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There are a lot of folks who will insist that their Rem 870 shotguns work just as good as a Fabbri, that their Hyundai cars are as good as a Ferrari and that their choice of rifles are as good as an Echols.
All that tells me is that they have never fired a Fabbri, driven a Ferrari or used an Echols. It is like the old fable about the fox trying to reach the grapes - since they were out of his grasp he decided they must be sour grapes.

When you spend that much money on a M70 you're pretty much stuck with it.Nobody else is going to give you anywhere near what you paid.

Would love to hear all the reliability issues with the NULA.

Chet, excellent post. I'd actually wondered what became of Allen's rifles. Good to know at least one is in good hands!

There are a lot of folks who will insist that their Rem 870 shotguns work just as good as a Fabbri, that their Hyundai cars are as good as a Ferrari and that their choice of rifles are as good as an Echols.
All that tells me is that they have never fired a Fabbri, driven a Ferrari or used an Echols. It is like the old fable about the fox trying to reach the grapes - since they were out of his grasp he decided they must be sour grapes.

A post so good that I just have to bring it back up to the top!

John

I cannot comment on the NULA's as I have never owned one, and generally do not make authoritative posts about rifles I have never owned.

As far as the resale value/demand on the used Legends go, you would be surprised. Every once in a while, a used Legend or Classic comes up for sale and they usually go for more than the original owner paid for them. A good example of this occured when Allen Day took ill in the Summer of 2008 and decided to sell his collection of Legends. As I recall, Allen had a Legend built on a pre-64 action in .270 Winchester, two .300 Win Mags, two .338 Win Mags, a .375 H&H and a .416 Rem Mag all on "Classic" actions with the Burgess bottom metal. Allen told me he had puchased all of the rifles in the early half of the last decade and had paid between $6,000 and $8,000 for the rifles. He sold all but one of them within a month and got $9,000 for the .270, $10,000 for the .300's, .338 and .416 and $11,000 for the .375. He actually made money on all of the rifles, after having enjoyed them for several years.

I purchased his .270, and it has become my favorite rifle. The fit, finish and function is flawless. It shoots 130 grain Partitions and TTSX's into .300" using 60.5 grains of H4831 and will put three 150 grain A-Frames into .500". I have killed an elk, two big Wyoming mule deer, two nice Northern Idaho whitetails and an antelope with it over the last two years and I am going to take it to the Nutzotin Mountains in AK this Summer for a Dall and grizzly hunt. I think Allen would have approved.

Does anyone "need" an Echols rifle (or Simillion, Miller, Penrod or Rigby for that matter) no. An animal shot with an over the counter Savage (complete with barrel nut) is just as dead, but, for those that can appreciate the difference between "good enough" and "nearly perfect", hunting with one sure is enjoyable.

Chet

Phil I've shot two of the legends.I'm not down on them,they simply aren't worth 14 grand.No M70 is.

I'd never put much faith in what a client uses,the guy buying a legend is the type that lets someone else do his hunting for him,allen being a prime example of this.The client bought the rifle to impress friends he doesn't have and people he doesn't even know.

Who's the African PH that uses a legend?

Phil I've shot two of the legends.I'm not down on them,they simply aren't worth 14 grand.No M70 is.

I'd never put much faith in what a client uses,the guy buying a legend is the type that lets someone else do his hunting for him,allen being a prime example of this.

Of course that begs the question of what the average Legend typically sells for used does it not? Maybe it's a stupid question due to the circles they travel in though.