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. rewa
    rewa liked post by zimmer On thread : Mrs wants another 22lr
    You're right about luck of draw with the 455. I got an absolute lemon. Everything about it was nice, it just wouldn't shoot decent groups. Tried everything short of changing the barrel all to no...
    Liked On: 30-10-2020, 07:45 PM
  2. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    One point, everyone seems to shoot ladder testing at the same aiming mark with the results being on a vertical plane. There is no reason at all why the test cannot be done horizontally using a string...
    Liked On: 30-10-2020, 01:20 PM
  3. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    Shoot them over a chrony. On many occasions with the start of load development I have ceased firing a load after only a couple of shots when the velocity wasn't what I was expecting (ie too low). ...
    Liked On: 30-10-2020, 01:17 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Diagnosing a accuracy problem with my .222
    Find a decent gunsmith in your area, with borescope, and get him to give it a going over. Throat, general barrel, crown area. Mitch Maxberry? At this stage you don't have enough info to make a...
    Liked On: 29-10-2020, 09:09 PM
  5. 7RMBoy
    7RMBoy liked post by zimmer On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    One point, everyone seems to shoot ladder testing at the same aiming mark with the results being on a vertical plane. There is no reason at all why the test cannot be done horizontally using a string...
    Liked On: 29-10-2020, 04:26 PM
  6. 7RMBoy
    7RMBoy liked post by zimmer On thread : Best way to go about shooting multiple groups
    Shoot them over a chrony. On many occasions with the start of load development I have ceased firing a load after only a couple of shots when the velocity wasn't what I was expecting (ie too low). ...
    Liked On: 29-10-2020, 02:38 PM
  7. stevodog
    stevodog liked post by zimmer On thread : True-Flite and other local barrels, how do they stack up to the rest.
    Yep except I think there has been a delay with his 7mm blanks.
    Liked On: 27-10-2020, 12:25 PM
  8. Bagheera
    Bagheera liked post by zimmer On thread : Barometric pressures at altitude
    Ultimately it is air density is what affects bullet drag. This article is one of the best I have read that simply explains what happens and what inputs were needed. Absolute air pressure is...
    Liked On: 25-10-2020, 07:58 AM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Minimium amount the projectile should be seated inside the neck of the case
    Ditto
    Liked On: 21-10-2020, 09:01 PM
  10. Harryg
    Harryg liked post by zimmer On thread : Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/group-of-people-get-stuck-trying-to-cross-river-near-mt-cook-in-a-truck/VBXJWIDGYAEY2HPBCUH5FKOAMM/
    Liked On: 20-10-2020, 06:29 PM
  11. chainsaw
    chainsaw liked post by zimmer On thread : Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/group-of-people-get-stuck-trying-to-cross-river-near-mt-cook-in-a-truck/VBXJWIDGYAEY2HPBCUH5FKOAMM/
    Liked On: 20-10-2020, 04:43 PM
  12. gadgetman
    gadgetman liked post by zimmer On thread : Lets See The Transport havn a Oops moment
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/group-of-people-get-stuck-trying-to-cross-river-near-mt-cook-in-a-truck/VBXJWIDGYAEY2HPBCUH5FKOAMM/
    Liked On: 20-10-2020, 01:39 PM
  13. Tikka7mm08
    Tikka7mm08 liked post by zimmer On thread : Lab radar
    Tested my RAT today. Perfect operation. No false triggering when slamming bolt shut like some on the market apparently do. Will solve the issue of false triggering from other shooters nearby. ...
    Liked On: 19-10-2020, 11:01 PM
  14. 308mate
    308mate liked post by zimmer On thread : Anyone had primer piercing issues with small primer brass in a Tikka?
    I read the sniperhide posting and I don't think he is quite on to his problem. He did mention CC 450 primers which are a known solution for piercing with for example Federal 200s but he still has the...
    Liked On: 15-10-2020, 09:22 PM
  15. Bagheera
    Bagheera liked post by zimmer On thread : Mil-Dot reticle help pls clever fellas
    Just to confuse.. Definitions of the angular mil There are 2000π milliradians (≈ 6283.185 mrad) in a circle; thus a milliradian is just under 1⁄6283 of a circle, or ≈ 3.438 minutes of arc....
    Liked On: 13-10-2020, 06:18 PM

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