Alaska Moose and Grizz

One of my 75s is getting its third barrel screwed on at the moment, and the other is just sort of leaning in the rebarrel rack until I decide its third barrel is going to be. Their quirks are well known to me. ;)
 
My one and only Yukon grizzly was shot with a .338 Win Mag and Hornady 225gr handloads......the old style red box before they became the core separating varmint bullets we have today.[A 15.5 year old sow with cavity filled molars]Harold
 
I don't want to argue. But I have read the 85's with ejection problems are remedied with a stronger extractor spring (sourced from gretan). But as I mentioned I have never heard of a 75 with issues until your post. It doesn't help that many guys can't tell the difference between the 75 and 85 models. But I'm not here to try and convince you of anything. You have your opinion and I have mine. The problem with "Google" is if you search any make, model and issue you will get results. I prefer first hand experience not Google results. Google Winchester extraction/ejection problems, or Remington or whatever brand floats your boat. If I remember right you're a big fan of kimber even though the Internet is packed full of problems they suffer including its own category of accuracy issues.

I simply mentioned my findings and views on the 75 - take it or leave it, makes no difference to me whatsoever.
 
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It is, in my opinion, a shame that Sako saw it necessary to completely redesign it's action after the A V. Their previous actions were outstanding and had zero problems that I am aware of. I have owned and worked on many of the previous series of actions and found them to be simple and trouble free and very easy to work on. They are also very simple to lengthen to have a 4" throw and magazine, I loved this.........The other upside was that their magazines held 4 belted cartridges under unlike the 3 that most current actions hold. There is very little I like about their new actions or styling, a definite downgrade as far as I'm concerned.
 
Follow the money. It's always the same deal, Doug.

Bean counters insisting that production costs must be reduced, so that profits can be increased. Inevitably, this becomes the lament of those who care about performance and quality. Even your SAKO AVs are a step down from the L61R.

Who would have ever thought that a rifle that retails for well over double the average working man's weekly salary would fail to feed or extract properly? The Mauser brothers, John Moses Browning, John Garand, August Pachmayr, and many others would be laughing at such attempt to persuade the public.

Oh well, at least we can still find them used, and even those that are abused, still working. :)

Ted
 
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c-fbmi said:
It is, in my opinion, a shame that Sako saw it necessary to completely redesign it's action after the A V. Their previous actions were outstanding and had zero problems that I am aware of. I have owned and worked on many of the previous series of actions and found them to be simple and trouble free and very easy to work on. They are also very simple to lengthen to have a 4" throw and magazine, I loved this.........The other upside was that their magazines held 4 belted cartridges under unlike the 3 that most current actions hold. There is very little I like about their new actions or styling, a definite downgrade as far as I'm concerned.
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My 85 Kodiak in 375 H&H holds 4 in the mag and my 75 in 257 Wby holds 4 in the mag. And some, like myself, prefer stainless guns, so older Sako's are out.

Some people think all old guns are better, some think all new guns are better. Neither is correct.
 
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And some, like myself, prefer stainless guns, so older Sako's are out.
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I too am a stainless guy on my main hunting rifles, but I also like the addition of a 3rd locking lug = shorter bolt throw+cleaner bolt, second lug on the shroud vs single lug of the earlier models, much easier to service firing pin assembly, better trigger, detachable bottom metal, cleaner and stronger bolt stop. I like the earlier "A" series aswell but personally like the 75's the most. To each their own.

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In the end unless you're spending five figures, nothing is perfect. There's a wonderful array of good enough out there though.
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I agree with the second sentence, but I'm not sure even 5 figures buys perfection.
 
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