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The m97 was their attempt at a lower priced "hunter" grade rifle.

It was basically a round actioned m70 to cut cost and weight.

Their fiberglass stocks were made by MPI, I believe.

Thank you for sharing. A model 10 is definitely on my wishlist...

IIRC Satterlee Arms does not make Ti actions...he simply purchased a supply of surplus action parts from a defunct
Co. called Taconics. Taconics is out of business likely because they ran a terrible show by making the foolish decision
to employ Satterlee. Satterlee Arms over the last decade at least has earned a terrible reputation.

Butch is right. Satterlee does currently make TI actions. Different sizes. When I worked with him at Taconic, we only made Mex length actions out of TI. He did buy out some left over inventory from Taconic back in 1998-9? I've known Stu since Dec '92 when I started working with him at Dakota Arms. 4 1/2 years later we, along with another smith left Dakota and moved to upstate NY to build TI Mexes. The machine shop that Taconic was a small part of is still in business. Taconic went away due mostly to digital cameras replacing film. And the massive purchase orders that got cancelled because of that.

Just think. Not everything you read on the internet about Satterlee is correct.

Imagine that.