Reeder Custom Guns - the Astras were excellent guns, all of them

Gary Reeder
the Astras were excellent guns, all of them
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 10:26

When the military was doing to tests to go from the 1911 to a 9mm, Astra and Star won several of the tests but part of the deal was the company had to move to the U.S. and manufacture the guns here. Astra and Star both refused and the Beretta won the testing and set up a new plant in Accokeek Maryland. The Astra A-80 and the Star model 28 at the time held various contracts with European military and police agencies, in fact Astra and Star held almost all the military and police contracts in Europe at the time.
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folks have gone crazy buying any gun they can find. - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-25, 14:18
- I should have never sold that 6.35×15mmSR - Jim Taylor, 2021-10-25, 14:43
  - we got a transfer for a Raven a while back. The gun - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-25, 14:47
    - I have 2 of the Budischowskys in 25 ACP and they will - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-26, 17:44
    - I keep a little Astra 200 around. It functions 100% - WB, 2021-10-26, 05:18
      - the Astras were excellent guns, all of them - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-26, 10:26
        I have an Astra Cub in 22 short, engraved and silver - Darryl T., 2021-10-26, 14:38
        sorta like this? - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-26, 15:46
        Yep (nm) - Darryl T., 2021-10-26, 16:30
        the Astra Cub was also the same gun as the Colt Junior - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-26, 15:49
    - I remember when Ravens were $30. couldn’t hit a can at 25’ (nm) - MTM, 2021-10-25, 15:26
      - I experimented with handloads in a Raven... - Jim Taylor, 2021-10-25, 15:28
    - That's crazy! (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2021-10-25, 15:25
      - in our shop in Florida we sold probably 2 or 3 - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-25, 15:38
        Ravens - Winn, 2021-10-26, 07:44
        I remember when Paco was working Security - Jim Taylor, 2021-10-25, 15:48
        we sold a lot of guns to little old ladies. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2021-10-25, 16:34