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I have a 10 chambered in the Bob. Sweet and lightweight. Mine is not overly fancy... just basic. I will be listing it for sale directly though. I’m liquidating most everything due to some family issues. PM if anybody wants pics. Price would be very manageable.

I have 2 Dakota 10's. A 223. and a 280. I have yet to find a load that either ore won't shoot under an inch. I bought the pair for about $5k scoped with a 3-9 Swarovski and VXII 3-9. Many moons ago from Ronan Sports and Western in Ronan Montana.

They are great rifles. One of my sons has 4 of them and enjoys them as well.

Tom Turpin has this combination IIRC

One of my son's 4 is a 7MM Dakota. No issues with it.

I have dies, a pile of 7mm Dakota brass, but no rifle in said chambering.

I'm on the lookout for a Dakota 10 with quarter rib, hooded front sight stocked in an exhibition stock.

LOP 13 3/4 or better.

I have one in 257 Roberts as well. It’s one of my favorite rifles and extremely accurate with 110 Accubonds and IMR4451. I bought it used at less than half the price of a new one. Used is the best way to go on all Dakotas is what I have found.

That has a stunning piece of wood. Congrats on that find as it's undoubtly an upgraded stock blank.

Envy is not a good thing.

But that rifle can sure cause it to happen

DF

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ya!

GWB

Thanks guys. It does have one heck of a piece of wood on it. The pictures don’t even fully do it justice.

Beautiful rifles! Both the Dakotas and the custom #1.

Congrats on a beautiful rifle Jm and howdy to another Okie on the site.

I have a “newer” production low wall by Winchester. It has a great trigger. Plain wood (especially in this company!), but the trigger is gtg.

Thanks for that info.

Howdy! Thanks. It’s nice to see another Okie on here.

There are actually several of us here.

Question for the Dakota 10 and Ruger No.1 owners. What's the weight difference between the two in general? Say the 10 and No.1B standard? Thanks.

Depends on what caliber you get. I believe Model 10s have a couple of different action sizes depending on the cartridge size. The Model 10s are generally significantly lighter in standard size cartridges though up to in the 30-06 case size than the No. 1. I’ve got No.1’s in 243 and 25-06 and the Model 10 in 257 Roberts and the Model 10 is a much more petite rifle. I think it’s right at about 7 pounds or just under scoped if I remember right. They drop some of the weight in the action but also they just have an extractor compared to the No.1’s having an ejector and all of the mechanism for it is in the forend so the Model 10 has a much slimmer forend since it doesn’t have all of that.

I would think the Dakota would be a little lighter due to the smaller forearm on the Dakota.