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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    zimmer liked post by XR500 On thread : Hybrid cars what to look for.
    A hybrid ute for taking the kids to school in or taking your mates hunting up the Rangitata ??;)
    Liked On: 19-09-2023, 12:05 PM
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    zimmer liked post by zeropak On thread : Who the hell writes this stuff
    the question says nothing about anyone being lost. they just can't visually see each other.
    Liked On: 19-09-2023, 10:36 AM
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    zimmer liked post by 6x47 On thread : Storing seldom used blued guns - product recomendations
    Check recent threads on rust prevention- this topic had been done to death various times
    Liked On: 18-09-2023, 09:29 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Micky Duck On thread : Most comfortable/steady rifle
    the question is asked by a rifleman...a shotgunner already KNOWS the answer,they have done for a century if not longer,three things all tied loosely together. gun balance...how well gun sits between...
    Liked On: 17-09-2023, 01:32 PM
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    zimmer liked post by 30.06king On thread : Mixed Headstamp brass in 270 - performance differences
    Looing for cheaper brands ? If me, I would take either Remington or Winchester. I don't like Federal or Hornady as I believe both are of lower quality. If possible, and dependent on how much brass...
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 01:27 PM
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    zimmer liked post by HJA8 On thread : Lithgow LA 101 .17 HMR
    This mod, together with the Lumley Arms spring kit, will eliminate "creep" totally! There is a very informative article on the LA101 trigger assembly if you have a look in the top right hand corner...
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 12:17 PM
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    zimmer liked post by akaroa1 On thread : Tips on reaming a chamber
    Well I would hand cut it with the barrel muzzle down in a vice with protected jaws, Relatively small tap holder as your driver Take the live pilot off the reamer and check that it will slide...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 08:41 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Micky Duck On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    you can buy a 2mm drill bit you know............
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 08:20 PM
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    zimmer liked post by andyanimal31 On thread : Ballistic truing conundrum
    Night force Australia has a subsidiary company USA. The family that own and run it are very much aussie based with a couple of trips a year to Idaho. They still do quit a bit of product development...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 10:16 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Micky Duck On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    dont know about that one...its very fine powder,like 296 h110 any of them will fit more in a case than a stick powder lilgun sure works well in .410 too
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 09:29 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Seventenths On thread : List of licence holders details found...
    There’s certainly a wide range of ways to obtain FAL holders details one being the most easily thought of which is a data breach by the police which people are only too willing to point the finger at...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 09:24 AM
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    zimmer liked post by bluecod1967 On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    i have a 23 in 22 and a few spares also i do know of a couple 32/20s salted away for the 9mm project which most likely wont happen now
    Liked On: 12-09-2023, 08:14 PM
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    zimmer liked post by bluecod1967 On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    hi all i have a couple of elderly 22 hornets one is a savage 23d made in the mid 1930s and the other is a bsa hunter late 1950s i have had mixed results so far but i have found that 12.5 grains of...
    Liked On: 12-09-2023, 07:43 PM
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    zimmer liked post by mopheadrob On thread : Lost PLB
    Thought I’d update you all with a happy ending to this. I got a call from BeaconsNZ on Friday to say another hunter had found it the day before! Turns out the belt loop was broken, so I hadn’t...
    Liked On: 11-09-2023, 09:57 PM
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    zimmer liked post by TARGEX On thread : I finally managed a "sub MOA group"
    Targex built rifle, targex built 70gr 6mm bullets:PSorry just couldn't help it when I saw it!
    Liked On: 11-09-2023, 01:30 PM

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