I find there is no accounting for the wants of gun people, regardless of need, or convienance! I also find that when one sets his cap for a particular rifle type, or chambering, or both, he will not be sattisfied with anything else, no matter what others may tell him. This is one of those cases, IMO!

I say if your gut feeling is toward the 500 A2, don't let anyone talk you out of it, because you will be saying "I wish I had built that 500A2, ten years down the road.

I'd much rather have the 505 Gibbs, than anything Art ever came up with, including the 500A2, but that is me, not you. If you want a 500A2 do it! Let us know how much fun you had building, and shooting it!