Reeder Custom Guns - the factory 9.3 X 74 is a beast in a Contender

Gary Reeder
the factory 9.3 X 74 is a beast in a Contender
Friday, February 16, 2018, 14:26

We built a few of them back before the Encore and I used one in Africa on a 3 week safari back in the mid 90s..
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We have built a few in the Encore but not much call for them in the past. These days as more and more people know what the 9.3 is, we are getting more questions about them. Our 366 GNR, based on the 405 case, is a bit more punch than the 9.3 X 74 and easier to get components for. We also have a new one coming, our 361 Falcon, that is the 30-30 necked to .366 which should give the old 30-30 Marlin model 336 plenty of punch.
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in the pic below the 338 Falcon on the left and 361 Falcon on the right.
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Gary have you guys ever done Encore handgun bbls. in - WB, 2018-02-16, 12:47
- My son has a 416 Rigby Encore that was a special run from - Darryl T., 2018-02-16, 13:17
- They won't due more than the 366 GNR or 416 GNR . (nm) - Sean Harper, 2018-02-16, 12:59
  - Sean is right. They would be very inefficient. (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-16, 13:41
    - I saw this dude with a .338 Win. Mag. pistol - WB, 2018-02-16, 14:37
      - I had an Encore in 338wm. - Tim Pence, 2018-02-16, 15:45
        A few years back the head honcho of the TC - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-16, 16:03
        I can see that, big case head & high pressure - WB, 2018-02-17, 09:04
  - I know those are designed special for handgun applications - WB, 2018-02-16, 13:12
    - that is a problem, somewhat, that we are going thru - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-16, 14:10
- Maybe the 9.3x74R should be included in the question - WB, 2018-02-16, 12:57
  - the factory 9.3 X 74 is a beast in a Contender - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-16, 14:26
    - Just starting to toy with the 9.3 and I like it. (nm) - WB, 2018-02-16, 14:39
      - years ago I collected drillings and quite a few - Gary Reeder, 2018-02-16, 15:11
        I’m having some fun with a Chapuis o/u dbl rifle - Drdougrx, 2018-02-17, 06:39