Magazine looks like the Remington 504/547. Would have preferred the Winchester M70 type safety. It looks interesting. Well outside of my economic status unfortunately.

 

Nice looking gun, but I’m not seeing $6000 worth there!

 

It's not even checkered.....

 

Looked around at some more pictures on the web, the bolt design looks a lot like a Remington 40X. Six grand might be the price for the top of the version shown with the case hardening and higher grade wood, etc. Parkwest's Facebook page shows some better pics.

 

Looked around at some more pictures on the web, the bolt design looks a lot like a Remington 40X. Six grand might be the price for the top of the version shown with the case hardening and higher grade wood, etc. Parkwest's Facebook page shows some better pics.

I think you'll find $6K is the base model. At 7.5 pounds it's no lightweight.

I don't know what other changes were made? It looks like they chose the 547 style magazine and bottom metal which they have experience with. I think we can assume the new rifle is less costly to build.

I have mixed feelings on a trap door magazine. I have a rifle with a trap door magazine and while nice looking it's about as convenient as sling swivels that don't get used. On the other hand aren't embellishments like a trap door what makes a high-end rifle? In that regard the old rifle has been lessened which is par for the course.

The Model SD-10 also starts at $6K; I was offered a base model at that price. I can report no substantive changes to the lightweight Model 10 which weighs in at 6.5 pounds.

I understand this Deluxe may be the first Model 10 out of PW, made with Dakota parts in the pipeline during the bankruptcy. It's marked Dakota and Parkwest and the serial number ends with 01. ..Tom

 

Devils advocate here....What's a Remington 40X sporter repeater (NOS) going for these days $10,000-$20,000 ?
As mentioned out of my range but I still like the looks of the case hardened version.

 

After a quick scan of the website I see no reason to believe the company is anything other than a renaming of Dakota Arms. The single shot is surely a Dakota model 10. I always heard good things about the Dakota rifles, and if Parkwest has revived the Dakota rimfire I’mvery happy. Still can’t afford one, but glad they’re there.
Jack

 

Parkwest is the old Dakota Arms. I thought that was old news. Offering a brand new high-end .22 bolt gun is new news. Interestingly, that rifle is nothing like the Dakota .22…I wonder why they completely redesigned a new rifle?

 

its a beautiful rifle, way out of my budget ... ive been looking at 1710 and 1712 anschutz lately, pretty seriously.
i would LOVE to buy an american made classy 22 i just dont see how we cant make something here in the anschutz ball park.
especially after they pay to ship accross the pond, import taxes, etc. theyre not made in a 3rd world country....im agine their wages are similar.

 

There have been many attempts, like Kimber (both KoO and KoA), Cooper, Dakota, etc., but they haven't sold well enough to continue producing them...despite many saying they would "...LOVE to buy an American-made classy .22." Some blame, I feel, goes to the Anschutz fanboys who boisterously proclaim only the Anschutz target-rifle pedigree can produce a high-end sporter. Now, I own more Anschutz rifles than any other, so I obviously like them, but I have no illusions that there is any magic in an Anschutz. They have a relatively precise cylindrical receiver and a bolt providing fast lock time, both made of quality materials durable enough for hard, long use, coupled with quality barrels and crisp, consistent triggers. Plenty of other .22 rifles, including many made in the US, have the same attributes. No magic that I can see there.

Aesthetically, though, and I know this is subjective, the Kimbers, Coopers, and Dakotas are far more attractive--to me and to most enthusiasts--especially, but not solely, because of the stocks. Yet, many seem to view the stock as a minor accessory, or lesser part of a rifle, when a quality stock can cost as much as, or more than, a barreled action to produce. Consequently, it seems they are unwilling to pay the price for a top-quality stock. How many times have we heard that the only thing a Cooper has going for it is its stock, as if that's of minimum importance? In my view, Coopers look better, feel better, and handle better for me, and the true sporters are considerably lighter. I have owned many Coopers, and most shot as well as my Anschutz rifles. I have had a few Coopers that were dogs, and I have also had low performing Anschutz rifles, as well, but I willingly admit one probably has a bit better chance of finding superior accuracy in an Anschutz sporter.

I do custom work, so I'm probably biased, but I think the greatest possibility for achieving high mechanical precision, even in a sporter, is using a quality action that is square and true, fitting a top-drawer barrel to it, and cutting a match chamber that closely matches the intended ammunition. I know that may be a bridge too far for some, but that's the way I feel. Having said that, I have also had a few bone-stock rifles that just shot lights out without any modification, but they are few and far between.

On the new Dakota/Parkwest, only time will tell. There are a few things that I don't like, preferring the design of the older Dakota, but there are some features that look to be superior to the previous version, as well. What I am most pleased to see is the desire to make a top-drawer .22.

 

This is a new design, It was designed for the Remington Custom Shop before the BK. This was going to be the next 40x sporter repeater. It is an updated 40-xb action, uses Rem 700 triggers, and your correct some 547 parts. Then 547 magazines have steel bottom metal on the for proper bluing, as do the trigger guard and the mag release, the 547 are mostly cast. The rifle is currently a Park West rifle as you know. I personally look at it as the last Remington Designed 40x to be produced. My orders are in.

 

If you look closely at the photos of the one with the case colors,in one shot it looks like they missed when they inletted the bolt handle and had to go back and add some filler to make it right. In their defense it may be a pre-production prototype, but I wouldn't be posting photos of a mistake like that if it was my company.

 

As what seems like a prototype it looks pretty good, albeit a few small issues here and there as pointed out. However, to be nit picky I would have expected a high gloss blue and a few other embellishments for that kind of money. The checkering is about as good as it gets but I'm not a fan of the cheekpiece. All that aside, at this price level I would think small items like that could be modified when ordering. I'm a big fan of the case hardening but all in all they are shooting for a market that may not be there except for a few well healed buyers. How much of a market is there really for $6K+ rimfires?

 

I'm glad that I was able to get my Kimber way back in 2007. Costs of Kimber, Cooper, Dakota, Anschutz, etc., have gotten well beyond anything that I can afford now. I love these beautiful walnut and steel classic rimfire sporters and it makes me happy to see a company get one into production. With the legendary 40X action and their stockmaking skill I hope that Parkwest can produce a winner and keep it in production.

 

I'm very glad as well that ParkWest is bringing out this bolt .22. My eye isn't near as well tuned as many on this site, but to me it looks like a beautiful piece, worthy of leaning against the nicest mast-laden shagbark in my neck of the woods.

I will never forget the day and location of the first high end .22 rifle I ever saw. It was around 1990. I was attending a meeting with fellow KS Wildlife and Parks Region Supervisors in Albuquerque. Visited an area LGS just for kicks. In a glass door vertical gun case was the most beautiful .22 bolt rifle I had ever seen. It looked like a centerfire rifle except in .22LR. The price was $1,400. It was a consignment rifle. The shop staffer told me it was a Remington Model 40. I had never heard of the rifle. Of course I couldn't afford it, but I pondered on that rifle for some time.

 

ive been watching the coopers and older kimbers. as far as stocks. i would say there is a market for these, i wonder how many canyon creek anschutz sell a year? 4-5k
looking at the vudoo and rimx options as well they sell a ton of those things for a different segment of the market. surely guys will to pay 2 to 3k for a nice 22 i think you could have a pretty good piece of wood on that if you consider a current remington 700 is 7-800 bucks quadruple that price should be a nice rifle, no?
the other thing is resale on these real high end, and i cant help but think about that... even if not planning to sell. used coopers hover around 2k (and i mean ones that actually sell, not what somebody has posted) and are 4k and up new right? not a solid investment...

 

The magazine holds 5 per the add specs. As I recall the 504 mags hold 6. Nice rifle.

 

Tang certainly looks like Rem 40X as well as the safety. Cocking piece is Remington like in design and the flutes look classy. However, for the starting $6K asking price, the cheek piece should be beaded as well (though it may be optional). Remington Custom Shop did the same plain look on the cheek pieces on the 504C (Custom Shop) and the 547. Not sure if Custom shop offers a beaded cheek on the 547 as an option. My opinion and for the $$$ the bead should be standard. It just adds credence & class.

 

I have never liked color case hardening and don't care for the light wood. All around, no go for me, but I couldn't afford it anyway so I guess it makes no difference.