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. trooper90
    trooper90 liked post by zimmer On thread : Old hunting items from days gone
    This may be of interest. Forest Service Cookbook. It's been posted on the forum before. Others may know, was it issued at the NZFS training camps? 231614
    Liked On: 21-08-2023, 08:33 AM
  2. Dan88
    Dan88 liked post by zimmer On thread : Old hunting items from days gone
    The meaning of Nickel spinner may be lost on a lot of members. Caught a few that way in my younger days. You just had to concuss them, not hit them.
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:56 PM
  3. Dan88
    Dan88 liked post by zimmer On thread : Old hunting items from days gone
    This may be of interest. Forest Service Cookbook. It's been posted on the forum before. Others may know, was it issued at the NZFS training camps? 231614
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:34 PM
  4. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Old hunting items from days gone
    The meaning of Nickel spinner may be lost on a lot of members. Caught a few that way in my younger days. You just had to concuss them, not hit them.
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:10 PM
  5. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Old hunting items from days gone
    This may be of interest. Forest Service Cookbook. It's been posted on the forum before. Others may know, was it issued at the NZFS training camps? 231614
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 10:08 PM
  6. tikka6.5
    tikka6.5 liked post by zimmer On thread : Large vs small
    I'm running 308 SRP in Lapua and Peterson. Need to factor in the fact that the cost of SRP Lapua Palma is greater than LRP Lapua. And it seems that the Palma brass usually disappears off the shelves...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 06:04 PM
  7. tikka6.5
    tikka6.5 liked post by zimmer On thread : Large vs small
    Use WW760 in my 6.5x55ai and only had one failure to ignite in 860 rounds fired. CCI BR2s. I believe it was a faulty primer. Everyone said I MUST use a magnum primer. So I tried CCI Magnums. The...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 06:03 PM
  8. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Release agent
    I've also used blu tack. The plastacine users have long since departed out house.
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 03:43 PM
  9. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Large vs small
    Use WW760 in my 6.5x55ai and only had one failure to ignite in 860 rounds fired. CCI BR2s. I believe it was a faulty primer. Everyone said I MUST use a magnum primer. So I tried CCI Magnums. The...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 12:23 PM
  10. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Large vs small
    I'm running 308 SRP in Lapua and Peterson. Need to factor in the fact that the cost of SRP Lapua Palma is greater than LRP Lapua. And it seems that the Palma brass usually disappears off the shelves...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 12:22 PM
  11. johnd
    johnd liked post by zimmer On thread : Large vs small
    Use WW760 in my 6.5x55ai and only had one failure to ignite in 860 rounds fired. CCI BR2s. I believe it was a faulty primer. Everyone said I MUST use a magnum primer. So I tried CCI Magnums. The...
    Liked On: 20-08-2023, 11:43 AM
  12. 30.06king
    30.06king liked post by zimmer On thread : Die TRedding locking rings.
    Just lately been replacing my original Redding mongrels with Forster cross bolt lock rings. I never tightened the Redding rings excessively but had to take over half of my Redding dies and clamp...
    Liked On: 19-08-2023, 01:55 PM
  13. XR500
    XR500 liked post by zimmer On thread : Rifle bedding - is this normal?
    Keep an eye on the length of that tang screw. Ideally it shouldn't come above flush.
    Liked On: 18-08-2023, 08:01 PM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Die TRedding locking rings.
    Just lately been replacing my original Redding mongrels with Forster cross bolt lock rings. I never tightened the Redding rings excessively but had to take over half of my Redding dies and clamp...
    Liked On: 18-08-2023, 05:39 PM
  15. flock
    flock liked post by zimmer On thread : Die TRedding locking rings.
    Just lately been replacing my original Redding mongrels with Forster cross bolt lock rings. I never tightened the Redding rings excessively but had to take over half of my Redding dies and clamp...
    Liked On: 18-08-2023, 05:26 PM

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