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Ben, I have Wright's book, but not read it yet. I'll make a start soon.

500Nitro, Norma is most definitely more widely available in Europe, but it is loaded with Woddleigh softs or solids. The soft isn't a bad bullet, but there are better. The solid is not that great, especially when compared to flat points like the North Fork offering.

Maybe it doesn't matter what I ask them to regulate with if I will be handloading anyway? That's what I'm really trying to find out.

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Personally I would go with the Norma factory ammo with the Woodleigh bullets for your rifles regulation.

I think both the Woodleigh Weldcore RNSP and FMJ will do whatever you need your .500 to do. I disagree there are better bullets for a .500 double rifle. I certainly wouldn't worry about needing a flat nosed FMJ bullet design for your .500 .

I would not use a A-frame bullet in any case in your DR. The solid middle shank of a A-Square bullet is not advisable in a thin barrelled double rifle in my opinion. At least I wouldn't be using one in mine.

Also I wouldn't use a "solid" bullet of any type unless it had driving bands for the same reasons as expressed regarding A-Squares.

Maximus, congratulations on your new and first double rifle. And a Holland & Holland is not a bad first one either!

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John aka NitroX

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