Sako 85 Carbon Light ?
- Thread starter two-dogs
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- Jameson, SK
I think PDENT (sp?) in Edmonton had some that all sold in about 4 hours....
-J.
-J.
dog gone it, I was really hoping to get back to you to say "I owe you a night on the town Bro, guzzling brews and watching rippers all on me", but I can't use it for the same reason that the seller is selling it! It's in the cartridge that I was hoping it to be in, too! I'm all shut down on that model!
yeah, I just read a thread that stated that! Surprising, with that price tag!
please say yes to my question "did you by chance happen to mount the rifle to shoot left handed?". I understand there is a right hand palm swell on these rifles. I am wondering how that feels on this model for the LH shooter. I once had a Browning Stainless Stalker 260 with that right hand palm swell, it was nfg for me, I had to trade it to my youngest son for his 260 Ruger M77 stainless/walnut. Also got the canoe paddle with it.
- Location
- Jameson, SK
There's a deadly carbon stock for sale on here, made in NZ and lighter than the McMillan. It's for a tikka.
-J.
-J.
I am not left handed, so no.
Grouse River
Expired Business Member
- Location
- Kelowna, BC
We have the Carbon Light in both .243 and 7mm-08 in stock right now with a few .308s coming down the line. As a LH shooter who has had to adapt to RH guns my whole life I know the struggle! I had a closer look at the palm swells after coming across this thread and sure enough, on the right hand side the swell is ever-so-slightly more pronounced. The rifle, however, does not feel awkward or uncomfortable when held LH. I would even go as far as to say that if you didn't know there was a difference... well, then you wouldn't know! It's a really nice unit and the soft touch carbon handles nicely.
Gerhard
Gerhard
but, but, but there is still that mountain man lop to deal with! Right? Why-O-why did they do that?
They are one of the few that makes a lop for normal people, not hobbits.
- Location
- Jameson, SK
Could do a tikka t3 lite with an aftermarket carbon stock.....
The one that I handled was priced at $3200.
- Location
- British Canuckistan
the Kimber Mountain Ascent comes in at a better price than this Sako, though fewer cartridge options.
http://store.prophetriver.com/kimber-84l-280ai-mountain-ascent-23-5/
then there is the Forbes, which comes in many options and at an even better price than the Kimber.
http://store.prophetriver.com/forbes/
and if you scrape the bottom of the barrel, so to speak, there is the Savage Lightweight Hunter which comes in both short and long actions, many caliber's and is a good 33% the price of Kimber and about half the price of the Forbes.
http://store.prophetriver.com/kimber-84l-280ai-mountain-ascent-23-5/
then there is the Forbes, which comes in many options and at an even better price than the Kimber.
http://store.prophetriver.com/forbes/
and if you scrape the bottom of the barrel, so to speak, there is the Savage Lightweight Hunter which comes in both short and long actions, many caliber's and is a good 33% the price of Kimber and about half the price of the Forbes.
but it just ain't a Sako!
- Location
- Jameson, SK
It's damn close, and you have 2100$ left for a high end acope
$3800 for an 85 wrapped in carbon fibre just isn't worth it IMO. I bought a new Tikka Compact this fall for $650 and picked up a McMillan Edge off the EE for another $600 and have a pretty sweet setup for $1250, will be adding Atlas Worx bottom metal and bolt shroud very shortly also.
All the power to the guys that spend the money for that gun but I would far sooner put something custom together. You can still get new 85's for less than $2000 if you look around, how is a carbon stock worth another $1800?
Patrick
All the power to the guys that spend the money for that gun but I would far sooner put something custom together. You can still get new 85's for less than $2000 if you look around, how is a carbon stock worth another $1800?
Patrick
