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 Solo On thread : Which aperture for a lee enfield No4 mk2
    By pure coincidence, this just came out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZoROIMxbQ
    Liked On: 06-06-2020, 03:41 PM
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    zimmer liked post by StrikerNZ On thread : CZ 455
    Especially as It’s your first rifle, but also just in general - please do not go targeting pigs and goats with rimfire rounds, they’re simply not sufficient for consistently humane shooting of game...
    Liked On: 04-06-2020, 04:40 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Cigar On thread : First time reloading lead projectiles. Some Issues, help
    I use the Lee die, it looks like Gunworks and Workshop Innovation have them in stock.
    Liked On: 03-06-2020, 01:22 PM
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    zimmer liked post by gonetropo On thread : Dodgy gun lock for security
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joed0P3hhbc dont forget this one either
    Liked On: 03-06-2020, 11:05 AM
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    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : What in the world?
    Greetings Rated M for Magnum, That case will separate next time so bin it. You can see a shiny bit of case just in front of the belt. This is the solid head of the case. The rest of the case looks...
    Liked On: 31-05-2020, 11:23 AM
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    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : Federal brass primer pockets??
    Greetings All, Sounds to me that all your loads are too hot. Traditional pressure signs don't show up on cases until pressures are well over max, 70,000 psi or more. Additionally the Federal cases...
    Liked On: 27-05-2020, 12:20 PM
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    zimmer liked post by time out On thread : Golden Hills Hut Restoration
    Our new member Murray N has asked me to post a series of five stories about the restoration of the old Golden Hills hut in the Kaimanawa Range - Murray is a very experienced Tauranga hunter and...
    Liked On: 23-05-2020, 12:48 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Puffin On thread : Rifle canted, scope level
    The Bofors L/60 comes to mind when cant and horizontal components to sighting systems are mentioned. 140314 I think this topic is worth a drawing to provide a pictorial explanation of the...
    Liked On: 21-05-2020, 01:22 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Tankd On thread : Resizing. 308 to .243, help?? Or a dumb idea?
    Just do it ! . Try one as a test round to see if everything fits and go to it . I neck down 308 to 243 with no problems , in fact my rifle likes it . Just remember that you will need to work up...
    Liked On: 17-05-2020, 06:48 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Dreamer On thread : Lab radar
    Just a wee update once I got it forward of the suppressor as sneeze does she didn’t miss a beat and without the mic. So thanks to all for their input [emoji1360] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
    Liked On: 17-05-2020, 04:09 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Dicko On thread : Time for the bin?
    Husky, you maybe right, my experience is lack of annealing show up in cracks in the necks at firing, different neck tension in batches resulting in poor groups and stiffness / stickiness of the case...
    Liked On: 15-05-2020, 09:33 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Friwi On thread : rifle bedding kit
    I ll stick to my 3$ neutral shoe polish...
    Liked On: 11-05-2020, 08:54 PM
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    zimmer liked post by johnd On thread : Who can figure this one out
    I agree about not taking head shots. I can hit an inch square at 100 yards ( like most ) . But a live animal that can lift turn move its head is deserving of a kill shot. Not to run off jawless.
    Liked On: 06-05-2020, 05:30 PM
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    zimmer liked post by On thread : Resurgence of interest in the old "Three Oh"?
    can never have to many pics 138391
    Liked On: 05-05-2020, 11:00 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Murray N On thread : Old huts
    I remember the old farm house and old man macrocarpa trees down the Ahu Ahu valley , we would come in from Kai Iwi and camp up stream on a small flat where the large creek entered on the left and did...
    Liked On: 04-05-2020, 09:57 AM

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