021, 05:49 PM
  2. norsk
    norsk liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Barrel cleaning procedure for cast bullet use??
    With properly lubed bullets at moderate speed eg 1400 fps unless your bore is rough leading is extremely unlikely it's easy to see in the bore. If it occurs a bronze brush will shift it with a little...
    Liked On: 21-01-2021, 09:22 AM
  3. caberslash
    caberslash liked post by Marty Henry On thread : New to reloading - to what fraction of a grain do you test new loads? 0.5gr, 0.3gr...
    EBF wrote an interesting piece on load development for the now defunct guns and hunting magazines website which has got me rethinking load development. He said don't worry about groups initally...
    Liked On: 20-01-2021, 05:15 AM
  4. Lucky
    Lucky liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 250-3000 (250 Savage)
    A friend has a savage takedown model 99 in this cal it's a beauty and yes the twist is 14 and the std weight was 87 grains at 3000 fps and the speed was a real point of difference. A 100 grain bullet...
    Liked On: 19-01-2021, 07:20 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 250-3000 (250 Savage)
    A friend has a savage takedown model 99 in this cal it's a beauty and yes the twist is 14 and the std weight was 87 grains at 3000 fps and the speed was a real point of difference. A 100 grain bullet...
    Liked On: 19-01-2021, 06:26 PM
  6. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by Marty Henry On thread : What are some of the smoothest bolt actions you have handled?
    Lee, krag, huski m38. A Cock on closing always feels smoother.
    Liked On: 19-01-2021, 01:21 PM
  7. takbok
    takbok liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Whos loving their howa mini
    My pencil barrel in 7,62 x39 is exceptionally good, I tried a ruger ranch and was underwhelmed to say the least.
    Liked On: 18-01-2021, 05:32 AM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 223 rechamber
    Basically the 222 magnum which never took off, with an ai jobbie on the shoulder
    Liked On: 16-01-2021, 09:44 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Hornady projectile and ADI powder update
    I remember the good old days when the only 6.5 was the swede and you could get what you wanted whenever. Now my swedes on a diet because all the youngsters have raided the shelves. On the bright...
    Liked On: 13-01-2021, 10:02 PM
  10. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Ulrich Bretscher's SMOKELESS BLACK POWDER & HANDGONNE web page. Re-found!
    Just stick to using it in your semi
    Liked On: 10-01-2021, 11:09 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Ulrich Bretscher's SMOKELESS BLACK POWDER & HANDGONNE web page. Re-found!
    Just stick to using it in your semi
    Liked On: 10-01-2021, 07:50 PM
  12. Cordite
    Cordite liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Hornady projectile and ADI powder update
    I remember the good old days when the only 6.5 was the swede and you could get what you wanted whenever. Now my swedes on a diet because all the youngsters have raided the shelves. On the bright...
    Liked On: 10-01-2021, 02:04 PM
  13. Madridista22
    Madridista22 liked post by Marty Henry On thread : What does a new hunter need?
    Avoid getting upsold by sales staff, ask a few older hunters what they use they will have sorted out a lot of the rubbish and use that as a guide. Same goes for rifles get something in a common...
    Liked On: 10-01-2021, 10:02 AM
  14. Rees
    Rees liked post by Marty Henry On thread : 170 FN .30-06
    I used to use a lot of round nose bullets in my 308 before I sold it, out to 300 yards using a 200 yds zero i found there is effectively no practical difference in trajectory between the round nose...
    Liked On: 08-01-2021, 11:30 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by Marty Henry On thread : Reloading brass hulls for an English Black powder s/b/s 12 gauge.
    No No No covering the ball IS ONLY FOR BLACK POWDER NEVER SMOKELESS. Red dot is faster than ap 70 and looking in my books ap 70n matches unique. My old notes show 26 gr of unique was a load I used...
    Liked On: 08-01-2021, 06:11 PM

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