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 Dundee On thread : The Precision rimfire thread
    I'm no longer on the family farm and my quad shit itself, so it doesn't bounce around on the quad gun racks 24/7 like it use too.
    Liked On: 19-08-2021, 08:35 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Chur Bay On thread : Oberndorf Mauser
    Nice. Are you going to chop it an put a suppressor o
    Liked On: 18-08-2021, 10:29 PM
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    zimmer liked post by HJA8 On thread : The Precision rimfire thread
    Since LA101's have been mentioned, here's an accuracy sample. First is a 20X5 @50M shot by my wife with her laminated LA101 - Average in the .3's" Second two are 2X10@50 fired head to head first day...
    Liked On: 18-08-2021, 09:27 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Moutere On thread : Cleaning Heavy Copper
    KG for heavy removal when required and wipeout for maintenance between that.
    Liked On: 18-08-2021, 05:06 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Kimber 7mm-08 On thread : Importing Scope Rings?
    174964
    Liked On: 14-08-2021, 11:22 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Kiwi Sapper On thread : Bore scope?
    The Link in my post is working for me. I have just used it and captured this image. 174734
    Liked On: 11-08-2021, 10:50 AM
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    zimmer liked post by 6x47 On thread : Bore scope?
    Teslong are the biz but have been out of stock for a while, well at least the times I've looked including yesterday. The video you can save is amazingly detailed, to the point where microscopic marks...
    Liked On: 11-08-2021, 09:33 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Tahr On thread : Calibre Choice in the 1970's
    I was very fortunate to work in Tisdall's sports shop in PNth after school for 3 years from 1963. There was rack after rack of rifles (50 maybe?) and I oiled them with Youngs oil every week. I loved...
    Liked On: 10-08-2021, 12:28 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Woody On thread : Calibre Choice in the 1970's
    Yep. First was a smle I cut down in 1964. Next a Parker Hale 7*57 which used to skin my thumb on scope ring so went back to 303's. Bought a Shultz and Larsen 7*61 M68DL in 1969 and still use that...
    Liked On: 10-08-2021, 11:48 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Finnwolf On thread : Calibre Choice in the 1970's
    I always noticed 308 and 222 rifles were cheaper than other calibres back in the 70’s, often wondered why. My Finnwolf was the only one available in the local gun shop in 1973 and was luckily in...
    Liked On: 10-08-2021, 11:11 AM
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    zimmer liked post by gundoc On thread : Calibre Choice in the 1970's
    Back in the 1960's .22 and .308 calibre rifles were given a discounted Duty rate because they were calibres manufactured by CAC in Auckland. Whilst the only.308" bore centrefires granted that status...
    Liked On: 10-08-2021, 10:57 AM
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    zimmer liked post by Pommy On thread : Seating depth question
    By my math, you had 5 thou jump last time because the headspace took up 5 thou jump of the 10 thou you got from your BTO measurement. So you'd want to seat 3 thou further out now because the case...
    Liked On: 09-08-2021, 05:56 PM
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    zimmer liked post by Happy Jack On thread : Loose projectile
    I'm lucky that at 54 my financial controller actually wants me to drop down to 4 days a week and if things go well 3 days same time next year but that remains to be seen, she is already part time...
    Liked On: 09-08-2021, 05:51 PM
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    zimmer liked post by grandpamac On thread : Loose projectile
    174625 Full Length Die on the left and Collet Die on the right. GPM
    Liked On: 09-08-2021, 05:50 PM
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    zimmer liked post by dannyb On thread : Loose projectile
    I'll pay him a visit and bring my comparitors all will be very clear then :thumbsup:
    Liked On: 09-08-2021, 05:47 PM

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