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. R93
    R93 liked post by zimmer On thread : LabRadar Chronograph
    Labradar parent company here Our history (http://www.infinition.com/site/index.php/us/about-us-en-us/our-mission-en-us) They do some seriously clever shit. I see one device they make that can...
    Liked On: 15-07-2017, 10:33 PM
  2. Puffin
    Puffin liked post by zimmer On thread : Signs of pressure in a 6.4x47
    Not much help Puffin because my load development for my 6.5x47L was a doodle and I never stretched the envelop to find the last higher velocity node. Just wasn’t necessary and I had no desire to go...
    Liked On: 13-07-2017, 06:49 PM
  3. WallyR
    WallyR liked post by zimmer On thread : Signs of pressure in a 6.4x47
    Not much help Puffin because my load development for my 6.5x47L was a doodle and I never stretched the envelop to find the last higher velocity node. Just wasn’t necessary and I had no desire to go...
    Liked On: 13-07-2017, 02:31 PM
  4. WallyR
    WallyR liked post by zimmer On thread : Hornady 6.5mm ELD-M 140gr all sold out!!
    Not much point. As per the original post they are on back order. Looked myself. Or you could maybe contact Mike or Addison @ RIL at any rate for estimate of when they will be available. Even if you...
    Liked On: 13-07-2017, 02:26 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5x55 velocity
    One full turn on standard 14 TPI dies will give you ~1.8mm change, so 1/4 will be ~0.45mm. For your situation I would start at 0.5mm (20 thou) off jam so 1/4 turn is as near as damn it is to swearing.
    Liked On: 11-07-2017, 10:56 PM
  6. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5x55 velocity
    One full turn on standard 14 TPI dies will give you ~1.8mm change, so 1/4 will be ~0.45mm. For your situation I would start at 0.5mm (20 thou) off jam so 1/4 turn is as near as damn it is to swearing.
    Liked On: 10-07-2017, 07:45 AM
  7. northdude
    northdude liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5x55 velocity
    One full turn on standard 14 TPI dies will give you ~1.8mm change, so 1/4 will be ~0.45mm. For your situation I would start at 0.5mm (20 thou) off jam so 1/4 turn is as near as damn it is to swearing.
    Liked On: 09-07-2017, 08:11 PM
  8. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by zimmer On thread : ammunition on national flights
    Mate I will put money on it that they will not commit themselves in writing. It's just not how the game is played :P Best of luck at any rate.
    Liked On: 07-07-2017, 10:04 PM
  9. Shearer
    Shearer liked post by zimmer On thread : Show us ya tractor
    Woldwide by volume maybe Mahindra. Worldwide by value probably JD. Don't know about NZ but there is a lot of green around. All the local growers seem to run JD. "Mahindra*Tractors is an...
    Liked On: 07-07-2017, 12:33 PM
  10. 6x47
    6x47 liked post by zimmer On thread : Auckland shooting club membership fees
    It's so far from the range you would need to run shuttle buses - that's the whole ridiculous thing about the protests.
    Liked On: 04-07-2017, 08:10 AM
  11. Beaker
    Beaker liked post by zimmer On thread : Auckland shooting club membership fees
    It's so far from the range you would need to run shuttle buses - that's the whole ridiculous thing about the protests.
    Liked On: 03-07-2017, 08:38 PM
  12. nzfubz
    nzfubz liked post by zimmer On thread : Auckland shooting club membership fees
    It's so far from the range you would need to run shuttle buses - that's the whole ridiculous thing about the protests.
    Liked On: 03-07-2017, 08:30 PM
  13. veitnamcam
    veitnamcam liked post by zimmer On thread : Auckland shooting club membership fees
    It's so far from the range you would need to run shuttle buses - that's the whole ridiculous thing about the protests.
    Liked On: 03-07-2017, 07:59 PM
  14. P38
    P38 liked post by zimmer On thread : Cleaning rust from chamber?
    Have you fired it yet and what is extraction like. What is the rest of the barrel interior like? You can polish a chamber with a piece of wooden dowel and very fine grinding paste but you will never...
    Liked On: 03-07-2017, 06:49 PM
  15. Gibo
    Gibo liked post by zimmer On thread : Cleaning rust from chamber?
    Have you fired it yet and what is extraction like. What is the rest of the barrel interior like? You can polish a chamber with a piece of wooden dowel and very fine grinding paste but you will never...
    Liked On: 03-07-2017, 03:23 PM

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