New Sako A7 Rifle

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Anyone see pics of this rifle yet? On AO forum, Sheephunter posted the media release about the new Sako rifle but I cant find a pic.

Here is a link to the press release on Beretta USA website about the new Sako A7 rifle.

http://www.berettausa.com/media/media_press_releases.htm

Personally I prefer the model 75 stock over the 85 anyday. If I wanted another stock to look like the model 85 one, I'd buy another Tikka T3 in the LS model.
 
The funny thing is , if the SAKO company made a straight sporting Mauser(with NO short-cuts) actioned rifle they would not be able to keep up to demand.
 
Anyone know if this rifle will be available in Canada? Stoegers gets its guns directly from Italy and if this is like the Beretta 3901 then it won't be on our shelves.

But if it does get here it will be worth a look. I like my Sako 75 until I pick it up and have to carry it. For a .270 it's a heavy rifle.
 
I have just finished perusing the specifications of the firearm and to be frank I would not take one as a gift.
It looks seriously like this is to be SAKO's new sh!tty line made to appeal to the non-discerning.
 
J Stuart said:
I have just finished perusing the specifications of the firearm and to be frank I would not take one as a gift.
It looks seriously like this is to be SAKO's new sh!tty line made to appeal to the non-discerning.
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That may well be, but they're guaranteeing 5 shot groups sub-MOA. Try that with most Remingtons, Savages, W'by.......etc.
 
now that should really be called the Tikka T4.......that's not a Sako........
My...how the mighty have fallen,...and right on thier heads.....

and it should be illegal to say "match grade" and "hammer forged" in the same sentence.....
 
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J Stuart said:
I have just finished perusing the specifications of the firearm and to be frank I would not take one as a gift.
It looks seriously like this is to be SAKO's new sh!tty line made to appeal to the non-discerning.
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Despite my earlier post having seen the website I agree. It looks like the bastard offspring of a Tikka T3 and Sako 85.
 
The action is now open top, and has rubber grips on the stock, but other than that its a T3. Still has the plastic triggerguard and bolt shroud. This is why they're dropping the prices on the T3's, as the A7 will be the replacement. If you ever need parts for a T3, good luck now.
 
I still cant get the link to see the rifle to work.

For as everyone says it looks like a Tikka, thats what happens when the Amercian company buys out a foreign firm - make it their own, get rid of all the good things and make it cheaper. Maybe they should be made in China or India. I still dont like the the new model 85 stocks over the model 75.
 
sbtennex said:
That may well be, but they're guaranteeing 5 shot groups sub-MOA. Try that with most Remingtons, Savages, W'by.......etc.
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if that is the criteria for exellence then a $300 Stevens will fit the bill .
more often then not it is the rifleman that misses and not the rifle.
accuracy is but one component of a good hunting rifle.
 
Mighty Peace said:
For as everyone says it looks like a Tikka, thats what happens when the Amercian company buys out a foreign firm - make it their own, get rid of all the good things and make it cheaper.
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Italian company actually but the point is still valid. They are cutting corners to satisfy the American market.
 
dan belisle said:
Yes, Berretta is the mother company, and we all know what cheap crap they build. - dan:D
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The build at least one piece of cheap crap. ;)

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=212805

But since taking over Sako/Tikka I don't think the products are as nice. My pre-Beretta Model 75 is much nicer than the one that came after. The very respectable Tikka 595/695 have been replaced by the T3.

Although not the worst offender Beretta has over the years found corners to cut. If you compare the DT10 with the ASE90, the current 682E compared to the older 682s particularly the Gold, and the 391 series with the earlier 390 it's not hard to note where they discovered "economies."
 
'The beginning of a new era. An icon that marks an evolution in the way we think about the modern hunting rifle. The bridge that joins Sako's legendary tradition of accuracy with today's American hunter.'

the equivalent of a bridge made of plastic and built by Mexicans. joy.
 
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