Reeder Custom Guns - Yeah there was a really good Gunsmith making a few.

WB
Yeah there was a really good Gunsmith making a few.
Monday, November 25, 2019, 10:58

This was in the early 1980's I think. I think he made less than a dozen, replicated a factory effort perfectly, to the letter. Really quality work. Maybe Taffin heard of the event.

I agree the Python was too weak for the .41. The frame and forcing cone area are good enough for the .357 but the lockwork, and mainly at that level of hand tuning is way overtaxed for the pounding.

It was a cool footnote in my collecting I thought worth sharing.

Colt pyhton 22 mag - Derek, 2019-11-25, 06:27
- Hoo wee! Colt guys are real zealots. - WB, 2019-11-25, 08:10
  - that 41 Mag Python was most likely a fake. For - Gary Reeder, 2019-11-25, 10:37
    - A gunsmith named Beal chambered Pythons - james, 2019-11-25, 11:30
    - Yeah there was a really good Gunsmith making a few. - WB, 2019-11-25, 10:58
      - Scott.. if I find his info I`ll post (nm) - james, 2019-11-25, 11:32
        This was mid to late 1980's in LIttle Rock - WB, 2019-11-25, 12:45
  - Yes a snub Diamondback would be neat - I just - ChrisG, 2019-11-25, 09:53
    - I’m a Colt nut from day one. I’ll say it... - WB, 2019-11-25, 10:24
      - The DA models get confusing real quick! My only 1911 is - ChrisG, 2019-11-25, 11:56
        I can't grip a New Service the same way twice to save myself - WB, 2019-11-25, 15:57
- Had a chance to buy a Colt Diamondback in 22 mag - Terry, 2019-11-25, 08:08