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bwananelson
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fill me in on the 500 s-square
#132349 - 15/04/09 09:03 AM

might be interested in one of these,are they as good as they seem on paper.how is the recoil in the a square rifle amd can it be scoped

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thorshammer
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: bwananelson]
#132350 - 15/04/09 09:26 AM

500 asquare is pretty good but id stay away from asquare rifles since art is not a man of his word and customer service is not known at asquare neither is quality and can it be scoped of course theres 600 overkills out there scoped so why not a 500a2/510 wells

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JabaliHunter
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: thorshammer]
#132389 - 15/04/09 08:03 PM

I thought it was superseded by the .495 A-Square. I think that's the one I'd pick. As far as I know, they are both based on the .460 Weatherby necked up. The 500 has a .450 Rigby type shoulder and the .495 doesn't. Both fire .51 600gr bullets, the .495 at about 2250fps and the .500 at about 2400fps. IIRC Wieland wrote favourably about them in his dangerous game rifles book, but preferred the .495. I don't know if the 500 is a slightly longer case whereas the .494 can fit any action suitable for the .458 Lott.

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thorshammer
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: JabaliHunter]
#132420 - 16/04/09 02:02 AM

Ive never seen a 495 shoot a 600 grainer seeing in which it only hits 2300 with the 570 grain bullet it will fit into a lott action with alot of work so with that said I wouldnt go with either

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bigdog
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: thorshammer]
#132467 - 16/04/09 09:39 AM

A Square has had a lot of problems with the company over the years. I called Art with some questions on a rifle this past fall, and he was quite prompt in calling me back and answered a lot of questions for me. I think after several court battles, he is back in charge of the company. He did good by me and does have a wealth of knowledge to share.

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bwananelson
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: bigdog]
#132561 - 17/04/09 03:01 AM

the rifle i am eyeing is used,i wont deal with a-square i ordered a wallet of 600NE he charged my credit card but never sent the ammo its been 6 weeks i called three times left messages never returned my calls.so no i wont deal with him again.but the used rifle is another story and the price is great so far

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chuck375
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Re: fill me in on the 500 s-square [Re: bwananelson]
#136865 - 07/06/09 11:00 AM

The recoil in my 500 Jeffery in a CZ 550 Safari Classic isn't bad at all. Of course I'm not up to full power 500 Jeffery loads yet. I'm shooting 535g Woodleighs at around 2100 fps instead of full power loads(570g at 2300 fps). I had the CZ Custom shop put in two recoil reducers and a Pachmayr XLT recoil pad, so it weighs in at 11.25 lbs without ammo, scope or sling. So far it's fine with my Leupold 1.5 - 5x from the bench shooting 535g Woodleighs at 2100 fps or so.

Best of luck with your 50!

Chuck

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