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    Zastava rifles in 458 wm

    Good day all I am considering getting a 458wm as my next rifle. The problem here in South Africa is that such rifles are hard to come by and end up being rather expensive when found. Recently zastava rifles are becoming available and are quite affordable compared to the alternatives. I am...
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    Fireforming 500 A-Square

    Good day all. I am in the process of fireforming new brass for my 500 A-Square. Its 460 brass from betram already necked up to .510 Im having some trouble getting the brass to form. I'm trying to avoid using standard loads form the process (trying to save my shoulder and wallet). I am currently...
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    500 A-Square drawings

    Good day all. I am looking for some cartridge and chamber dimensions Does anyone know where a could get a hold of the 500 a-square cartridge and chamber drawings? Thanks in advance
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    P14/p17 action

    Good day members. Looking for some insight and info on the inner workings of the p14/17 actions (I don't know much about them) For context I own a 500 a-sqaure built by the A-sqaure company. The rifle is built on a p14 action I believe. It works and functions perfectly, but has one annoying...
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    Hornady seating stem

    Good day all I have previously loaded nosler 140gr ballistic tip bullets for my 6.5x55 using lee dies. I tjen switched over to 130gr rdfs and got new Hornady custom grade dies. The first few rounds I loaded went fine, the the other day I loaded 10 additional round. These last 10 I noticed that...
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    500 A-Sqaure lighter bullets

    Good day all. I have been enjoying my 500 A-Sqaure lately shooting 600gr mono solids at 2300fps and 570 barnes tsx at 2250fps. This is brilliant on the big stuff ( elephant, buff, and hippo), but I would like for this rifle to also be used for following up lion and other lighter game. These...
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    Red dot for a large calibre

    Good evening everyone. I am currently looking at putting a red dot sight on my dangerous game rifle. I am just about sold on the idea, but for one major concern. I am not sure about the recoil. The rifle is a .500 A-Sqaure shooting 600gr bullets at 2300 fps with a 105gr powder charge. The rifle...
 
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