Reeder Custom Guns - On the 45-70 idea the cartridge's rim would cause you more

Gary Reeder
On the 45-70 idea the cartridge's rim would cause you more
Friday, January 16, 2026, 20:03

problems than anything else. The 45 Long Colt, for instance, take a look at 5 or 6 different brands of 45 LC. They are all different. Enough to cause a mal-function? Maybe. Then trying to lever up a 1.5" cartridge where the gun is intended to lever up a 2.1" cartridge. If you could get them to chamber a cartridge then getting the fired round out of the chamber is your next headache.
These problems are part of a lever action in 45 Long Colt. Other cartridges might not pose that problem.

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