Reeder Custom Guns - I have a .401 on a 6-shot, great cartridge

WB
I have a .401 on a 6-shot, great cartridge
Tuesday, December 24, 2024, 12:19

The .44 mag necked to 10mm, sort of a thinking man’s .38-40. You can hot rod the .38 WCF but you won’t gain more, just risk more.

The front frame relief and recoil shield back were more styling touches paying tribute to the Colt lLightnings and the Croft modded lightweights in the late 1920’s. Notice it is a Reeder #6 (on the std. BH chassis) with Bisley trigger and hammer. The doner gun was a 10-1/2” .44 Mag. Boy it shot good, but it was 2 ft. long!
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cylinder - Rbeck, 2024-12-24, 10:01
- Building the cylinder is no problem. Also the 401 GNR is no - Gary Reeder, 2024-12-24, 12:43
- I have a .401 on a 6-shot, great cartridge - WB, 2024-12-24, 12:19
  - cylinder - Rbeck, 2024-12-24, 13:17
    - I think I was running my 200 gr. @ 1550-1600fps - WB, 2024-12-24, 17:58
      - That load is about 400 FPS under what it will do - Gary Reeder, 2024-12-26, 13:00
    - Yes, it is considerably more power than the 10mm. The - Gary Reeder, 2024-12-24, 15:21