Sako 85, rail, and ejection issues - feedback sought

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The 85 has a well documented issue with shell ejection hitting scope turrets on longer action. I was wondering if anyone had used a rail such as the Near Manufacturing rail to mount their scope and whether the ability to move your scope forward and backward on the rail allowed you to "fine tune" your scope location to avoid this problem.

Any feedback from those who have tried this or knowledgeable folks who could offer an educated opinion on it would be appreciated.
 
It is kind of an interesting problem, since I always thought it was because of the fixed ejector at six o'clock with the Sako 85 action, however the same problems have been reported with the Sako A7 action and other rifles such as the Remington 700 action which have been converted to use Sako type extractors and have ejectors in the bolt face. The reason is because the Sako type extractor causes the case to be ejected at a higher angle. It is interesting that the problem does not seem to happen with Tikka's which maybe because the action is not as open.
 
Had a Sako A7 22-250 and ejected brass hit my scope....returned the rifle. I was lucky and the dealer accepted the return, some wont allow it. Id stay clear of any Sakos till fix this problem, its just too much money to spend knowing you might get a gun with issue.
 
buckchaser said:
The 85 has a well documented issue with shell ejection hitting scope turrets on longer action. I was wondering if anyone had used a rail such as the Near Manufacturing rail to mount their scope and whether the ability to move your scope forward and backward on the rail allowed you to "fine tune" your scope location to avoid this problem.

Any feedback from those who have tried this or knowledgeable folks who could offer an educated opinion on it would be appreciated.
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Some reading ....... http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...d-Luck-and-Customer-Service?highlight=Sako+85
 
ruger22 said:
My sako 75 in 300 wsm has not given me issues, yet.
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My 75 300 WSM hasn't either, I am building a 7 WSM on a 75 action, have tried several blank rounds and haven't had any issues. I have several Sako's and have never had an issue with any of them. I think it only happens with a certain scope height + scope caps being larger or longer than normal. Just the right combination and the brass hits. Luckily I have never had an issue.
 
You have no idea what you talking about if you compering Tikka and Sako extractors.
rhino62 said:
It is kind of an interesting problem, since I always thought it was because of the fixed ejector at six o'clock with the Sako 85 action, however the same problems have been reported with the Sako A7 action and other rifles such as the Remington 700 action which have been converted to use Sako type extractors and have ejectors in the bolt face. The reason is because the Sako type extractor causes the case to be ejected at a higher angle. It is interesting that the problem does not seem to happen with Tikka's which maybe because the action is not as open.
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I think scope selection is the issue. It's not just a sako 85 that has that issue obviously. If you put a scope with a larger windage knob on, than this can happen on any rifle. My sako has a bushnell elite 6500 on it, which has a fairly large windage turret. The empty would hit it, and fall back into the reciever. That was with medium rings. I got high rings which fit my eyes better and I never ever had the issue again. Rather than sending a $1800 rifle back for this I would be trying higher rings. Who knows, maybe theyll end up fitting your eyes better.
 
Stanley91 said:
I think scope selection is the issue. It's not just a sako 85 that has that issue obviously. If you put a scope with a larger windage knob on, than this can happen on any rifle. My sako has a bushnell elite 6500 on it, which has a fairly large windage turret. The empty would hit it, and fall back into the reciever. That was with medium rings. I got high rings which fit my eyes better and I never ever had the issue again. Rather than sending a $1800 rifle back for this I would be trying higher rings. Who knows, maybe theyll end up fitting your eyes better.
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for that kind of rifle price you may ask for a custom side mount ....lol ...
 
Stanley91 said:
I think scope selection is the issue. It's not just a sako 85 that has that issue obviously. If you put a scope with a larger windage knob on, than this can happen on any rifle. My sako has a bushnell elite 6500 on it, which has a fairly large windage turret. The empty would hit it, and fall back into the reciever. That was with medium rings. I got high rings which fit my eyes better and I never ever had the issue again. Rather than sending a $1800 rifle back for this I would be trying higher rings. Who knows, maybe theyll end up fitting your eyes better.
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Its 100% the rifles fault..there are no other rifles out there that you can only mount a scope with low profile turrets on extra high rings. If your spending $1800 on a rifle....it better be functioning at 110% or the company better make it right for you not tell you to buy extra high rings and move your scope around.....thats ridiculous. People say Savage are junk.
 
scott_r said:
Its 100% the rifles fault..there are no other rifles out there that you can only mount a scope with low profile turrets on extra high rings. If your spending $1800 on a rifle....it better be functioning at 110% or the company better make it right for you not tell you to buy extra high rings and move your scope around.....thats ridiculous. People say Savage are junk.
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For the record high rings fix the problem, not extra high rings. I also know 2 people with matching Sendero 300RUM's that had to use high rings because of the same issue. One scope was a Leupold of some sort, the other a nightforce. I'm not saying it's 100% guaranteed that high rings fix it but it fixed mine and I had no issues since. I also feel like maybe a picatinny rail so you could move the scope back or ahead would be nice. With the bases the way they are on mine there's absolutely no room to slide the scope ahead or back and it puts the turret right in the center of where the cartridge comes out. It could easily be a sako problem that they need to address though. I just got a custom rifle built in Tennessee chambered in a 7.82 warbird (cartridge is considerably larger than the 300win mag that the sako is chambered in), and the cartridge has no problem coming out without touching the turret even with medium rings. And we all know how massive the nightforce turrets are lol all im saying is trying high rings doesn't hurt. Most gun dealers you could probably bring in your rifle and scope and set it on some high rings to test it out.
 
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