Reeder Custom Guns - Feasibility study, the thought of one gun

jthomson
Feasibility study, the thought of one gun
Friday, January 16, 2026, 11:51

chat on the forum the past week about go to guns in the case of need, got me to thinking about one lever action rifle chambered large enough to handle all situations. So take a 45-70 chambered marlin for instance, 45-70, 454, 45 colt, 45 Scofield, 45 auto rim.
Now a 45 auto rim shooting a 155 Keith at sub-sonic speeds makes a hand little game round.
what's the odds of the bullet even clearing the chamber much less aligning with the barrel ?

Feasibility study, the thought of one gun - jthomson, 2026-01-16, 11:51
- On the 45-70 idea the cartridge's rim would cause you more - Gary Reeder, 2026-01-16, 20:03
- Interesting Jon. I suppose if I were forced to only have one - SPB, 2026-01-16, 15:23
  - If only one, the AR makes sense - Dave H., 2026-01-16, 21:47
    - Dave, in a sense you are right, as a defense gun, but - jthomson, 2026-01-17, 07:22
      - Jon, perhaps a better choice would be a Mod 63 Smith and a - SPB, 2026-01-17, 08:13
        The little .22 LR AR conversion bolts... - WB, 2026-01-17, 10:20