Why is the Sako A7 not popular?

Their sales rep say so......

It's a model that will not be carried over and will be discontinued, due to poor sales

This was according to a rep, at a show I was at a few months back in Toronto

It was based on a European design, but it was not really accepted by the North American gun buyers

Don't shoot the messenger, this is all the guy would tell me
 
This is the way I look at it when I consider buying a gun like the sako A7.
Anyone that has lots of money for a gun will be willing to purchase a high end sako or other high quality firearm(insert brand here). When someone (like me) is on a more constricted budget I would rather buy a top of the line remington rather than an "economy model" sako. Now don't jump all over this because you think I'm saying the A7 is cheap. For the money I can buy a remington or a savage that has a lot more features that are appealing to me.
The tikka line also sells extremely well and if I'm not mistaken they are almost identical guns.
 
I have one, and quite like it. The finish is good and it shoots very well. It's certainly not a piece of junk. I think it is just a bit nicer than my Tikka T3's but not the original sticker nicer. I got mine at the same price as a T3 so then it was worth it. For the original sticker price of 1100ish they are not worth it.

my 2 cents,
Chad
 
I have 1000$ in my hand, am I going to buy a Model 700 CDL SF, stainless, fluted barrel nicely wrapped in a walnut stock, and also has 1 Billion aftermarket UL stocks available for it.

Or do I buy a Blued barreled, plastic stocked rifle with no aftermarket parts support?
 
archie_james_c said:
I have 1000$ in my hand, am I going to buy a Model 700 CDL SF, stainless, fluted barrel nicely wrapped in a walnut stock, and also has 1 Billion aftermarket UL stocks available for it.

Or do I buy a Blued barreled, plastic stocked rifle with no aftermarket parts support?
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generally speaking higher quality merchandise doesn't have much in the way of aftermarket products, like Tikka ,Sako, Steyr. FS
 
I'm not sure why they even introduced the A7, it would essentially cannibalize their sales if any shifts were to occur. Evidently they underestimated the demand for their Tikka's I guess in comparison to the A7.
 
It's neither a premium rifle nor an economy model. Cheaper parts and poorer quality than an 85 without the low price of a Tikka. I have owned a Sako 85 and thought it worth the price, and have shot a Tikka T3 and thought it good value for little money. The "middle model" just does not appeal to me.
 
Longwalker said:
It's neither a premium rifle nor an economy model. Cheaper parts and poorer quality than an 85 without the low price of a Tikka. I have owned a Sako 85 and thought it worth the price, and have shot a Tikka T3 and thought it good value for little money. The "middle model" just does not appeal to me.
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770$ for a blued/plastic stocked gun ain't exactly a bargain either...
 
StevieK said:
This is the way I look at it when I consider buying a gun like the sako A7.
Anyone that has lots of money for a gun will be willing to purchase a high end sako or other high quality firearm(insert brand here). When someone (like me) is on a more constricted budget I would rather buy a top of the line remington rather than an "economy model" sako. Now don't jump all over this because you think I'm saying the A7 is cheap. For the money I can buy a remington or a savage that has a lot more features that are appealing to me.
The tikka line also sells extremely well and if I'm not mistaken they are almost identical guns.
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Wtf is a 'top of the line' Remington!?
 
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