About zimmer

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About zimmer
Biography:
Long since given up hunting - too decrepit now.
Shot lots of deer, pigs, tahr, goats (lost count after around 1000), rabbits, possums, wild cattle.
Target shooter now mainly F Class.
Location:
Waikato
Interests:
Rifles old and new, reloading, computers, playing on my lathe, farming alpacas.
Occupation:
Not working, in constant leisure mode.

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  1. canross
    canross liked post by zimmer On thread : Cartridge ID Resources
    I have a copy of The Handloaders Guide To Cartridge Conversions, 3rd edition, 607 pages. It is not the complete guide and contains the odd error. It is mainly centered around on how to form...
    Liked On: 02-12-2019, 08:15 AM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Cartridge ID Resources
    I have a copy of The Handloaders Guide To Cartridge Conversions, 3rd edition, 607 pages. It is not the complete guide and contains the odd error. It is mainly centered around on how to form...
    Liked On: 01-12-2019, 08:05 PM
  3. ocium
    ocium liked post by zimmer On thread : Cartridge ID Resources
    I have a copy of The Handloaders Guide To Cartridge Conversions, 3rd edition, 607 pages. It is not the complete guide and contains the odd error. It is mainly centered around on how to form...
    Liked On: 27-11-2019, 04:07 PM
  4. 6x47
    6x47 liked post by zimmer On thread : Nikon getting out of scope manufacturing.
    Keep an eye on Natchez.
    Liked On: 24-11-2019, 12:00 PM
  5. Russian 22.
    Russian 22. liked post by zimmer On thread : Nikon getting out of scope manufacturing.
    Keep an eye on Natchez.
    Liked On: 24-11-2019, 08:51 AM
  6. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by zimmer On thread : Illegal to legal ammo conversion.
    More animals WERE shot with FMJ projectiles eg the cullers, because that was what was available at the time. And even they tried various methods of doctoring the projectile tips to give more certain...
    Liked On: 24-11-2019, 08:25 AM
  7. jakewire
    jakewire liked post by zimmer On thread : Cleaning rods
    Long since pensioned off my Parker Hale rods. Now use Boretech coated, Tipton carbon fibre. Not a fan of stainless uncoated rods although the SS fans will argue the coated ones like Boretech...
    Liked On: 23-11-2019, 05:56 PM
  8. jakewire
    jakewire liked post by zimmer On thread : Cleaning rods
    If only to be told why he lost the agency........
    Liked On: 23-11-2019, 05:31 PM
  9. shooternz
    shooternz liked post by zimmer On thread : Reloading lesson
    Ha ha. I don't know the OP's financial circumstances but nothing like recommending a machine which is potentially 2 or maybe 3 times his start up budget. Heading off into the anneal or not to...
    Liked On: 23-11-2019, 12:21 PM
  10. shooternz
    shooternz liked post by zimmer On thread : Reloading lesson
    Don't get hung up on annealing when starting out. It's a variable that can be left out. Many very successful reloaders and target shooters still don't anneal. Plenty other aspects to grasp first...
    Liked On: 23-11-2019, 12:19 PM
  11. Dama dama
    Dama dama liked post by zimmer On thread : Reloading lesson
    Don't get hung up on annealing when starting out. It's a variable that can be left out. Many very successful reloaders and target shooters still don't anneal. Plenty other aspects to grasp first...
    Liked On: 22-11-2019, 08:39 PM
  12. Danny
    Danny liked post by zimmer On thread : Norma 284 brass in NZ
    I bought Norma 284 brass a few years ago. That lot though was from a special run by Norma for Bullets.com in the. States. Bullets.com is now defunct and it is unclear what happened to their stock....
    Liked On: 22-11-2019, 03:03 PM
  13. Puffin
    Puffin liked post by zimmer On thread : Reloading lesson
    Don't get hung up on annealing when starting out. It's a variable that can be left out. Many very successful reloaders and target shooters still don't anneal. Plenty other aspects to grasp first...
    Liked On: 21-11-2019, 12:21 PM
  14. Max Headroom
    Max Headroom liked post by zimmer On thread : Reloading lesson
    Don't get hung up on annealing when starting out. It's a variable that can be left out. Many very successful reloaders and target shooters still don't anneal. Plenty other aspects to grasp first...
    Liked On: 21-11-2019, 09:35 AM
  15. ChrisW
    ChrisW liked post by zimmer On thread : Primers not flush on brass - effect on measuring OAL and jump
    Flush is not correct. Seated so the anvil is in contact with the bottom of the primer pocket is. This may mean the primer face is a few thou in depending upon the brand of primer and the depth of the...
    Liked On: 20-11-2019, 03:25 PM

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