Thread: Legacy Firearm - An itch that needs scratched.

Originally Posted by Sidetrack

It gladdens the heart when I see an old hand such as Ron Spomer still fizzing at the bung and getting excited about a new rifle purchase. The Parkwest CD10 falling block in 7x57 is an absolute stunner and still a totally practical, usable bit of kit. It, in fact, screams to be handled, taken out hunting and not be hung on a wall or languishing in a safe.

The Wood and Blued Steel thread, and others, is a wonderful testament to many of the fine examples of firearms that have deep historical and/or generational meaning to their owners. Condition and value certainly not a prerequisite and everyone has their own preference as to aesthetics that appeal to them or not.

Currently, I have set aside a stainless Rem700 action and a slab of walnut for such a project. I’m still up in the air if this the action I want to use but firmly committed to my choice of 7x57 as my preferred caliber. 22” barrel with 1:9-1:10 twist rate. Finished in Matt or satin black.
Have looked at a lot of stock designs but always come back to clean, uncluttered classical lines.
Mucking around with the old P14 and 788’s keep the juices flowing and it’ll all come to a head in the next year or so, no doubt.
Cheers all.

Legacy Firearms. I am not sure of the rifle you refer to of Ron Spomer? I assume a Dakota M10 which Park west took over. ( not sure why they chose to throw away the ‘Dakota Brand’ which had developed a formidable brand standing for precision and quality.) Anyway that’s another story.
I guess you just need to look at history in terms of what become legacy rifles. Holland & Holland, Westly Richards, Purdey etc. I can’t see a stainless Tikka or Bergera becoming one of them.
I have a handful of rifles that I will hand down to the next generation if they are interested. But only a few in my collection fall into that category. Here’s one. Dakota M10 in 257 Roberts.