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Great work Lisa!
Jeani and I just flew home from Shot Show in Vegas tonight. We used Alaska Airlines and they offer WiFi for $10.00, and it worked great. Surfing 24hr CF on an I-Pad on an airplane, who ever thought?
Allen would have enjoyed the web site, and would have had written witty post about it.
Very classy website Lisa says thanks for the kind words and say hi to Jeani for both of us! We did the Alaska flight to/from Vegas over Thanksgiving. The Wifi on there is pretty slick.
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D�Arcy sent me a nice email the other day concerning this thread and wanted to thank all involved in the discussion and wished everyone a nice day. Seems he is happy building a few less rifles per year than Winchester and putting a little more time into each one that leaves his shop. Seem like a strange business plan but if he is happy what the heck. Do you guys think there is anyone out there actually willing to pay a little more money to have a little better rifle? Sure hope so. 
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Did you learn anything from this thread ? Who Me?? 
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Rman,
The $14,000 price includes the 11% federal excise tax on new firearms, so what the Echols company actually receives for each Legend is around $12,500. Sorry to resurrect the thread but this shouldn't be true. Generally you must supply the actions for 50 builds a year to meet the threshold to pay the FET on firearms. Smaller shops don't get caught up in it.
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Ryan,
You're right. D'Arcy was paying excise tax on Legends in 2001 when I first visited his shop, but the 2005 change in the law to 50 rifles changed that.
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Wow. Glad that got cleared up.
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For all you guys who appreciated the fiberglass kits that made VW Beetles look like Rolls Royces ,
I just learned that D'Arcy now has one of his Legend pattern stocks made up for the RH BDL Remington 700 on it's way to McMillan to have a mold made. It will have the same shadow line cheek piece, cast off at the toe and heel, high scope comb, checkered, etc. as the Model 70 Legend stock but is made specifically for the grip geometry of the 700. Hopefully the mold should be done 4 months
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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either/both I bet, but I want my Beetles to look like Beetles. maybe an obnoxious swirl pattern would be called for...
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If I was a CEO-type bazillionaire who wanted to fly around the world whacking big critters, rather than playing tinker toys with factory rifles, I suspect D'Arcy's guns would be in my case. I don't think someone needs to be a bazillionaire to own one of D'Arcy's rifles. It is just a matter of how you prioritize the money you spend. I am a civil servant and for most of my career I have made less than $50,000 a year. I have Echols Legends in .270 Winchester, 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Wby Mag, .338 Win Mag and .416 Rem Mag. It took me 10 years to get them, and I only have four other rifles in my safe, but I don't really find myself hankering for other rifles for some reason.  I do not golf, water ski, snowmobile, own a bass boat or a gigantic diesel redneck limo on 38" mud tires with a tacky sticker in the back window. I hunt and enjoy doing so with the best equipment I can get my hands on. Come to think of it, that is what my Grandfather always said, "Buy the best quality you can afford, and then take care of what you buy and you will never be left wanting"........he was a pretty smart guy.  Chet D'Arcy's rifles are nice. I think I'd pay about $9,500 for it in terms of actual 'value' but the market says $14,500. These are great rifles, no doubt about it.
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Glad you cleared that up. Couldn't sleep not knowing what you would pay for one. It's been haunting me for the last 5 years.
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People who are not millionaires have planned and managed their money to be able to order
that new $150,000+ Purdey SxS shotgun they always wanted
So someone certainly doesn't need to be a millionaire for a $15,000 Echols.
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They're awesome. Anyone have any pics to share in the field with one?
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I have had guided numerous clients using Echol's and Forbes rifles and will simply say I have never seen an Echol's bolt handle come off. Twice ! ![[Linked Image]](http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk168/Grizskins/argueing%20_zpst3hrqnjf.jpg)
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Wow! Congratulations. What chambering and load do you use? Would you change anything?
Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful animals. Congrats on them all.
That rifle looks great in the field!
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Wow! Congratulations. What chambering and load do you use? Would you change anything?
Thanks for sharing. It is a 300 win mag. 200 partitions. I don't think I'd change anything.
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