Sako A7 - first look
- Thread starter popcan
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- Location
- Dah Soo,ON
Stooop it, we all know your a vintage biggot.
Who me? Naww. It's just a quality vs quantity thing
- Location
- Dah Soo,ON
Who me? Naww. It's just a quality vs quantity thing
Yah, even my Model 85 doesn't hold a candle to those old ones. But it's new and cool so that makes it better
- Location
- Dah Soo,ON
I'd shoot your 338F. I looooove Laminates! Trade you an VERY experienced 300 WBY for it
Experienced like a 55 year old cougar?
Pathfinder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northeast Ontario
Bugs you and makes me want to vomit
. I owned one for a short time a few years back.I like my old AV but something nice and light would be just the ticket.
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Experienced like a 55 year old cougar?
Yeah it would be pushing that now. It has a brake on it since I'm such a sissy
Bugs you and makes me want to vomit
I like the my old AV but something nice and light would be just the ticket.
I'll let you know what I think of my neighbors.
- Location
- Dah Soo,ON
Yeah it would be pushing that now. It has a brake on it since I'm such a sissy
You can't hold it far enough away from your face with those big lanky garbage scoopin arms?
i kid...
Pathfinder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northeast Ontario
Cant make up my mind..... 270, 308 or 7mm-08 . I wonder if the short actions are much lighter . I like .270 but cant find a stainless one.
I already have some thumpers for big game so this would be the ideal lightweight deer rifle. May pass it on to my wife If she ever gets into hunting . 7mm-08 is the only one Im not setup to reload for but its intriguing all the same.
I already have some thumpers for big game so this would be the ideal lightweight deer rifle. May pass it on to my wife If she ever gets into hunting . 7mm-08 is the only one Im not setup to reload for but its intriguing all the same.
You can't hold it far enough away from your face with those big lanky garbage scoopin arms?
It must be that double radius case
Ive had an A7 for several months now, in 30-06.....
At 300 yds I am within 3 inches (likely my shooting)
At 100yds I am sub moa with 180g Nosler Partitions factory.
And please, if those Tik's are still around for $599 I will take 7 of them in 30-06 , 270, 300 win. Thanks. Just let me know where to send the cert cheque
At 300 yds I am within 3 inches (likely my shooting)
At 100yds I am sub moa with 180g Nosler Partitions factory.
And please, if those Tik's are still around for $599 I will take 7 of them in 30-06 , 270, 300 win. Thanks. Just let me know where to send the cert cheque
Pathfinder
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northeast Ontario
First time out with my A7 today. (270 win.) (100 yard tests)
Still some development to be done, The two first shots on the right were 58 grains of H4831 behind a 130 Nosler BT, the next shot over is 59 grains. (I should of brought my notes to the range with me). Its funny how it works out, I thought I would get better groups at higher pressure and for this gun its the other way around. I dont' mind one bit, If I want to go faster Ive got other rifles in the safe that will do so by a fair margin.
58 gr. gives 3000 fps which is good enought for me so Ill work around here. I noticed the pressure signs around 3120 fps and pulled the rest of my loads.
Next week Id like to get some good 5 shot groups.....see if Sako holds up to their accuracy promise....so far so good.
Still some development to be done, The two first shots on the right were 58 grains of H4831 behind a 130 Nosler BT, the next shot over is 59 grains. (I should of brought my notes to the range with me). Its funny how it works out, I thought I would get better groups at higher pressure and for this gun its the other way around. I dont' mind one bit, If I want to go faster Ive got other rifles in the safe that will do so by a fair margin.
58 gr. gives 3000 fps which is good enought for me so Ill work around here. I noticed the pressure signs around 3120 fps and pulled the rest of my loads.
Next week Id like to get some good 5 shot groups.....see if Sako holds up to their accuracy promise....so far so good.
