A-Square
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A-SQUARE COMPANY, LLC is a manufacturer of rifle
s, ammunition
and bullet
s based in Chamberlain, South Dakota
in the United States
. The company is one of 19 that are members of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institution
. The company's focus is on its firearms for hunting large dangerous game. This is reflected in the selection of larger caliber chamberings in the company's rifles.
A-Square manufactured rifles usually come with stainless steel barrels as a standard feature. The barrels on the rifles use epoxy resin to bed the barrel to the stocks. Magazine boxes are manufactured from plate steel for rigidity and are also welded to the receiver. A-Square rifles are also engineered to allow the firing pin to retract further into the bolt body than other firearms (0.4 in (10.2 mm) ). This increases the force of the firing pin on the cartridge within the chamber.
Available calibres for A-Square firearms range from those designed for large, dangerous game (curiously including the somewhat obsolete .416 Taylor
) through to smaller calibre rifles (.243 Win).
A-Square also holds the patent for the Monolithic Solid Bullet .
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
s, ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
and bullet
Bullet
A bullet is a projectile propelled by a firearm, sling, or air gun. Bullets do not normally contain explosives, but damage the intended target by impact and penetration...
s based in Chamberlain, South Dakota
Chamberlain, South Dakota
Chamberlain is a city in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,387 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brule County. Chamberlain is home to the Akta Lakota Museum and Cultural Center, which profiles the lives of nomadic Plains Indians...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The company is one of 19 that are members of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturer's Institution
Saami
Saami or SAAMI can stand for:*Sami people*Sami languages*Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute...
. The company's focus is on its firearms for hunting large dangerous game. This is reflected in the selection of larger caliber chamberings in the company's rifles.
A-Square manufactured rifles usually come with stainless steel barrels as a standard feature. The barrels on the rifles use epoxy resin to bed the barrel to the stocks. Magazine boxes are manufactured from plate steel for rigidity and are also welded to the receiver. A-Square rifles are also engineered to allow the firing pin to retract further into the bolt body than other firearms (0.4 in (10.2 mm) ). This increases the force of the firing pin on the cartridge within the chamber.
Available calibres for A-Square firearms range from those designed for large, dangerous game (curiously including the somewhat obsolete .416 Taylor
.416 Taylor
The .416 Taylor is a rifle cartridge. According to Ken Waters in Pet Loads, it was created by Robert Chatfield-Taylor in the early 1970s, with the first rifle in this caliber being a factory barreled Winchester Model 70. The case is based on the .458 Winchester Magnum necked down to accept .416...
) through to smaller calibre rifles (.243 Win).
A-Square also holds the patent for the Monolithic Solid Bullet .