Sako M995 or Sako 75?

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I am a Sako fan and currently have a TRG-S (M995) in 7mm Rem. Mag. and an AV Deluxe in .338 Win. Mag., I am finalizing a deal on an L579 Forester.

My first rifle was the TRG-S. I love that gun; although it is ugly (IMHO), it just feels right, and has never let me down. I bought the .338 because it is beautiful, was an excellent deal, and a 250 grain .338 bullet for CPX3 game delivers dramatic performance compared to the already excellent performance of a 175 grain 7mm.

I am buying the L579 so that my kids can hunt with me and as the basis of a future restoration project. Although funds are scarce, I am now planning my next purchase, probably a new 75 Finnlight.

My questions to all of you is:

What is the appreciable difference between the M995 action and the 75?

I have read that the M995 is highly regarded as an extremely strong and accurate action. Sako's are generally excellent rifles, so how does the 75 stack-up?
 
I believe the receivers are completely different. The M995 is a two lug design while the 75 is a 3 lug design. And that's all I've got to say about that. :)
 
Well you may be correct in stating that they are very different actions, I don't know. I haven't looked at the 75 in great detail and there aren't a great many examples around my part of the country to compare to my 7mm. In fact what I am looking for is a comparison of the two. Relative strengths and weaknesses etc..
 
I thought the TGR was the older Pre-75 style action. I know they existed before the 75 was introduced.
 
As far as I know all civilian Sako centerfire rifles (excluding the lever action they produced for a while) have been equipped with 2 opposing locking lugs ... until the M995 and TRG rifles were released. A few (several?) years after these two rifles were sold... the model 75 (also with 3 locking lugs) was released and now there are no more 2 locking lug centerfire Sako's in production (AFAIK).

Some long range target shooters feel a 3 or 4 lug design is better (if properly manufactured) for their game (particularly when using commercial, issued at the match, ammo) ... on the other hand most benchrest shooters stick with a 2 lug design for their game (although most do not shoot commercial ammo).

The Sako people in Toronto were pretty enthusiastic when the model 75 was about to be released -- they had been advised by the factory that it was a pretty special item as far as out of the box accuracy was concerned. I think your M995 was essentially a test bed for some design and production approaches that lead to the introduction of the model 75. The bolt shroud is a litttle different - your M995 has a cocking indicator I recall protruding from the centre of the bolt shroud...I believe the M75 has a small "tail" that protrudes from below the shroud. Same scope ring dovetails used for many years on Sako's. And I believe a different trigger group.

I have owned and shot many Sako's - all of the 2 lug design - and they have been very good performers. Their worst performance is about average for some other makes .. so they are a good bet always.

I have never owned or shot a Model 75 (or any other 3 lug Sako for that matter) but if money were no object I would grab a model 75 (blued steel & walnut eg NO Plastic) in 7/08 for deer; maybe a 338W for everything bigger in N. America. They have always been a good performer and keep their values well. AP
 
Generally I'd agree with AP about the blued/walnut combo (Deluxe), but I plan on using this next rifle as my main hunting companion so it will spend most of its time in adverse conditions. Stainless and synthetic are the only way to go up here.

75 Finnlight. I don't need it, I can't afford it, but I will probably own one soon.
 
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