Sako finnfire ii pros n cons

Have a look at Rimfire Central for some reviews. In essence it is a fixed barrel Sako Quad. It does not have the original action of the Finnfire.
 
Jabotinsky said:
Have a look at Rimfire Central for some reviews. In essence it is a fixed barrel Sako Quad. It does not have the original action of the Finnfire.
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Oh I tought it was the same action, well basically the same rifle as the original Finnfire but with a sporter stock.

That change everything... :eek:
 
As far as I know the action is the Quad action , all they do is when they put the barrel in , they lock tight or epoxy the barrel change allen head bolt in place , and use a steel handle instead of the plastic Quad handle .
 
I have one it shoots great.
No feeding issues but they are known mine included for extraction issues.
I have fixed mine and it works every time now but you should not have to fiddle with a gun of that price.
The quads have the same action and fault.
 
In the days and weeks to come I will be able to form a firsthand impression of a Finnfire II. I just bought one in .17 HMR. I hope to take it to the range in the next day or so.
 
Please let us know how you get on with it. It's a shame we can't get Weihrauch HW60J in Canada. Very popular in Europe and built like a tank and shoots like a laser.

grauhanen said:
In the days and weeks to come I will be able to form a firsthand impression of a Finnfire II. I just bought one in .17 HMR. I hope to take it to the range in the next day or so.
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Before shooting the rifle, I lowered the trigger pull from its factory four pounds down to two pounds, which is as low as it can go with the factory trigger spring. The action is very solid and smooth. I'm thinking that it is better than a Anschutz 64 action, but not quite equal to the venerable 54 action. I shot the rifle this morning and am impressed. It shoots very nicely and very well. I only had two different types of 17 HMR ammo with me and still have testing to do. The trigger spring can be easily changed to a lighter one. In fact, when I returned home from the rifle range, I had a package from Yodave waiting for me in my mailbox. I changed the spring and it is now as low as 1 lb 5 oz. I was hoping it would be even lower. We'll see how it turns out.
 
grauhanen said:
Before shooting the rifle, I lowered the trigger pull from its factory four pounds down to two pounds, which is as low as it can go with the factory trigger spring. The action is very solid and smooth. I'm thinking that it is better than a Anschutz 64 action, but not quite equal to the venerable 54 action. I shot the rifle this morning and am impressed. It shoots very nicely and very well. I only had two different types of 17 HMR ammo with me and still have testing to do. The trigger spring can be easily changed to a lighter one. In fact, when I returned home from the rifle range, I had a package from Yodave waiting for me in my mailbox. I changed the spring and it is now as low as 1 lb 5 oz. I was hoping it would be even lower. We'll see how it turns out.
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I'm surprised you weren't able to adjust the trigger below 2# without swapping springs.
All the P94 and P04 rifles I've owned would comfortably adjust to the sub 1.5# range .
What sort of groups were you able to wring out of it so far?
My Quad Range hasnt really produced anything noteworthy. The better groups measured 3/4" - 7/8" at 100yds. OK but not great. I think it's the ammo more than the gun. In fact I think recent production 17hmr ammunition of all makes has been poor. If you find something that really shoots I suggest buying a bunch of that particular lot.
 
marcoman said:
I'm surprised you weren't able to adjust the trigger below 2# without swapping springs.
All the P94 and P04 rifles I've owned would comfortably adjust to the sub 1.5# range .
What sort of groups were you able to wring out of it so far?
My Quad Range hasnt really produced anything noteworthy. The better groups measured 3/4" - 7/8" at 100yds. OK but not great. I think it's the ammo more than the gun. In fact I think recent production 17hmr ammunition of all makes has been poor. If you find something that really shoots I suggest buying a bunch of that particular lot.
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The factory trigger adjustment range is 1000 - 2000 grams, or about 2 - 4 lbs. If your groups at 100 yards are 3/4" - 7/8" that's more than okay, I would think. Afterall, there isn't any match HMR ammo made, and as you say recent production may well be poor. In fact, all 17 HMR ammo is made by CCI -- same equipment, same materials etc -- except for Winchester 17 HMR, which, of course, is rarely good in anything.

I removed the Yodave spring and reinstalled it. After a series of trigger pull tests for average, the trigger pull fell to what is now just a fraction of an ounce over a pound. I can live with that. I think the lighter trigger pull will improve results at the rifle range. I want to try some 20 grain 17 HMR ammo to see if there is a noticeable difference between it and the 17 grain ammo I tried today. After I get a little more used to the rifle, I will be happy to report on the size of groups I can get.

Say, what kind of cleaning regimen is recommended for 17 HMR rifles?
 
I looked at the finnfire ii in grandforks USA last weekend. Fit n finish was good except the barrel bluing was awfully poor for a 1000$ rifle.my cz 452 is just as nice bluing wise
 
I had a look and thought the same. The blueing is no where near as good as the old P94 Finnfire. I think since Beretta purchased Sako standards have slipped somewhat.

As stated earlier shame we can't get Weihrauch rimfires in Canada.

Mike112288 said:
I looked at the finnfire ii in grandforks USA last weekend. Fit n finish was good except the barrel bluing was awfully poor for a 1000$ rifle.my cz 452 is just as nice bluing wise
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Ya I wanted to buy a sako rimfire. I should have bought that mint p94s varmint 22 when I could have!:( my cz 452 is just as nice in my opinion as the new finnfire ii. I'm a picky guy and go to big lengths to get the nicest guns I can. So no sako for me unless an old one comes along! It have never held one of those German rifles accept anschutz which I have in the 1727 pull actiOn super nice quality
 
Jabotinsky said:
I think Mike is referring to the Weihrauch I mentioned. I haven't seen any for sale in Canada. They are very popular in Europe, would love one in .22 magnum.
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Weihrauch rimfire rifles are quite rare in North America, although HW air rifles abound, including the excellent HW100 PCP. There are more Walther .22 LR in Canada than south of the border, and they can be quite exceptional rifles -- even older ones. There aren't many other German rifles that are easy to find, save, perhaps for Krico.
 
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