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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 10, 2012 14:51:00 GMT -5
I'd have to go to the shop and get numbers for you.. I'll do that later. The load DID NOT seem hot...
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Post by dmize on Jul 10, 2012 15:40:08 GMT -5
Seemed to shoot where they were pointed. .......................down range???................... ;D
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Post by AxeHandle on Jul 10, 2012 16:14:20 GMT -5
Didn't note any holes to the rear... Of course that brings to mind the day the guys had bullet proof glass from a bank at the range.. Determined quickly with a M16 that if you are behind the glass wall and someone walks in with a centerfire rifle you'd better start throwing the money over the wall.. They got to talking about shooting it with a 45 auto and raised to shoot. As I said no! no! no! and scrambled behind a car, they fired. I can still hear the whoop whoop noise that bullet made on the way back. Luckily it didn't hit anyone and passed between the cars into the bushes...
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Post by dmize on Jul 10, 2012 16:48:46 GMT -5
Yea there are a lot of misconceptions regarding centerfile rifles,like how thick of steel a 55 gr Vmax out of a 22-250 will penetrate, I dont educate anyone either.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 10, 2012 16:55:37 GMT -5
I handled one or two of Reeder's stretch frames in his shop two weeks ago and didn't find them to be overly large and unwieldy. In spite of how big they look, they only felt slightly heavier than my standard frame Bisleys. Those big half inch holes lighten everything up nicely. I'd suggest the octagon barrel for a little better balance.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jul 10, 2012 19:32:23 GMT -5
Craig, you actually went to Reeders shop??? Have I made a CONVERT out of you?
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Post by CraigC on Jul 11, 2012 13:02:26 GMT -5
Yes I did! Me and the wife took a road trip out west and that included going through Flagstaff. So I took a little time to go to Reeder's shop and meet the man himself. I didn't go there to pick a fight and so, I just walked in like any other potential customer. I talked more with the other guy in the shop than Gary but he was there and politely answered my questions without issue. I handled a bunch of his custom guns and I'll just say that I found about what I expected to. I think you get what you pay for with his guns. Not that that is a bad thing and I found no gleaming issues but my assessment is that his attention to detail is not on a level with folks like Bowen, Harton, Clements, Stroh, Linebaugh, etc.. Which is fine because those guys charge quite a bit more for their work and it takes longer to get. That said, if you own his guns and like them, I take no issue with that whatsoever. Everybody should own whatever the hell they want and for their own reasons. You just won't convince me that Reeder's work is "just as good" as the men I mentioned above or their like.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'd take a .500 Ultimate Bisley at a fair used price and I'd be happy to own it. However, if I'm having the gun built, I'll use someone else. For both personal and technical reasons. I know it will cost more but IMHO, I'll be getting more.
Hopefully this post is taken at face value and not as if I have an axe to grind. Actually, I think I've given Gary more of a chance than he deserves but that's where I'm at with it.
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jul 13, 2012 7:53:36 GMT -5
I think that was an excellent post.
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Post by CraigC on Jul 14, 2012 8:55:37 GMT -5
Thank you sir!
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