| buckstix |
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| 20/06/20 10:26 AM |
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Re: WHAT'S BETTER THAN A 577 T-REX RIFLE, "TWO" 577 T-REX RIFLES
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wow, you could now fire both, one with right and one with the left hand
never see such a thing for sale, what do you believe how many were ever made? is there someone still making ammo? iirc, a -square dont exist anymore.
Hello lancaster,
Thanks for the reply.
A-Square has been out of business for quite some time. I spoke with Art Alphin (A-Square founder) a while back and he said they only made 12 T-Rex rifles, and most of them went to Professional Hunters in Africa. Brass is available but not sure if loaded ammo is. I reload my own. I have a couple boxes of original T-Rex ammo, but its too valuable for collectors so I won't shoot it.
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Nice, buckstix - glad your wish came true - and twice!
These don't look like they rattled off the floor like in the video.
Hello Daryl_S,
Thanks for the reply.
Both rifles looked pretty much un-fired when I got them. Or maybe fired one or twice with Factory ammo. Factory ammo is listed at 2460 fps with a 750g bullet. That's 163 lbs of recoil energy in the 14.1 pound rifle. My fun load (see target) is less than half that at only 77 lbs of recoil energy.
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You certainly are a glutton for punishment mate!
No really it is great to see that your collection is growing the way you want in to go.
Would be amazing to see 3 of these beasts living under one roof!
Makes you wonder how many were actually made?
Just goes to show you that the old Enfield M17 or P14 really are a good base for a custom rifle.
Hello 93x64mm,
Thanks for the reply.
As I said above, only twelve 577 T-Rex rifles were made by A-Square. If I find another one I'd have 25% of production. That would be cool. As for using Enfield actions, Remington had the 30-S series and their Kodiak in 375 H&H and 458 WM. Also, I have an early 1952 Weatherby 300 WBY Mag built on an M17 action. I have all the paperwork and order forms from when the original owner commissioned it from Roy.
