For Sale Dakota Traveler Safari 404 Dakota/7mm Dakota

[Goat416]

If u can get brass and dies this will be a great set
Ward Dobler at ParkWest has a wealth of knowledge and very helpful. He was with Dakota for years

I have heard the name Ward mentioned here several times and I am sure he is helpful and knowledgeable on the subject of Dakota rifles and cartridges. I was not trying to say anything negative about him, Dakota, or Parkwest. For whatever reason I was unable to connect with him or others over the last few weeks and didn't want to wait any longer to list the rifle. From my conversations with @krish it sounds like he will be able to get the build sheet for this firearm and I expect he will be pleased.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Now would be a good time to send Krish a reasonable offer on one of his rifles listed here

 

[krish]

@Goat416
Funds sent.
Krish

 

[Goat416]

@Goat416
Funds sent.
Krish

@krish
Funds were received, rifle and ammo are being prepped for shipping and will be dropped at the FFL in the morning.

Thanks

 

[DutchUSMC]

That was a beautiful set up

 

[Goat416]

@krish Ammunition was shipped via UPS and rifle dropped off for shipping at my FFL this morning. All should arrive next week.

 

[gprippers]

Darn...have not been on the internet lately and i missed this for sure...well more than likely i would have gotten a deal done! I have the 330 Dak and 404 Dak set with LOTS of ammo and brass. I have a couple HSP take down sets as well but totally different animal although extremely nice as well. Beautiful set up!

 

[krish]

@Goat416
Ammo arrived today.
Thank you.
Krish.

 

[Goat416]

@Goat416
Ammo arrived today.
Thank you.
Krish.

@krish Glad to hear, I was a little worried about the box.

 

[krish]

I have 2 traveler sets that are top end
338 Lapua and 416 Rigby
375 H&H and 458 Lott
Both barrels from each set shoot amazingly accurate
Plan to take them to Africa on future safaris
The custom cases are extremely heavy and rifles are not light

Received the rifle today. They are as described Yes they are heavy like you said. The case is built like a tank.
Krish

 

[krish]

@Goat416
Is great to deal with. Will do business with him happily again. Shipped the product with no delay.
Krish

 

[sniper7]

Wow glad I missed this one, I saved some $$$ but that is a beautiful rifle and would have loved to be handling it!

 

[Goat416]

@Goat416
Is great to deal with. Will do business with him happily again. Shipped the product with no delay.
Krish

@krish
Thank you. I'm sure everyone here already knows, Krish was easy to work with and made the transaction easy. I would definitely deal with him again.

 

[KCSafari]

Congrats on a beautiful rifle Krish.

 

[krish]

Congrats on a beautiful rifle Krish.

Thank you.
Krish

 

[Troubleshooter]

Nice rifle(s) and a good deal for 2 guns. You should be able to get a build sheet from Parkwest. Would go a long way here to know the vintage and particular specs.

Beautiful rifle; congratulations to both the seller and the new owner.

Hopefully Krish will be able to obtain the build sheet, but they are limited to the records which are available. I spoke with both Ward and another gentleman at Parkwest Arms concerning a similar Dakota; they were able to confirm the basic configuration but were unable to locate the actual build sheet. One fellow told me that it was probably manufactured in the 2007-2009 timeframe. The other fellow told me that it had been sold in 2017 but built sometime prior to that, possibly as a show gun.

Apparently not all records transferred to Parkwest Arms following the Remington bankruptcy and sale of assets (which at that time included Dakota Arms). Still a beautiful rifle though.

 

[krish]

Beautiful rifle; congratulations to both the seller and the new owner.

Hopefully Krish will be able to obtain the build sheet, but they are limited to the records which are available. I spoke with both Ward and another gentleman at Parkwest Arms concerning a similar Dakota; they were able to confirm the basic configuration but were unable to locate the actual build sheet. One fellow told me that it was probably manufactured in the 2007-2009 timeframe. The other fellow told me that it had been sold in 2017 but built sometime prior to that, possibly as a show gun.

Apparently not all records transferred to Parkwest Arms following the Remington bankruptcy and sale of assets (which at that time included Dakota Arms). Still a beautiful rifle though.

I just talked to them. They are emailing me the details.
Thanks.
Krish

 

[mbenz]

Congratulations to the buyer and seller. That is the nicest Dakota I have seen.

 

[krish]

Congratulations to the buyer and seller. That is the nicest Dakota I have seen.

Thank you. Now have acquired enough ammo, brass and dies, build sheet. Set good for time to come. Don't matter how dried up the components get.
Krish

 

[Goat416]

I'm happy it's all worked out for Krish, with his last few additions that will be a great hunting set for years to come.

Per my original post, the reason I sold this set was to facilitate the purchase of a double rifle. While I have shot and hunted with this double many times, it was previously only mine in name. That has changed, I have picked up the 470 NE Merkel, and I am happy to say it resides in my gun room now.