The MEGA BEAST
For over 5 years now I have wanted to build a LARGE caliber hunting rifle. The 577 Nitro or the 600 Nitro have enticed me for years. We tried to put out a single shot 600 Nitro but had problems finding manufacturers to do the small parts and stocks. So we dropped the idea, until recently. For quite a few years now we have been building LARGE caliber hunting rifles. After being in Africa on several safaris and looking at the various big game back up rifles owned by the PHs over there we decided to build the guns in the same calibers but most of them in the Ruger #1..
About 10 years ago we introduced our new Mega Beast in 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro and 500 Jeffrey, and it is still very popular. In the last few years we have added the 476 GNR to the line up and a great dangerous game cartridge it is. Kase and I have used the 470 Nitro on several African safaris and what a great caliber it is in the Ruger #1.
The new MEGA BEAST is built on your Ruger #1 base gun and the base gun can be in any caliber as all that changes. We add a new heavy duty 20 inch barrel and our own patented muzzle brake, add front and rear African express sights and engrave the sideplate with scenes of dangerous game. This version has a lot of engraving of dangerous game animals and scroll work. We add gold or silver bands to the barrel and the gun is then high polished and has our deluxe Black Chromex finish done to it. We finish the stock in an ebony finish and add a decelerator butt pad to it for more comfortable shooting. The field grade rifle is pretty much the same but more of a working gun without the engraving and gold bands.
In the past the 470 Nitro, 500 Nitro and 500 Jeffrey ammo has been a bit hard to find, but no more. Now Hornady has the ammo and excellent ammo it is too. The 476 GNR is also available from a custom reloader or we have the dies and you can easily load it yourself. Whether you go for the 470, the 500 Nitro, 476 GNR or the 500 Jeffrey, you will have one of the finest dangerous game rifles made.
African Classic
GARY REEDER CUSTOM GUNS is proud to announce a full re-design and re-release of the AFRICAN CLASSIC rifle. This beauty is built on your Marlin 1895 and can be in either 440 GNR, 45-70, 475 GNR, 476 GNR or 50 Alaskan. In the new conversion we give you a new barrel in the length of your choice, some new internals, a full action job and reliability package, plus you get the fine XS sights, a Decellerator butt pad, the engraving of your choice, and full refinishing of the gun. We also round out the lever a bit for easier use while wearing gloves.
Each gun is shot as much as 30 times to encure perfect reliability with all kinds of ammunition. The AFRICAN CLASSIC can be done in either our Black Chromex finish or stainless, according to which finish your base gun happens to be. It can also be done in a two toned finish with a blued frame and stainless barrel or vice versa.
The AFRICAN CLASSIC comes with a 16 1/2" barrel or in the length of your choice, and comes with our own patented muzzle brake. Whether you are hunting in Africa or the Florida swamps, it would be hard to beat our new AFRICAN CLASSIC.
African Classic
$2495 on your base gun ( Marlin 1895 ).
Bad Medicine 400GNR
Recently we added a new caliber and new rifle to our BAD MEDICINE series. This one is chambered in our new 400 GNR. The new 400 GNR is based on a blown out 30-30 case, blown out straight to .400 caliber. It works perfectly in the Marlin 30-30, giving you a lot more power but not a lot more recoil. We are chambering it in our Bad Medicine series of custom rifles.
Here is the prototype rifle in 400 GNR. Any Marlin 336 or Model 30 in 30-30 can be converted to our new 400 GNR. This gives you the power of the 444 without the recoil. You get a new barrel, new sights, the BAD MEDICINE engraving, the Black Chromex finish, a Pachmayr Decelerator butt pad, full action job and a lot more.
Bad Medicine
$2495 on your Marlin 30-30.
Bad Medicine
GARY REEDER CUSTOM GUNS is proud to announce the continuation of one of our most popular series the BAD MEDICINE. The Bad Medicine has a 16 1/2" barrel, special XS sights, special engraving, deluxe Black Chromex finish, Decellerator butt pad, larger hunting loop, and action job. BAD MEDICINE is built on your Marlin base gun and can be had in either 45-70 or custom calibers like the 416 GNR, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 475 GNR, 476 GNR or 50 Alaskan and is built on your Marlin 1895 in 45-70.
Your base gun can be either blue or stainless and can be made in our deluxe Black Chromex or the satin Black Chromex for no shine or glare. When it comes to custom lever guns, people want something special, and our new Bad Medicine is just that, something special. It has all the power for anything on the North American continent and more and in a short compact package.
In fact, as shown in the pictures, BAD MEDICINE is even shorter than a Ruger 10-22 and that is perfect for dangerous game in heavy brush. If we are talking your language and you need a rifle for close range dangerous game, BAD MEDICINE is that gun.
Bad Medicine
$2495 on your base gun ( Marlin 1895 or 444)
The Classic Hunter
This is our very popular Classic Hunter chambered in 416 GNR, 440 GNR,450 GNR, 475 GNR, 476 GNR, 45-70 or 50 Alaskan. This new lever gun is a real thumper with all the power of the 458 Winchester Magnum but in a compact package.
It is built on your 1895 Marlin base gun and features a special heavy barrel, full length mag tube, special sights, widened loop for use with gloved hands, Decelerator pad, engraving and special Black Chromex finish.
This is one that will easily take on anything on this planet.
Available in 450 GNR, 416 GNR or 50 Alaskan
Classic Hunter
$2495 on your base gun.
Big Horn Hunter
For years we have had people asking us to build a full custom rifle in 41 GNR, 410 GNR or 429 GNR. That rifle is now here, our Big Horn Hunter. This beauty is chambered in either of these 3 calibers and is a full custom rifle from the ground up. It is built on your base gun which can be an 1894 Marlin in either 44 mag or 45 long colt. The gun can be a used gun but must be one of the new models with the side safety. Our new Big Horn Hunter goes thru a lot of modifications including a beefier barrel in the length of your choosing, XS Ghost Ring sights, larger loop for easier handling with gloves on, a decelerator pad, full action job, fully sighted in with a Positive Performance Package which means total reliability.
The gun is then engraved with various Big Horn sheep, gold bands are added and then finished in our Black Chromex finish (other animal engraving scenes are available at no extra charge) . It would be hard to find a nicer looking or shooting lever gun anywhere. And it can be yours. Plus remember you don't have to reload anymore to shoot the 429 GNR, 41 GNR or the 410 GNR.
If you do reload, brass, bullets, load data and dies are available. As usual, one third down and we begin work on your Big Horn Hunter.
The Big Horn Hunter
$2495 on your gun
The Classic Hunter
GARY REEDER CUSTOM GUNS is happy to announce the update and continuation of our more popular hunting rifles, our ALASKAN CLASSIC . This beauty first saw the light of day back in 1995 in .45-70, full engraved and finished in our Black Chromex finish. We still build it in the 45-70, which is our most popular caliber but also build it in 50 Alaskan, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 475 GNR and 476 GNR. We also build the ALASKAN CLASSIC in stainless and in a two toned finish.
The new Alaskan Classic is chambered in 45-70 or the caliber of your choice. It has an 18" heavy duty barrel with gold bands front and rear, with Maxi Throat and Deep Dish Crown. It has Alaskan game engraved on the sides of the frame, which is high polished. The barrel and top of the frame are finished in the satin Vapor Honed Black Chromes while the sides of the frame are the deluxe Black Chromex. It has a full action job and has the XS rear sight and the interchangeable blade front sight system with gold bead up front. It has the wide loop for use with gloved hands and the stock has the Decelerator pad for recoil absorption. The gun is very accurate and is ready to go.
Our revised ALASKAN CLASSIC in the caliber of your choice will take any animal you choose to hunt on this planet. Whether you are hunting Brown bear in Alaska or Russian boar in Tennessee, you can't do much better than our ALASKAN CLASSIC. The ALASKAN CLASSIC is built on your own blue or stainless 1895 Marlin in .45-70 for the conversion. As always, one third down and we begin work on your new ALASKAN CLASSIC.
The ALASKAN CLASSIC
$2495 on your gun
The Buffalo Hunter
Our Buffalo Hunter is built on the super strong Marlin 1895 with a new heavy 18-inch barrel and full length magazine tube that holds 5 rounds plus one in the chamber. Our Buffalo Hunter utilizes the excellent XS rear peep site and gold or fiber optic bead in front. The sideplates of the gun are engraved, featuring various images of American Bison. The owner's name can also be engraved and gold inlaid at no extra charge. The frame is high polished and the barrel and smaller metal parts are soft satin Black Chromex finished and the wood is also satin finished. A full action job rounds out one of the nicest hunting rifles we've ever built. The Buffalo Hunter also has a Decelerator pad fitted to it to make shooting more pleasurable. The pad plus the muzzle brake will take the recoil down to less than that of a 30-30. The new Buffalo Hunter also has our wide loop for use with gloves.
The BUFFALO HUNTER shown is chambered in 45-70 but can also be had in several other calibers, such as the 416 GNR, 440 GNR, 450 GNR, 476 GNR, or 50 Alaskan. As always, one third down and we begin work on your new BUFFALO HUNTER.
The Buffalo Hunter
$2495 on your gun