Dakota · Rifle
Dakota 76
Bolt action · .30-06 Springfield · introduced 1987
Also known as Dakota Arms Model 76, Model 76
About the Dakota 76
The Dakota 76 is a premium American custom bolt-action rifle built by Dakota Arms of Sturgis, South Dakota. Its controlled-round-feed action combines the best features of the pre-64 Winchester Model 70 with a Mauser M98-type claw extractor, milled from a solid block of pre-hardened steel. Fitted with a hand-figured English walnut stock, hinged floorplate, and a button-rifled barrel, the Model 76 is regarded as one of the finest sporting rifles ever produced, offered in chamberings from .30-06 Springfield up to dangerous-game cartridges.
Dakota Arms was founded in 1986 by stockmaker Don Allen and his wife Norma alongside custom gunsmith Pete Grisel, who set out to design the ideal controlled-feed bolt action by blending the pre-64 Winchester Model 70 with the Mauser M98.
Dakota 76 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .30-06 Springfield
- Magazine capacity
- 4 rounds
- Magazine
- Fixed box
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 584 mm (23.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1118 mm (44.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.54 kg (7.81 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:10 in (254 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 880 m/s (2887 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 3764 J (2776 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 500 m
History
- Introduced
- 1987
- Discontinued
- 2020
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
- Designer
- Don Allen and Pete Grisel
Features
- Controlled round feed
- Claw extractor
- Hinged floorplate
- Pillar bedding
- Glass bedding
- Jeweled bolt
Safety
- Three position safety
- Controlled round feed
Manufactured from 1987 to 2020 in Classic, Safari, African, Alpine, Varmint, and Traveler (takedown) grades. After Dakota Arms changed ownership the design continued as the Parkwest Arms SD-76.
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