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 : Advice for walkie-talkies/radios for hunting
    Just keep ff the relevant S&R frequencies in the SI :P It was tourists using Baofangs that majorly jammed things a few years back down south wasn't it?
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 09:25 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Lyman Gen 6 - Stopped while dispensing
    Unless it's really crook the extension lead shouldn't be an issue. But try it at any rate.
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 08:47 PM
  3. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Lyman Gen 6 - Stopped while dispensing
    My RCBS started doing strange things. Stopping well short of required setting. I traced it to the power supply. Tested sorta OK but I replaced it and no further problems.
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 08:47 PM
  4. astridhunterchch
    astridhunterchch liked post by zimmer On thread : Lyman Gen 6 - Stopped while dispensing
    My RCBS started doing strange things. Stopping well short of required setting. I traced it to the power supply. Tested sorta OK but I replaced it and no further problems.
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 07:58 PM
  5. XR500
    XR500 liked post by zimmer On thread : Advice for walkie-talkies/radios for hunting
    Just keep ff the relevant S&R frequencies in the SI :P It was tourists using Baofangs that majorly jammed things a few years back down south wasn't it?
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 07:48 PM
  6. 30.06king
    30.06king liked post by zimmer On thread : Mixed Headstamp brass in 270 - performance differences
    Pretty much a universal reloading rule - don't mix your brass. As long as you aren't hot rodding you will probably be OK. Although even with my hunting loads I batched my brass to get the most...
    Liked On: 15-09-2023, 01:02 PM
  7. bluecod1967
    bluecod1967 liked post by zimmer On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    I think the smaller flash hole is a plus but the S&B just weren't as good as the WW SX plus I have a lot of the Win cases.
    Liked On: 14-09-2023, 12:44 PM
  8. bluecod1967
    bluecod1967 liked post by zimmer On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    My Savage 32/20 wouldn't perform with cast boolits. I tried several weights and several brands including factory Starline. Barrel is VG+. Swapped to 100gr Hdy XTP HP and got excellent results at 50...
    Liked On: 14-09-2023, 09:00 AM
  9. bluecod1967
    bluecod1967 liked post by zimmer On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    S&B Hornet cases have a smaller flash hole than WW or RP. That is the problem. Standard Hornet dies de-capping pins jam in the S&B flash holes. I found that some de-capped OK, just, whilst others the...
    Liked On: 14-09-2023, 09:00 AM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    My Savage 32/20 wouldn't perform with cast boolits. I tried several weights and several brands including factory Starline. Barrel is VG+. Swapped to 100gr Hdy XTP HP and got excellent results at 50...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 08:09 PM
  11. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Would someone please ID this cartridge for me?
    They used to produce CB (conical) and BB caps for gallery guns. I have a round tin of the BB version. No powder, just the energy of the primer. Mine are acorn marked as well. IIRC the tin is...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 08:05 PM
  12. XR500
    XR500 liked post by zimmer On thread : Hearing protection?
    In my apprenticeship I worked in a fert works. There a crushing hall with 2 ball mills crushing phosphate rock. The noise levels were extremely high. The company introduced and supplied the operators...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 05:25 PM
  13. Grey Kiwi
    Grey Kiwi liked post by zimmer On thread : Hearing protection?
    In my apprenticeship I worked in a fert works. There a crushing hall with 2 ball mills crushing phosphate rock. The noise levels were extremely high. The company introduced and supplied the operators...
    Liked On: 13-09-2023, 01:47 PM
  14. bluecod1967
    bluecod1967 liked post by zimmer On thread : 22 hornet load worked a treat
    Nice grouping. Always satisfying to get a good result out of a Hornet. I've got 2 Savage Model 23 rifles. One in 22rf and one in 32/20. I just missed a 25/20 (23B) in an auction a few years back....
    Liked On: 12-09-2023, 07:58 PM
  15. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : The odd one out?
    Remember as a kid shooting my first black rabbit. It was deemed good luck back then. IIRC I cured the skin with kero and backing soda and it lasted for years. Now blacks seem quite common, well in...
    Liked On: 12-09-2023, 04:40 PM

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  • 05:43 PM - zimmer mentioned gonetropo in post Bolt?
    Excellent. Thanks gonetropo for your reply and p...
  • 05:43 PM - zimmer mentioned ChrisW in post Bolt?
    ...Didn't work. Thanks ChrisW for your reply and p...

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