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Golden Eagle Rifles
gunluv280
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Anybody know anything about Golden Eagle rifles?? Who made them and when. Are they any good?
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This rifle was designed by Robbie Robinson, a former top distributor for Roy Weatherby. He started the design process in 1975 and went to Kanematsu-Gosgo Trading Co. in late 1975 for manufacturing through Nikko and the rifle was released for sale in 1976.
In 1977, Fredkin Enterprises bought the marketing rights from K-G and moved the U.S. operation to Houston. From that point forward until 1980, there was a total of 25,000 rifles sold. Manufacturing ceased when Nikko raised their prices to the point that the Golden Eagle would sell at a price higher than the premium priced Weatherby's.
In 1976 the Nikko Golden Eagle 7000 sold for $349.95 retail.
The interesting design features included the sculpted look to the receiver ala Sauer and a total of 5 locking lugs at the rear of the bolt, arranged in two rows, a clover leaf set of three near the bolt handle and two just forward of that row. The sixth lug was left off to accommodate the bolt stop. Poor accuracy is often attributed to this arrangement to due to bolt flexing and compression. However, one needs only to examine the accuracy of the Remington 788 to see that this can be disproved.
I think they are fine rifles and only unavailable due to the Japanese manufacturing source.
Best.
jptatum,
This is the second comment where you have questioned a statement that I've made in a post. I don't care that you question something, at all, but what you questioned is not what I stated. Please read my post again, especially the part about accuracy. If it's still not clear, please let me know and I'll re-state it. I've highlighted the sentence.
J. Patrick Tatum
J. Patrick Tatum