A-Square Hannibal 500 A-Square cal joins the collection of Big Bores

I am always on the lookout for Vintage original A-Square rifles. Here is the latest to follow me home.

Specs are:
Custom Enfield Action
23" Heavy Barrel
10 pounds 9-1/2 ounces
13-3/4" LOP
Winchester African pre-64 Rear Site
Brass Bead Ramp Front Site
2.5x20 Scout Mtd Scope w/ Leopold QD lever Rings
Coil-Check Stock w/ Palm Swell

as always your comments are most welcome

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/500-A-SQUARE-000.jpg

Interesting. What brand is the scope, buckstix? I'd be interested to know how it survives the recoil.

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Originally posted by sambarman338:
Interesting. What brand is the scope, buckstix? I'd be interested to know how it survives the recoil.

Not sure of the scope brand ... its not marked except for 2.5x20 ... recoil test to follow as soon as I get dies.

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Originally posted by buckstix:

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Originally posted by sambarman338:
Interesting. What brand is the scope, buckstix? I'd be interested to know how it survives the recoil.

Not sure of the scope brand ... its not marked except for 2.5x20 ... recoil test to follow as soon as I get dies.

A quick google search of "2.5x20 #21005 scope" brings multiple pages suggesting it's a Simmons shotgun scope. 21005 was their part number.

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Originally posted by Brandon.Gleason:A quick google search of "2.5x20 #21005 scope" brings multiple pages suggesting it's a Simmons shotgun scope. 21005 was their part number.

if its for a shotgun it should handle the recoil

Thanks buckstix, as you may know I don't trust modern scopes with the usual constantly centred reticle because the guts are are all slung on spring suspension.

The only one I know of that avoided that vulnerability was the Pecar Champion, where a centering illusion was achieved simply by adding a field stop to the little-old reticle cell while the erector set remained rock solid behind it. Though Pecar kept the faith longer than any other western hunting-scope maker, I'm sorry to say it closed in 2006.

I upgraded the scope to a Leupold.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpi...-A-SQUARE-SCOPED.jpg

Ray Atkinson would probably say that's as good as anything these days, buckstix - but even fixed-power Leupolds are hard to find. Variables add extra mass and complication to the mini-me suspended inside, of course.

If that scope can't take it, ask Leupold to make one for you like they did for Ray, which I infer from their own words was reticle-movement. And if they do, tell me 'cause I want one, too.

Well, here is the first field test ... a medium FUN load. This I could shoot all day long.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpi...A-SQUARE-TARG-SM.jpg