I have had 2 LH Dakota's. I was disappointed in the accuracy of both rifles. They were beautiful pieces of craftsmanship. And theyhandled and functioned like a dream. They are truly a fine firearm. But even when they first startd building their rifles their motto was fit and "utmost function", with accuracycoming in third. IMO the Cooper's definitely outshoot the Dakota's. I remember the first one I bought was $1500. That was in 1991(maybe 1992). I bought it from a dedicated Dakota dealer in Nashville, TN. I am very happy with the appreciation of the rifle, but I believe they are very overpriced, just like the Nosler.

You can have an unbelievably beautiful custom built for the cost of a Dakota. But I will admit that the Dakota will definitely have a better resale value over the custom. If you build a custom you better buy exactly what you want, a custom is very hard to sell. Tom.