I've looked at the brochure and am concidering an Echols Legend in either .300 WIN or Weatherby. Added up the costs and it will run about $6500. I have seen pictures and the fit and finish is great, but how will it shoot? Any info is appreciated.

Anything D'Arcy builds will shoot..

Calbo,

D'Arcy's reputation as a gun maker is at the top of the profession.

Rifle Magazine ran an article on D'Arcy and the Legend in the January '99 issue (#181), where author Wayne van Zwoll reported outstanding accuracy from several rifles.

I understood that D'Arcy shoots 40 rounds through each of the rifles to ensure they shoot before they go to the customer.

jim dodd

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"if you are to busy to
hunt, you are too busy."

I own five of D'Arcy's "Legend" rifles. All of them will keep five shots under a half-inch at 100 yds; not only with select, premium-bullet handloads, but with factory loads as well.

Actually, I consider this to be the best custom rifle that money can buy, regardless of cost. It's built around classical riflebuilding concepts, yet it's also built around guilt-edge benchrest accuracy technology, so it sort of represents the best of all worlds. The "Legend" feeds better than any other custom bolt action available from any gunmaker, it shoots with superb accuracy, and it's stocked to handle quickly and to minimize recoil. It's the only true best-quality custom rifle available with a synthetic stock on today's market in my opinion. No one else builds a comparable product, and the more you examine one, the more you see. From Echols' superb, rock-solid scopemount to the exclusive Echols-designed/McMillan-produced stock, this rifle is as solid and dependable as it gets.

But then what else would expect from a man who gratuated from the Colorado School of Trades, apprenticed under Jack Belk and Jerry Fisher, and has been a full-time, best-quality custom rifle builder for his entire adult life?

Those famous-maker "beanfield" custom rifles are absolutely crude by comparison - and from every standpoint of consideration - plus they don't offer anywhere near the real value for the money, nor the performance. Most riflemakers with D'Arcy's sort of background abhor fiberglass stocks, but decided to buck that trend anyway, much to his credit. And yes, his still builds his high-grade custom rifle with a walnut stock as well.

Personally, I've found D'Arcy's to be all business; a highly intelligent wit; an experienced hunter; and a very honest, hard-working man who I respect highly and trust completely. You can do no better......

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[This message has been edited by allen day (edited 01-29-2002).]

I have a "Legend" in 300Wby. With it's preferred load consisting of a 200gr Nosler and some 7828 powder the average for 3 shots at 100yds is under 1/2". The rifle is as Allen described, perfect.

does this great man have a web site?...if so please forward it to us all.....

I don't know about the web site, but he posts on here occasionally, and is a nice guy to do business and chat with. - Dan

Darcy doesn't have a web site. He's a very busy man as one can imagine, so has limited time to spend on the 'net. He has been posting here a bit in the last week or so and I'm sure will probably read this thread!