Reeder Custom Guns - It's what makes you a good Custom Smith ...

Jim Taylor
It's what makes you a good Custom Smith ...
Saturday, July 06, 2024, 17:13

not being satisfied with what is offered and knowing that you can probably come up with something that will work better for you and that others may like it as well. And not being afraid to experiment.

I grew up on the Colt SAA and that grip shape and size - which is the same as the original Ruger XR3 grip - is what I like the best, especially for "standard" loads. The heavy recoiling pistols I like the FA grip or the Ruger Bisley grip. But I shot heavy loads for years in my old Ruger Blackhawk with the XR3 grips and never wanted anything different.

It's what makes the world go 'round ... different preferences.

Super Blackhawk - TM, 2024-07-02, 08:43
- I have a Super Blackhawk in 4&5/8" - BigBoreGuy, 2024-07-02, 12:23
  - Back in the day it was the SBH vs the M29 - WB, 2024-07-05, 08:03
    - In 1986 I adopted the Freedom Arms 454 - Jim Taylor, 2024-07-05, 09:44
      - Sometime within a hundred years or so I picked - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-05, 12:17
        It's what makes you a good Custom Smith ... - Jim Taylor, 2024-07-06, 17:13
        I guess I am looking for that perfect handgun - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-08, 13:58
      - With great anticipation I awaited each month the issue - WB, 2024-07-05, 10:22
  - No plans - TM, 2024-07-02, 12:29
    - Smart move. I don't know of any animal that can tell - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 15:47
      - Sorry for changing the tone of the post from - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 17:08
        Gary, you are waxing nostalgic. I am impressed. (nm) - Winnturner48, 2024-07-04, 12:02
- Our single action 44 is, in most cases, a - Gary Reeder, 2024-07-02, 10:49