Does anyone know where to get steel magazines to replace the polymer ones? I haven't been able to find one but would drop the money in a heartbeat for one, especially in 7mm. I have considered selling the A7 for the 85 but this A7 is such a tack driver and set up so nice I do not want to take that risk.
Sako A7 magazines
- Thread starter mytiburon
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No risk in buying or trading up to a Model 85, they have an accuracy guarantee. I believe stock dimensions are the same.
They don't feed properly, when the mag is full it seems to swell the body and widen it. Now if you take an empty mag,load and shoot immediately it is ok, but if mag is left in the rifle for a while when hunting or when mag is in truck it start going "wonky" .Also feed lips seem to really bite the brass.
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I have had Parker hale, Savage Remington and Browning BLR steel mags do exactly the same thing, swell out and jam up in the gun or cause the ammo to jam up in the mag but only when loaded to max capacity. Just because a mag is made of steel doesn't mean it will necessarily work better, in fact it may be worse. I would get a replacement Sako mag and try it, or may have to load it up one shell short of max.
A friend advises all his bullets pop out of the mag when he opens the bolt.
The word he got from Stoegger Canada suggested they were manufactured 1 mm greater than tolerances.
The quick fix, with hunting season occurring was to squeeze them with pliers, and send it in after for replacement.
The word he got from Stoegger Canada suggested they were manufactured 1 mm greater than tolerances.
The quick fix, with hunting season occurring was to squeeze them with pliers, and send it in after for replacement.
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Called the importer and they are replacing it, ill let SAKO make a little tweak after all its a SAKO and imo is expected to be in a little higher class.
