Reeder Custom Guns - I see a pattern forming....

WB
I see a pattern forming....
Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 19:58

I wonder if the .44 Special is the insiders favorite but followed with a more mainstream easy shooting .357?

I do like the .357 and in everyday shooting it is very good. Conserves lead (casting every third bullet is free compared to big bores), half the powder, shoots flat. Enough power to take medium hogs and Whitetails easily with good placement. Bigger animals for sure have been taken but a bit of a stunt by the skilled.

An argument for splitting the difference and running .41 Magnum certainly can be made. Ditto going a bit lighter and .327 Federal. Of course Woody and Alcorn's .45 Colts can be loaded so and is very versatile.

A gun for Shootist Holiday.... - WB, 2019-07-10, 09:43
- Great question I’ve pondered since 1986 - Curt, 2019-07-10, 18:16
  - I see a pattern forming.... - WB, 2019-07-10, 19:58
    - The platform as much as the round... - Curt, 2019-07-10, 20:17
      - You're a bit more Skeeterish than me - WB, 2019-07-10, 21:03
        Being somewhat familiar with the - Abin Sur, 2019-07-11, 04:05
- 8 3/8" M27. It makes me look good as well. . . - ChrisG, 2019-07-10, 12:41
- 1985--THE ORIGINAL SCENARIO CALLED FOR - JT, 2019-07-10, 12:23
  - I had a replica of the original "Skeeter Gun" built - Steve W, 2019-07-10, 12:54
- the couple of times I went I spent more time talking - Gary Reeder, 2019-07-10, 11:05
  - Yep .. this year I shot a few times .. spent more visiting. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2019-07-10, 11:11
- I'd take my Southern Pride - Grover Sr, 2019-07-10, 10:05
  - PS I don't have - Grover Sr, 2019-07-10, 10:12
    - I hate to admit it but I have no explanation why - WB, 2019-07-10, 11:55
      - 9mm is not economical.....at 950 rpm :) (nm) - Woody, 2019-07-10, 20:41
        Loading mags is the worst, hurts my thumbs. (nm) - WB, 2019-07-11, 08:03
    - Hard to beat a 45 Colt, light and heavy loads (nm) - Woody, 2019-07-10, 10:38
      - CSA revolver - stonecold, 2019-07-10, 11:58
        Agree with Woody - Alcorn, 2019-07-10, 12:06
        For such a big gun that covers a lot. (nm) - WB, 2019-07-10, 14:19