Fine piece of work and the best part is that it's a shooter!!

Well, I wouldn't really call it a flaw.......grin.

Seriously, your recommendation of this stock to me last week and now Allen's picture have made up my mind; it is now going to cost me a bundle, but, all of my serious, using rifles will wear one of those. So, you won't be the only one with a jar on his dresser.

Another thing, you should not have posted the photo of your new Scott Cook knife as I now "need" one of these, too!!!

Is the laminate stock you mention "beech" and does D'arcy sell those in a drop-in style or are these for custom projects, only?

Well, I wouldn't call Curt Crum's stocks chopped liver, either! Some years ago, there was a gentleman in New York State who was selling an as new David Miller Pre-64 Mod. 70 in .338 Win. I found it in the "Shotgun News" and moaned and whined and sniveled around the house until the C.E.O. told me to buy it in order to shut me up.....I am NOT wealthy, but, had a bit of a poke due to spending five long months working in the bush for the Alberta Forest Service.

With lightning speed, I phoned the chap, only to find that he had just sold it and had cut the asking price for the purchaser......sometimes, ya just can't win!

I think that Chuck's "flaw" is that his hands are on the wrong side, I mean, a "flaw"???----in an Echol's rifle.!?!?

At Chuck's request, here's my favorite .338 Win. Mag.

Jorge, I'll be taking it to Africa this year and next, plus elk hunting. It should do OK. So far, it's only been used on deer and hogs in Texas - some nine animals.

The group on the right (green/orange target) was fired with 210 gr. Nosler Partitions. The bottom group was fired with 250 gr. Speer Grand Slams. The 'blue' targets were fired with 250 gr. Nosler Partitions; the left target with Reloader 19, the one on the right with IMR 4350. There was no special case preparation involved, except for neck-sizing new Winchester brass, trimming the necks square, and deburring the flash holes. I have standardized on the 250 gr. Partitions with IMR 4350 @ 2705 fps. and a 200 yd. zero. The scope is a Leupold 2.5-8X/Duplex reticle with a single 400 yd. stadia wire from Premier Reticles. That system really works!

This photo really isn't all that great, but I'll try some better detail photos a bit later. The metalwork is simply fantastic, and the addition of D'Arcy's scope mounts and Tom Burgess' bottommetal and built-up & checkered bolt release really makes the rifle complete. This rifle feeds like there are no cartridges in the magazine at all!

Chuck, no problem, I promised this photo quite a while ago and your reminder was much appreciated....

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Allen
Thanks for posting...
I hope mine will be half as good.
Jeff

Thanks Allen. That is a fabulous looking rifle. I knew it would be. I hope I didn't overstep my bounds requesting a picture. That wasn't my intention. Looks like that Model 70 shoots!



Thanks again,



Chuck

Great looking rifle Allen, but more importantly great looking TARGETS! I really like the pad/clor contrast. You made my mind up, that's the rifle *YOU* need to take to Africa! jorge

Fabulous Allen... perfect. I've always liked fiberglass stocks painted brown... with a blued finish I think the red pad is very handsome. On a stainless rifle I'd go with a black pad.

Now you need to put about ten years honest wear on that beauty!

Thanks for sharing. I've wanted to see that rifle for a while!

Allen,

Great looking Rifle! I love the red recoil pad.

Any posibility of some close up shots so we can get a better look at D'Arcy's metal work?

Those groups are amazing as well!
Thanks for posting!

Regards,
Dave

blue,

Although the rifle lacks the eye catching beauty that would be present with a fine piece of Circassian Walnut....it certainly does have VERY fine lines and an overal "crisp" and refined look to it.

I am sure as far as function goes it is everything Allen has reported to us. I would certainly love to handle and shoot one of D'Arcy's rifles. Hopefully I will make SCI next year I will at least get to look some over.

Regards,
Dave

"Beauty is, as beauty does", if I owned that rifle, I would hunt with it, almost exclusively; I own/have owned some pretty nice guns,but, that is a REAL rifle. Also, Circassian walnut is a pain in the ass here in B.C., I intend getting one of those stocks for my rifles with gorgeous wood stocks, asap.

Chuck, as you know from your own experience with it, you have to shoot this stock to truly appreciate what it has to offer.

It really takes the bite out of recoil, and it lends itself to rapid sight acquisition, as well as superb balance, very well. When you pick it up and put it to your shoulder, it feels neither too big nor too small; more like you have exactly the right amount of forend and pistol grip in your hands to make the rifle do exactly what you want it to do - which I guess is a rather poor description of its functional quality!

But I can understand the position of the man who demands fine wood, etc. D'Arcy cut his professional teeth on fine, best-quality walnut stocks, came into his own with that medium at Colorado School of Trades, apprenticed under Jerry Fisher upon graduation, and he continues to make such stocks (complete rifles, actually) to this day. In fact, his true heart - as a craftsman - is in the building of his Classic Grade rifle with fine walnut stocks.

The Legend was designed to meet the demands of his long-time clients (most of whom hunt a LOT) who wanted Echols quality and function in a complete custom rifle with a quality fiberglass stock. A timely, intelligent, and extremely astute move that took no small amount of investment, time, and sheer guts for a man in D'Arcy's position to pull off....

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Allen,

Cool Beans! you know how I feel about Brown and Red. Mel is finishing up the latest this week. But where is John when we need some insight from those with a taste for Olive Green. Sorry couldn't help myself sure miss John here, I'll have to drop him a note. Completely off topic, but wondering if you guys are still 2006 or got bumped up for this spring with Jimmy R.

Many Thanks

HBH