Reeder Custom Guns - From what I recall from Gramps old stories

John W
From what I recall from Gramps old stories
Monday, May 04, 2020, 13:53

They used slugs or the pumpkin ball. The pumpkin ball was a load with one lead round ball. I suspect the issue of money was at the forefront.

We as a nation were in the Great Depression and ammunition could be expensive. I want to say the high end Breneke ammunition wasn't available or maybe unobtainable price wise.

I know the area they hunted. There are some huge fields with woods in-between large farms. Since my grandfathers brother was the priest in the area they never had an issue getting permission to hunt.

Images of yesteryear. - John W, 2020-05-04, 08:31
- Old hunting photos - stonecold, 2020-05-04, 15:13
- here we go. Look at the camo..ain't none - Gary Reeder, 2020-05-04, 13:04
  - ( really like to see pics like that, 1934. Long time ago - Gary Reeder, 2020-05-04, 13:19
    - Back then you hunted for meat - John W, 2020-05-04, 16:25
  - I think Viet Nam vets might have jumpstarted - Grover Sr, 2020-05-04, 13:17
    - What I brought home went in the trash. (nm) - Winn, 2020-05-06, 17:00
    - yep when the tiger stripe was dropped in - Gary Reeder, 2020-05-04, 14:22
- Thanks for sharing. Is that a 99 lever I spy in photo 3? (nm) - JPL, 2020-05-04, 10:27
  - That is my grandfather with a - John W, 2020-05-04, 11:52
    - Great photos! I never knew about the shotgun things from so - WB, 2020-05-04, 13:27
      - From what I recall from Gramps old stories - John W, 2020-05-04, 13:53
    - deer hunting with a rifle in MA - MountainWanderer, 2020-05-04, 12:14
      - In a nutshell. Nope. It is shotgun only for firearms deer. - John W, 2020-05-04, 12:33
- They were great. Thanks for posting and sorry for your loss. (nm) - Andy S, 2020-05-04, 09:09
  - Great pics! (nm) - Jk, 2020-05-04, 10:06
    - Early deer hunting - Alcorn, 2020-05-04, 16:03