Dakota Arms still open?

[YancyW]

I picked up an unfired Dakota 76 the other day, I would like to have a couple things done to the rifle, mostly just iron sights added and the barrel floated. I like the Dakota sights, so I thought I would call them about sending the rifle back to them, but I can't get anyone to answer and also can't leave a message. Does anyone know if they are completely out of business? Or maybe have a contact with them.

 

[gillettehunter]

I thought that they were still open. Guess I don't know for sure after the Remington bankruptcy..... If I get over that way I may have to stop and see. Could be a while tho. Just went to Rapid a week ago... Perhaps someone else has better info.
Bruce

 

[YancyW]

I thought that they were still open. Guess I don't know for sure after the Remington bankruptcy..... If I get over that way I may have to stop and see. Could be a while tho. Just went to Rapid a week ago... Perhaps someone else has better info.
Bruce

I just had someone message me, they are out of business. Unfinished rifles and varies parts have been sold off. Damn shame.

 

[Professor Mawla]

This is indeed extremely fortunate . I have hunted an American Kodiak bear with a Dakota Model 76 ( a .416 Remington Magnum ) . They truly were magnificent pieces of American workmanship .

 

[YancyW]

This is indeed extremely fortunate . I have hunted an American Kodiak bear with a Dakota Model 76 ( a .416 Remington Magnum ) . They truly were magnificent pieces of American workmanship .

I've only had this one two days, and I am already trying to buy another. I have found one in 400 H&H, I never wanted one until I found out they are now longer making them.

 

[Professor Mawla]

I've only had this one two days, and I am already trying to buy another. I have found one in 400 H&H, I never wanted one until I found out they are now longer making them.

@YancyW
The unfortunate nature of man is such , that we do not begin to appreciate something until it is gone .

 

[C.W. Richter]

LOL I was trading e-mails with them during the holidays and they were quite keen on collecting a hefty deposit for a gun (which I held off on, for obvious reasons!) Great guns. Have NECG in NH install your sights (they'll likely do the floating too, but bedding the action and barrel channel has made many a gun super accurate.) A-Sq did the same for all of their guns (I have 2 and they are amongst the most accurate in the lot!) It's a shame many things are advertised as "best" more recently, as it's just to save a buck.

 

[AES]

Remington owns them. Did they just shutter the brand?

 

[C.W. Richter]

Remington owns them. Did they just shutter the brand?

They are in big trouble, due mainly to the advent of the X-mark pro trigger. LOL I noticed on my Son's 300 Win Mag that it was big trouble, so prior to replacing it with a Timney (it's just a factory gun or i'd go Jewell,) 'set it to the desired pull and then epoxy'ed it in that position. (they failed to state that in the manual.) LOL I never liked factory Rem guns. They always needed hot-rodding (the fun part.)

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I've only had this one two days, and I am already trying to buy another. I have found one in 400 H&H, I never wanted one until I found out they are now longer making them.

Have you seen the beautiful 416 Rigby in the classifieds?

 

[YancyW]

Have you seen the beautiful 416 Rigby in the classifieds?

I have, it is a very fine rifle and also fairly priced. But I am now kind of hung up on a 400 H&H.

 

[bruce moulds]

bedding barrel channels will only improve accuracy if something else is wrong.
it is one of the zigs that can sometimes help with a zag.
far better to fix the zag (usually bedding by someone who does not understand requirements).
proper bedding allows free floating which does away with zero shift due to differing hold and resting.
bruce.

 

[Nevada Mike]

Sorry to hear that they are finally, definitively, out of business. I knew Don Allen and met Pete Grisel at his Oregon shop where is had started to produce what later became the Dakota 76 action. Don's rifles were, and are, impressive for a 'production' rifle. His death was untimely and a great loss to hunters and shooter everywhere.

If anyone has one... I am looking for ANY Dakota LH action.

 

[500 grains]

Well, this is sad. Their website is still active, so I assumed they survived the Remington breakup. I was ready to order a model 10. I'll hang on to my excellent model 97.

 

[Captain Munro]

Remington really screwed the pooch.

 

[C.W. Richter]

I picked up an unfired Dakota 76 the other day, I would like to have a couple things done to the rifle, mostly just iron sights added and the barrel floated. I like the Dakota sights, so I thought I would call them about sending the rifle back to them, but I can't get anyone to answer and also can't leave a message. Does anyone know if they are completely out of business? Or maybe have a contact with them.

Did you shoot the gun first?? Don't fix it if it's not broken! It could even be FL bedded (which are shooters in my experience!) Floating isn't always an enhancement.

 

[IdaRam]

Remington really screwed the pooch.

Yes. Repeatedly and spectacularly.

 

[bruce moulds]

Did you shoot the gun first?? Don't fix it if it's not broken! It could even be FL bedded (which are shooters in my experience!) Floating isn't always an enhancement.

they might shoot sometimes, but they won't hold zero and shoot away from rests.
bruce.

 

[colorado]

I don't believe that's true. I bought a Rem 700 BDL in 270 Win in 1968. The only thing I ever did to it was put a Declerator recoil pad on it and have Norm Thompson work on the trigger and set it to 2 1/4 lbs. Shot crows at 300 yards with it, killed a couple of dozen elk, more deer and 9 bears with it. My son has it now. Still shoots nickel sized groups at 100 yards

 

[YancyW]

Did you shoot the gun first?? Don't fix it if it's not broken! It could even be FL bedded (which are shooters in my experience!) Floating isn't always an enhancement.

With a wood stock, I want them floated.