Reeder Custom Guns - I built mine on the OM .357 chassis 6-shot

WB
I built mine on the OM .357 chassis 6-shot
Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 08:54

I wanted a lighter carry trail gun. Kept the alloy grip frame too. Of course Gary prissed it up to my liking. Sort of a Dolly Parton style of a sixshooter, but hey, that's me. If you wanted to shoot heavier loads I'd suggest not taking my direction, it's very lively with magnum level loads. Note it does have a very heavy barrel to help keep things toned down. A 200 gr. at 1200 is very blissful.

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I also have a .401 GNR on a Super Blackhawk chassis with a 6-shot and #5 grip frame, all steel. IT has much thicker cylinder walls close to the bolt cuts than you would have with a .38-40. It's a real nice powerful rig for me. I also had a .40 S&W cylinder to shoot cheap ammo, which does great! The .401 has just a teeny bit less capacity than the .38-40 but the brass is so much stronger and resilient that it makes up for it loading it to seam busting pressures. The .401 GNR is a very powerful ctg. shooting a 200 gr. FNGC at 1600 fps from my 6".

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.38-40 - Ronnie, 2019-09-11, 05:49
- Psssst......... 401GNR (nm) - Blake, 2019-09-11, 11:57
- the octagonal barrel is no problem. If you feel better - Gary Reeder, 2019-09-11, 11:51
- I built mine on the OM .357 chassis 6-shot - WB, 2019-09-11, 08:54
  - Set that 401 as my screen saver! Fine craftsmanship!! (nm) - Derek, 2019-09-12, 03:57
    - Forgive me! It started as a 10-1/2" .44 Magnum that - WB, 2019-09-12, 10:49
      - Looks awesome! Bet it shoots great too! (nm) - Derek, 2019-09-12, 12:48
- Gary does the best octagon barrels on Earth... - Huey, 2019-09-11, 05:52
  - Would the 6 shot be strong enough to accomplish this also? (nm) - Asa, 2019-09-11, 11:09
    - remember the Super Blackhawk is a 6 shot 44 magnum - Gary Reeder, 2019-09-11, 11:50
      - In my 6-Shot the 200 grn reaches 1450+ with H110... (nm) - Huey, 2019-09-11, 11:51
        and that is a fairly light load. The 44 mag will add 300 fps - Gary Reeder, 2019-09-11, 15:23
        Agree. I just go lighter on the 38-40 due to brass thickness (nm) - Huey, 2019-09-11, 15:27
    - I'll keep my 6-Shot guns below 30,000 psi if built... - Huey, 2019-09-11, 11:16
  - Barrel length - Ronnie, 2019-09-11, 06:04
    - 6.5" (nm) - Huey, 2019-09-11, 06:31
      - My next one will be a Super Redhawk 6-Shot... - Huey, 2019-09-11, 07:09