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7mm Dakota?
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<blockquote data-quote="yomill" data-source="post: 615768" data-attributes="member: 24282"><p>Just had Nate Dagley, from Straight Shot Gunsmithing, build me a 7mm Dakota. Process took about 15 months or so, with barrel taking bulk of time. Defiance machine action, Bartlein barrel-5R rifling, Jewell trigger, Williams bottom metal. Accurate Innovations did stock work. Have yet to shoot it due to a hand injury, but am working up loads with 160 gr Northfork Bullets, and Swift A-frames for comparison. Folks at Dakota Arms advised that they use a lot of RL-22 in their production ammo. Plan on trying H4831Sc and Norma MRP also. Best idea is to buy a bunch of brass from Dakota as you get a bit of a discount for orders over a certain minimum. Will post some load info and accuracy stuff once I get at it. Special orderd dies from redding, but I think you can get RCBS through Dakota Arms website. Rifle is quite heavy as a result of wooden stock and #15 barrel contour but it shoud be a tack driver.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yomill, post: 615768, member: 24282"] Just had Nate Dagley, from Straight Shot Gunsmithing, build me a 7mm Dakota. Process took about 15 months or so, with barrel taking bulk of time. Defiance machine action, Bartlein barrel-5R rifling, Jewell trigger, Williams bottom metal. Accurate Innovations did stock work. Have yet to shoot it due to a hand injury, but am working up loads with 160 gr Northfork Bullets, and Swift A-frames for comparison. Folks at Dakota Arms advised that they use a lot of RL-22 in their production ammo. Plan on trying H4831Sc and Norma MRP also. Best idea is to buy a bunch of brass from Dakota as you get a bit of a discount for orders over a certain minimum. Will post some load info and accuracy stuff once I get at it. Special orderd dies from redding, but I think you can get RCBS through Dakota Arms website. Rifle is quite heavy as a result of wooden stock and #15 barrel contour but it shoud be a tack driver. [/QUOTE]
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