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It was black rifle day at the range today. I took an AK, a AR10, and two Daniel Defense AR's - a 5.56 and a .300 blackout. The Daniels were darned impressive. The shooter less so The 5.56 may be even more accurate than that bull barreled Armalite I had at Quemado last year.

Of course the guy next to me had a Dakota M76 Traveler, which had me distracted all day. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it.

Did it look like this?



Dakota M 76 7mm Dakota

no, actually it was a Traveler takedown model. Like this one:

http://www.dakotaarms.com/#!model-76/vstc4=traveler/albumphotos31=0

Yours is certainly a nice one, though.

A couple years ago I had a chance to buy a Model 10 single shot in 7mm Dakota for $3k. But I just couldn't swing it at the time. Haven't seen one that cheap since then.

Bought that rifle way back in November 1994 and paid $3k for it,got it in Febuary 1995 and killed an cow elk and a coyote with it.

Dam, it's a good thing I'm leaving my shabby rifles at home!
Those are some nice shootin irons! 7mm Dakota? That sounds interesting.

Leaving the Dakota at home otherwise,it'll take me 2-3 days to get the drool/slobber off of it.

Yours, or someone else's?

Ed

I wear a bib when handling the rifle,so,it would be someone else's drool/slobber.

One reason my rifles are ugly is from guys stepping on 'em trying to get to fondle the purty ones that belong to my more affluent friends.

This is as close to purty as I got, and it's bone stock except for the trigger:



270 Wby. It favors 7828 and 130 gr. XXX Barnes.Pretty plain type wood for a No. 1.

It mainly just kills stuff.

Purty is as purty does.

I'd rather have a plain rifle that shot well over a beautiful one that shot OK.

Now if you'd just stop buying those brush guns and start owning some real long range ones...

Ed

I take the position that I only buy #1's if they have nice wood. Which is how I avoid owning 30 or 40 of them

two of mine, with Blue's Hepburn, at last year's gathering...



Still would like to own a .270 Roy, though...and a Bee...and a .450 Nitro

If looking at nice wood is going to be in order, I have some extra-gorgeous custom stuff here that I can bring along, to make sure that everybody's salivary glands are working normally.

Alas, no ammo loaded for any of 'em! Like home-made jerky, that stuff just wouldn't last long enough to get old!

As a tool and die maker, I can appreciate artistry in steel and wood. I'm going to be like a kid in a candy store!

All of my guns were locked up in a gun safe then thrown into a truck and moved to Washington. Upon arrival the safe was buried in the back of a storage rental. I was gone when all this happened. I do not own a pretty rifle but mine do shoot.

You ain't seen how little those PD's at Quemado are. miles

You better help me out all that you can if I have any chance of beating Jon Toeshoes or Mudhen. miles

Any of you guys shoot paint balls? Maybe we should try it this year. Glue five paint balls to a piece of paper and post it at a hundred yards. You get seven rounds to break five paint balls.

Shot at them in Sierra Vista at 200 yds with my .308.

That sounds fun

this is getting more intresting all the time.rio7