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Folks:
It was a little slow yesterday, so I watched a few YouTube videos of Smith hunting sheep and goats in the mountains. Before GunWerks started to sponsor him he was using a fluted barrel stainless 7RM in his shows. At first I thought it might be a classic M70, but the bolt handle was more straight than the Winchester, and the bolt release was on the side like a MRC or Kimber. I was only able to catch a glimpse of a portion of the left side of the receiver, and it's ground flat with the name of the maker (unreadable) and the word "Alaskan". Any guesses?
Just curious.
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"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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The bolt handle and the bolt shroud look a lot like a Kimber.
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I believe it is a Dakota 97
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I was thinking Dakota or Kimber but don’t remember an Alaskan model. Also, is Dakota’s bolt handle that straight?
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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It’s a custom rifle built on a Kimber action.
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It’s a custom rifle built on a Kimber action. No, it’s a Dakota 97. Dakota made a “Hunter” and an “Alaskan”.
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No, it’s a Kimber. I asked him. And it looks just like a Kimber.
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No, it’s a Kimber. I asked him. And it looks just like a Kimber. Yep, I just asked him as well and he said "Kimber."
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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Is he here on the campfire?
There are 2 rules to success:
1. Never tell everything that you know.
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No, I shot him a message on his Facebook page.
"An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown
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