Reeder Custom Guns - talking about personal choices for carry, what is

your favorite hunting handgun?

my FA Mod 83 in 454 Casull 7 1/2 in

handgun. For years I hunted with a 44 and a 41 Auto Mag.
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My love before and after the Auto Mags was S&W revolvers, chambered in 41 GNR.
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About that time we started going on hunts out of state and out of country to Africa and Australia so my handgun choice changed a bit. I was building custom XP-100s and used them on quite a few hunts, mostly out west.
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I get bored quite easily so during this phase I hunted quite a bit with a Grizzly in 45 Magnum.
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going back to single shot handguns I hunted with Contenders in this country and in Africa.
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when the Encore came out I immediately jumped to that in Australia and Africa
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the Encore was accurate but heavy. Being a bit lazy I shifted back to the new G-2 in 41 GNR.
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But even though I took a lot of critters with that 41 GNR in the G-2 I still missed my revolvers, so I built a couple of custom single actions and used them all over the world. And still do.
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I guess what goes around comes around.

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A Reeder 44 mag and a Reeder Hog Hunter in 44 mag

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Originally a .44 Magnum .. customized by Hamilton Bowen .. .41 Magnum with an ovate rib barrel .. Bowen's sights .. Taylor Throat (like Gary's Maxi-Throat but shorter) - Gary built a new cylinder after I bulged a bolt stop .. Gary's Set-Back Trigger .. Bisleyized by Milt Morrison ... grips are hand-checkered Ebony by Persinger.

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Gary Reeder Black Mamba in .41 mag.....

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My Ultimate 41 GNR
Before that my Bellm barreled .357 max TC G2
My ole Ruger SBH 41 mag.

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not something I can hunt with ALL the time, next would be my Wyoming Hunter in 41 GNR # 2 with a extra 414 SM cylinder.

Sean

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For close or far anywhere in the world...
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This is a favorite. .41 GNR and .41 Remington is hard to beat.
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The .429 GNR is a true favorite of mine. I also have a complete custom .44 Mag/.44 Spec. cyl. & crane.
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A new one but just needs the opportunity. .401 GNR, 10mm uber magnum on the .44 case. Also an extra .40 S&W cylinder for cheap brass and ammo. Scoped or irons it has some versatility.
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This rig does it all. It's a great carry piece and handy hunter. I've taken this ram and a feral large dog with it so far. It's accurate!
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My .429 GNR revolver is a stock gun re-chambered, with some cosmetic embellishments. The barrel/cyl. gap is about double what Gary would furnish with a re-barrel. You could spec the barrel to be set back and tighten the gap. That would cost a little but would be worth it for a custom.

I have some pics of FA guns with muzzle fire only, no cylinder flash. Their gap looks to be touching but is not. I have no gauge small enough to measure the gap! Personally I think they can be too tight for reliability.

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gap .001 or even a little less. we won't do it as when the gun heats up that will cause a small expansion of the metal, causing the barrel to touch the face of the cylinder which will bind up the gun. The smallest we will go is .002.

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But the 3 I use most. First is my Wyoming Hunter in 41GNR#2 [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]
Great gun for close to medium range day out to 75 yards off hand. For over
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I like my G2 in 361Falcon [image] [image] [image]
And for African my Encore in 366GNR or 476Gnr [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]