The Sako 85 ejector is at the 6 o'clock position. Brass pivots about the 10 o'clock position extractor on the way out. No issues with my .375 H&H Mag. Kodiak (Leupold VX-2 1-4x20mm) or .300 Win. Mag. Grey Wolf (Leupold VX-2 Ultralight 3-9x33mm). Glad because these are very fine rifles.
However, ejected brass can hit the windage turret if it's long enough causing brass not to clear the action properly.
Sako's response to this issue -
Occasionally, we receive customer complaints regarding Sako rifles ejecting spent cases that either strike the scope or strike the scope turret and fall back inside the action of the rifle. This situation is predominately caused by both the scope mounts and type of scope (particularly scopes with extended turrets) installed on the rifle. A secondary consideration is how rigorously the bolt is operated by the user.
Beretta will not consider rifles that exhibit the condition above to be a warranty issue. Provided that the rifle fully extracts and ejects the spent casing, the rifle will be considered functional and serviceable. Sako Arms cannot anticipate every possible scope mounting configuration when designing their rifles. Since the selection and installation of the scope and mounts are determined by the owner, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure that the system will not interfere with the operation of the rifle.
An extremely small number of rifles have been returned for service for this issue and our analysis has indicated that the combination of scope mounts, scope type and scope turret location in relation to the ejection path of the spent casing have been the proximate cause creating this condition. In order to alleviate this condition, we recommend that the owner try various scope mounting options to find the one that works best.
