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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Antlershed on May 25, 2008, 10:51:41 PM

Title: Nikko Rifles?
Post by: Antlershed on May 25, 2008, 10:51:41 PM: I was bored today so I started looking through my dad's gun safe because I was curious as to the brand/model of his .30-06. The only names I saw on it was Nikko Golden Eagle. Can't find much about it online, so I was wondering if anybody had the story on this brand. I know my dad bought the rifle when he was in college so it is an older rifle.
Title: Re: Nikko Rifles?
Post by: actionshooter on May 25, 2008, 11:17:55 PM: I'm going off of memory here but they were made in Japan by the same company who outsouced the Winchesters that were made in Japan (basically Winchesters that were made in Japan were made by Nikko).
They are supposed to be good quality and I know they built some good quality over/unders. They are out of business (I believe) and I have heard parts are hard to come by.
Hope this helps
Steve
Title: Re: Nikko Rifles?
Post by: Antlershed on May 26, 2008, 03:09:24 PM: Cool, thanks. I figured they were maybe made by somebody else. It does look a lot like a Winchester, and it was made in japan.
Title: Re: Nikko Rifles?
Post by: mossback91 on May 26, 2008, 07:30:04 PM: Here is some ingfo from a post I pulled froma nother forum

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Here's random info that I've been able to scrounge up:
-Nikko Firearms Co. Ltd. Located in Tochgi Japan
-Bluebook of Gun Values 27th Edition lists some interesting background
and location info but not much other manufaturing info other than that
they also produced a line of bolt action rifles for Winchester.
-Reportedly built rifles to Weatherby QC standards and construction.
-I've actually found a few websites that sell Nikko Golden Eagle parts:
-Numrich Gun Parts corp sells a decent list--I don't really know when
to expect them to re-up their stock though.
-http://rifle-stocks.com/actions_available.htm -- Has the ability to
produce VERY beautiful, straight from the factory drawing spec,
replacement stocks; in varios grades of finish.
I haven't been able to check it out but a collectos's association know as GOLDEN EAGLE COLLECTOR'S ASSOCIATION --11144 SLATE CREEK RD, GRASS VALLEY, CA 95945-- is credited as being the foremost experts and historians for the Nikko Firearms Co.
Title: Re: Nikko Rifles?
Post by: Antlershed on May 26, 2008, 10:21:38 PM: Cool, thanks.