Dakota Firearms Ammunition

[Fastrig]

Looking at a Dakota Firearms rifle and see they have their own chamberings and associated ammo all based off the 404 Jeffery case. Anyone have experience with these rounds, especially the 300 and 404 Dakota rounds?

 

[postoak]

I stumbled across them while searching to see if there was an improved version of the .404 Jeffery.

 

[postoak]

Here's a photo of the cartridges:

http://www.ammo-one.com/Dakota.html

 

[postoak]

7mm Dakota - 140 grains at 3400 fps
.300 Dakota - 180 grains at 3100 fps
.330 Dakota - 250 grains at 2900 fps
.375 Dakota - 300 grains at 2600 fps
.404 Dakota - 400 grains at 2411 fps
.450 Dakota - 500 grains at 2450 fps

All fitting in a standard long-action rifle. A man could be worse equipped.

 

[Fastrig]

7mm Dakota - 140 grains at 3400 fps
.300 Dakota - 180 grains at 3100 fps
.330 Dakota - 250 grains at 2900 fps
.375 Dakota - 300 grains at 2600 fps
.404 Dakota - 400 grains at 2411 fps
.450 Dakota - 500 grains at 2450 fps

All fitting in a standard long-action rifle. A man could be worse equipped.

I read all the specs, was curious if anyone owns rifles in these chamberings and what their impressions are...especially on the 404 Dakota

 

[Luederitz]

The .300 Dakota is most likely identical to the .30 Nosler (both based on the same cartridge: .404 Jeffery).
The .404 Dakota should outperform the .416 Ruger as the case has approx. 10grs more H2O capacity.

I´m interested in the .330 and .404 Dakota, getting this calibers in Germany is not easy...
Reamers can be purchased in the US (e.g. Pacific Tool & Gauges) and RCC supplies brass.

Has anybody contacted Dakota Arms in regards of load data or a data sheet of the calibers?
They are not SAAMI listed, aren´t they?