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. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : 7mm08 Speer 130 and 760
    The latest W760 may not be the same as the older lots since it was combined to N414. I believe 760 was morthed into N414 not the other was round. There may now be differences old to new. At any rate...
    Liked On: 22-01-2022, 03:43 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5 Grendel load trouble shoot
    I'm a Mitutoyo man myself which comes about from my trade background. The Hornady will most likely be a Chinaman. I also have a Chinese digital calliper and it works perfectly OK. It's the one I...
    Liked On: 22-01-2022, 12:31 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5 Grendel load trouble shoot
    Yep. Over and over I've pointed this out to new hand loaders. Get a mechanical beam scale. The el cheapo digital with strain gauge innards will let you down with zero drift. And something with a...
    Liked On: 22-01-2022, 12:30 PM
  4. Roarless20
    Roarless20 liked post by zimmer On thread : 6.5 Grendel load trouble shoot
    I'm a Mitutoyo man myself which comes about from my trade background. The Hornady will most likely be a Chinaman. I also have a Chinese digital calliper and it works perfectly OK. It's the one I...
    Liked On: 22-01-2022, 12:14 PM
  5. 10-Ring
    10-Ring liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    None of my bushing dies and that includes Redding, an expensive Whidden, and a almost as expensive Wilson, give satisfactory, to me, runout. In fact they even induce runout which despite using a...
    Liked On: 21-01-2022, 11:54 PM
  6. rupert
    rupert liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    None of my bushing dies and that includes Redding, an expensive Whidden, and a almost as expensive Wilson, give satisfactory, to me, runout. In fact they even induce runout which despite using a...
    Liked On: 21-01-2022, 10:02 AM
  7. grandpamac
    grandpamac liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    Mate, this has been a topic on forums for years and years, and nowadays on YouTube. It never reaches a conclusive end. It has tended to swing more towards FLSing of recent years although I imagine...
    Liked On: 21-01-2022, 09:21 AM
  8. Varmit Hunter
    Varmit Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    Brilliant statement. It's also where I've got to in my reloading. Over the years I've eliminated all non value adding steps eg intense brass cleaning. Tried things and if they didn't give any gain...
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 11:22 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Iron Sights for 60+
    Here's some targets I shot with my Swiss K31. My eyes are older than most forum members. I use glasses for reading but nothing (well plain safety glasses) when shooting with irons, diopter or scopes....
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 09:00 PM
  10. Cyclops
    Cyclops liked post by zimmer On thread : Iron Sights for 60+
    Here's some targets I shot with my Swiss K31. My eyes are older than most forum members. I use glasses for reading but nothing (well plain safety glasses) when shooting with irons, diopter or scopes....
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 05:35 PM
  11. ebf
    ebf liked post by zimmer On thread : Iron Sights for 60+
    Here's some targets I shot with my Swiss K31. My eyes are older than most forum members. I use glasses for reading but nothing (well plain safety glasses) when shooting with irons, diopter or scopes....
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 04:40 PM
  12. WillB
    WillB liked post by zimmer On thread : Iron Sights for 60+
    Here's some targets I shot with my Swiss K31. My eyes are older than most forum members. I use glasses for reading but nothing (well plain safety glasses) when shooting with irons, diopter or scopes....
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 03:49 PM
  13. matagouri
    matagouri liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    Mate, this has been a topic on forums for years and years, and nowadays on YouTube. It never reaches a conclusive end. It has tended to swing more towards FLSing of recent years although I imagine...
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 08:10 AM
  14. 6x47
    6x47 liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    Mate, this has been a topic on forums for years and years, and nowadays on YouTube. It never reaches a conclusive end. It has tended to swing more towards FLSing of recent years although I imagine...
    Liked On: 20-01-2022, 07:42 AM
  15. Tikka7mm08
    Tikka7mm08 liked post by zimmer On thread : Full Length or Neck sizing. What is better and why?
    Mate, this has been a topic on forums for years and years, and nowadays on YouTube. It never reaches a conclusive end. It has tended to swing more towards FLSing of recent years although I imagine...
    Liked On: 19-01-2022, 11:38 PM

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  • 08:33 PM - Hades mentioned zimmer in post F-Class
    ...nham or Paki Paki? zimmer Chelty
  • 05:06 PM - zimmer mentioned Hades in post F-Class
    ...eeping it alive. Hades where are you shooti...

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  • 07:17 PM - ebf mentioned zimmer in post Hidden

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