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Hey there Gents, So what is a .423 Dakota cartridge? I understand it was once a Dakota factory offering, now discontinued. The current .404 Dakota uses a .423 bullet; is the .423 Dakota the same thing and just a different name or something else entirely? Thanks, Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | ||
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It's a rimless design, having a .585″ head and are 2.475″ in length. The .404 Dakota uses brass with a .545" head, George  | |||
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The 404 Dakota is based on a 404 Jeffery case, the 423 is sometimes referred to an the 423 Dakota-Lapua, based on the use of the Lapua case as its parent, as I understand it. Paul, I'd buy one of each to make sure you have what you want :-) | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by GeorgeS: It's a rimless design, having a .585″ head and are 2.475″ in length. The .404 Dakota uses brass with a .545" head, 2.85" long. George[/QUOTE) Correct except the 404 Dakota is not 2.85" in brass length. It is also a "short" but just a little over 2.5" long. The ".423 Dakota-Lapua" (what they called it when Charlie Kokesh was leading them into bankruptcy) was a joint development of Dakota and Lapua IIRC. Shorter and fatter than most, just like Charlie Kokesh. | |||
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Thanks for the laughs guys! And the info. Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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I developed a .423/.338 Lapua Magnum about the same time, independent of Charlie Kokesh. Mine had brass of 2.700" length, not 2.4-ish inches. However, I found it was no improvement over the standard 404 Jeffery. So I turned that one into the "404/.416 Rigby Improved Plus" with 2.9" brass. I call it the 404 RIP. It beats the 404 Jeffery by a little, but it beats the .416 Rigby by a lot! Dakota M76 African action, McGowen barrel.  Unfortunately the stock is MPI. | |||
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.........../338 lapua parent 416 rigby 423 dakota ...........\ 404 jeffrey opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Damn good pedigree Paul Smith SCI Life Member NRA Life Member DSC Member Life Member of the "I Can't Wait to Get Back to Africa" Club DRSS I had the privilege to fire E. Hemingway's WR .577NE, E. Keith's WR .470NE, & F. Jamieson's WJJ .500 Jeffery I strongly recommend avoidance of "The Zambezi Safari & Travel Co., Ltd." and "Pisces Sportfishing-Cabo San Lucas" "A failed policy of national defense is its own punishment" Otto von Bismarck | |||
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??? Not quite sure what this is trying to say. But hopefully this... 423 Dakota - parent case is 338 Lapua Mag - parent case is 416 Rigby 404 Dakota - parent case is 404 Jeffery Jim  "Life's hard; it's harder if you're stupid" John Wayne | |||
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