Reeder Custom Guns - Grim Reeper .500SW

Bigskyguy1976
Grim Reeper .500SW
Monday, January 15, 2018, 15:08

Having a lot of trouble with my .500SW Grim Reaper. When fired, the brass is pushing back into the frame jamming up the cylinder. It's happening on most OTC loads. Lighter loads it happens to a letter degree. Also getting about 20% lift primer strikes.

Grim Reeper .500SW - Bigskyguy1976, 2018-01-15, 15:08
- the only thing that can cause a straight wall case to - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-15, 15:16
  - Grim Reaper .500SW - Bigskyguy1976, 2018-01-15, 17:18
    - on extremely hot loads the primer slams back so hard it will - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-15, 17:24
      - Grim Reaper .500SW - Bigskyguy1976, 2018-01-15, 17:42
      - gary, how many of the Reaper have you built? (nm) - Jerome, 2018-01-15, 17:30
        there were 100 guns in the Grim reaper series, of which - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-15, 17:38
        I got 2 BMF's, in 475max and 500 S&W and 1 prof in 500 S&W (nm) - Woody, 2018-01-16, 17:56