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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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Beaker liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?Never ceases to amaze me how many good buggers willing to assist there are on this forum :(
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 10:43 PM
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northdude liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?
Never ceases to amaze me how many good buggers willing to assist there are on this forum :(
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 09:39 PM
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Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?Around 1967 (just after decimal currency) I bought a Sako Forester in 308. At that time the govt of the day protected the CAC company, which was still producing ammo locally including 308W, by...
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 09:10 PM
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40mm liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?Around 1967 (just after decimal currency) I bought a Sako Forester in 308. At that time the govt of the day protected the CAC company, which was still producing ammo locally including 308W, by...
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 07:44 PM
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40mm liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?
Never ceases to amaze me how many good buggers willing to assist there are on this forum :(
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 06:58 PM
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kiwi-adam liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?
Never ceases to amaze me how many good buggers willing to assist there are on this forum :(
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 05:09 PM
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Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Powder Use By Date?
Worst case, brown fumes. I had this happen. Run for cover. General sign of going off is a loss of the sweet smell and the onset of a pungent acrid smell. Sometimes colour can indicate as well with...
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 01:35 PM
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Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Farmlands
Had great hopes for Farmlands when I became a shareholder 10 or more years ago. Overall, they have lost the plot though, probably around the time of amalgamation. A farm supply outfit not selling...
Liked On: 17-11-2020, 11:07 AM
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caberslash liked post by zimmer On thread : Basic safe lighting and dehumidifying project
Yeah bought 3 on special from M10 and my experience with them is they are hopeless. My safe is already in a very dry environment but the indicators on the units change colour within days indicating...
Liked On: 16-11-2020, 07:33 PM
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Mathias liked post by zimmer On thread : Thoughts on new barrel ' break-in 'Someone will chime in here with Gale McMillan's recommendation of barrels not needing running in. Gale is well gone now but even the current custom barrel makers are 50:50 run-in/don't need to. I...
Liked On: 16-11-2020, 10:38 AM
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Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : 284win Re26/162gr Amax ladder test.
The reason a lot (most?) of the top F Class shooters went 7mm SAUM over 284W was with the velocities they were pushing 284s the primer pockets were getting sad after a few loadings. Using the SAUM...
Liked On: 16-11-2020, 07:05 AM
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Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Strange marks on brass
OP said they have been de-capped and tumbled, not resized or FLS ie virtually fresh of the gun, once fired?? OP? Under normal circumstances those marks if from a die either with crud or excess lube...
Liked On: 15-11-2020, 06:55 PM
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Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Black powder percussion musket.
The P61 is the first one I got and it shot very well. They came with a Sergeant's multi tool. If you twist arm, see if he has one for the rifle.
Liked On: 15-11-2020, 04:45 PM
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Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Black powder percussion musket.
In the very back of my safe and unfired for many years (no, not for sale) I have a PH P58 and a P61. If chasing one the P58 Naval Rifle is the pick. Rifling is progressive depth, something that...
Liked On: 15-11-2020, 04:45 PM
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Maca49 liked post by zimmer On thread : Black powder percussion musket.
Ha ha, when I used to trip around to the comps (Whangarei, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Waiouru) the motel shower was exactly where I used to clean my guns.
Liked On: 15-11-2020, 04:38 PM
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28-07-2014
- 09:27 AM - ebf mentioned zimmer in post Commonweath Games - Glasgow...ns" competition, zimmer might know. There a...
09-07-2014
- 05:57 PM - Shamus mentioned zimmer in post Scope for F-Class and a bit of everything else..... Opps I just saw zimmer's post there now
04-07-2014
- 07:03 PM - Toby mentioned zimmer in post 6.5x57AI loads... using 140 amaxes. zimmer knows his stuff thou...
30-05-2014
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