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< 16ga. Guns ~ Dakota Arms |
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Thu May 17, 2007 8:21 am
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Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Location: Black hills of South Dakota
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I was looking at their Internet site. Does anybody have any experience or knowledge to share about the Dakota Arms line of double-barreled shotguns? Thanks GWW |
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Thu May 17, 2007 10:07 am
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Joined: 20 Mar 2005
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Location: NH
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Handled them, never shot one. If they perform like their rifles they should be awesome. |
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Thu May 17, 2007 11:35 am
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Joined: 09 Apr 2005
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Location: Schuyler County, NY.
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Is Dakota Arms actually making the shotgun or they "made by furriners". I have never looked at thier site. |
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Thu May 17, 2007 1:00 pm
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Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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Location: Jacksonville, Tx
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Saw some at the Dallas Safari Club convention a couple of years ago. I wish I could have bought one, they were as nice as any I have seen. |
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Thu May 17, 2007 3:36 pm
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Joined: 02 Feb 2006
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Location: western pa
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The Dakota doubles are made by SIACE in Italy to Dakotas specs. There is a field model in 16ga. List prices approach 5 big ones. Check shotgunworld posts, somebody there has probably shot or owns one. |
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Fri May 18, 2007 5:50 am
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I shoot with a guy who bought a Dakota Superlight 28. Don't think he was halfway through a flat of shells when one of the ejectors broke. They told him it was a gun made for hunting, not shooting "lots of targets". 28ga . . . you've got to be kidding me. Shot charge to weight ratio, even on a very light gun, isn't much different than it is on a heavy 12ga target gun. You buy a light 16 and shoot lots of 1 1/8 oz loads through it, that's a different story. But 3/4 oz is more than a gun can handle, if you shoot more than a couple boxes a season? |
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Fri May 18, 2007 5:36 pm
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Joined: 05 Feb 2005
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Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I've looked at half a dozen of these guns. I think the design is really good but every one of 'em had things wrong. Weird stuff that shouldn't have gotten past any kind of quality control. One 16 gauge I looked at was superb, beautiful wood, perfect balance but the top rib where it met the breech was way off to the side. Just unbelievable on a 5K gun. I just gave up looking at them as a possible purchase.
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Sat May 19, 2007 3:11 am
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Joined: 09 Apr 2005
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Location: Schuyler County, NY.
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Sounds like another great piece of imported junk to me. |
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