Reeder Custom Guns - Conflicting stories and I'm not sure. I've read...

Huey
Conflicting stories and I'm not sure. I've read...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 16:53

That it was reloaded with Black Powder and it fouled terribly. Also, that's the pedigree of the 32 Special. Supposedly, it handled Black Powder better.

The 30-30 WCF was the first smokeless powder sporting cartridge as far as I can tell. The event of stronger steel barrels made this possible. The 30-40 Krag preceded the 30-30 with smokeless powder, but was a military cartridge.

All of this from memory and not written in stone. But, I believe it's correct...

Natural Selection of Cartridges... - Huey, 2019-04-10, 13:17
- I don’t think I ever bought in to the best wiz bang cartridg - Blake, 2019-04-12, 04:33
  - thanks Blake. Like you I tire easily of the "fastest", - Gary Reeder, 2019-04-12, 12:50
- Marlins are sturdy and handy. - Sid R, 2019-04-10, 21:29
- JUST THIS WEEK I RELOADED - JT, 2019-04-10, 17:24
  - JT, have you tried Leverevolution Powder yet? - Huey, 2019-04-10, 18:27
    - I HAVE NOT. I'M USUALLY GOING - JT, 2019-04-10, 21:22
- Wasn't the 30-30 designed - Leadhound, 2019-04-10, 16:40
  - AS HUEY SAYS THAT WAS THE .32 SPECIAL. (nm) - JT, 2019-04-10, 17:19
  - Conflicting stories and I'm not sure. I've read... - Huey, 2019-04-10, 16:53
    - Thanks Huey and JT, been many moons since I read of it (nm) - Leadhound, 2019-04-10, 19:43
    - wasn't the 8mm Lebel the first smokeless rifle cartridge? (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2019-04-10, 17:54
      - YES AS IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS THE - JT, 2019-04-10, 21:21
      - Dunno about foreign guns, maybe so... - Huey, 2019-04-10, 18:02
- I guess I am a bit guilty of some of those wildcats - Gary Reeder, 2019-04-10, 13:28
  - My personal opinion, but some of your very best... - Huey, 2019-04-10, 13:42
    - Sean and I are working hard trying to get - Gary Reeder, 2019-04-10, 14:27
      - Lever gun cartridges - Alcorn, 2019-04-10, 16:54
        In my opinion, - Abin Sur, 2019-04-10, 18:00