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. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Bushnell Elite 4200 3-9x
    Almost universally elevation anti clockwise for moving impact up, windage anti clockwise for moving impact to the right. Looking at the dial. It's only some trashy European brands that are back the...
    Liked On: 29-12-2020, 03:47 PM
  2. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Help - Decapping road stuck in case
    Hornady's pathetic zip lock system. The shaft locks by friction. All other die manufacturers have threaded rods with threaded locking nuts or rings. On the Hornady there are are series of thread like...
    Liked On: 28-12-2020, 12:25 PM
  3. r87mm
    r87mm liked post by zimmer On thread : Help - Decapping road stuck in case
    Hornady's pathetic zip lock system. The shaft locks by friction. All other die manufacturers have threaded rods with threaded locking nuts or rings. On the Hornady there are are series of thread like...
    Liked On: 28-12-2020, 12:13 PM
  4. northdude
    northdude liked post by zimmer On thread : Help - Decapping road stuck in case
    Hornady's pathetic zip lock system. The shaft locks by friction. All other die manufacturers have threaded rods with threaded locking nuts or rings. On the Hornady there are are series of thread like...
    Liked On: 28-12-2020, 10:05 AM
  5. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Help - Decapping road stuck in case
    Hornady's pathetic zip lock system. The shaft locks by friction. All other die manufacturers have threaded rods with threaded locking nuts or rings. On the Hornady there are are series of thread like...
    Liked On: 28-12-2020, 08:38 AM
  6. rewa
    rewa liked post by zimmer On thread : Brass FL Sizing Trouble
    Some brands of shell holders will accept 308 sized brass and 6.5x55. A few years ago I upgraded my shellholders and now use a RCBS #2 or a Redding E-Z #7 for the Swede. The Redding E-Z #7 will fit...
    Liked On: 27-12-2020, 02:18 PM
  7. Jhon
    Jhon liked post by zimmer On thread : Keeping it Simple for New Handloaders
    Just to reinforce the GPM's KISS principle. For my first 15 years of handloading (308 and treble 2) I used a Lyman 310 handtool. (Google it) I had a second hand first model Redding beam balance with...
    Liked On: 26-12-2020, 08:56 PM
  8. stingray
    stingray liked post by zimmer On thread : Beware the Hangfire !!
    NRANZ rules state 30 seconds which seems a long time. Most hangfires I have experienced (ancient ammo) were click-bangs which were disconcerting enough. Yeah, I guess out in the sticks your brain...
    Liked On: 26-12-2020, 10:13 AM
  9. 10-Ring
    10-Ring liked post by zimmer On thread : Concentricy Gauge - Southland??
    Further to 10-Ring - where I still use dies with an expander on the decapping shaft, I put an O ring between the decapping shaft lock nut and the die body and just ever so slightly snug it. Some dies...
    Liked On: 25-12-2020, 10:05 AM
  10. dannyb
    dannyb liked post by zimmer On thread : Trying something, Eric Cortina method of load development
    Below is an extract from Berger. It is aimed at VLD though. Note the first statement. For hunting rounds the article does cover mag length elsewhere in the article. Pure Brian Litz. Although I...
    Liked On: 24-12-2020, 07:59 AM
  11. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Trying something, Eric Cortina method of load development
    Below is an extract from Berger. It is aimed at VLD though. Note the first statement. For hunting rounds the article does cover mag length elsewhere in the article. Pure Brian Litz. Although I...
    Liked On: 24-12-2020, 07:49 AM
  12. Moa Hunter
    Moa Hunter liked post by zimmer On thread : Beware the Hangfire !!
    NRANZ rules state 30 seconds which seems a long time. Most hangfires I have experienced (ancient ammo) were click-bangs which were disconcerting enough. Yeah, I guess out in the sticks your brain...
    Liked On: 20-12-2020, 02:58 PM
  13. Snowgrass
    Snowgrass liked post by zimmer On thread : Fiocchi primers
    I used Fiocchi LR primers for years. They're not my first choice for serious paper bashing where I prefer CCI BR's but the Fiocchi have always performed very well in my old Omark and my K31s that...
    Liked On: 20-12-2020, 01:25 PM
  14. Micky Duck
    Micky Duck liked post by zimmer On thread : Beware the Hangfire !!
    NRANZ rules state 30 seconds which seems a long time. Most hangfires I have experienced (ancient ammo) were click-bangs which were disconcerting enough. Yeah, I guess out in the sticks your brain...
    Liked On: 20-12-2020, 12:45 PM
  15. mikee
    mikee liked post by zimmer On thread : Fiocchi primers
    I used Fiocchi LR primers for years. They're not my first choice for serious paper bashing where I prefer CCI BR's but the Fiocchi have always performed very well in my old Omark and my K31s that...
    Liked On: 20-12-2020, 11:17 AM

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