Sako quality - fact or fiction?

sharp shooter said:
I agree completely. This stash of excellent plus condition Sako's cost me 2500......top - L461 Vixen Varmint in .222 (tack driver) with VXIII 6.5-20, middle, AI in .222 with B&L Belvar 3-9, and the bottom is an AII with VXII 3-9. All have sako ring mounts and or Sako optilock bases and rings.

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Wow! I'm biased to Coopers but one day I hope to have a Vixen. I agree with the others here that say the used Sakos seem to be the best deal.
 
I have been looking into Cooper . Dan sold to Wilson barrels as his political views kind of hurt the company , kind of like the Dixe Chicks
Wilson supplied the barrels anyway so up and away . Ran into a sako, cooper forum and the 80 sakos are ahead
 
I have been looking into Cooper . Dan sold to Wilson barrels as his political views kind of hurt the company , kind of like the Dixe Chicks
Wilson supplied the barrels anyway so up and away . Ran into a sako, cooper forum and the 80 sakos are ahead

OH OH time for my nap
 
I have owned many Sako's over the years, from L-46 to the 85's, the A series seemed to have some of the best wood I have ever seen on a Sako Deluxe, the one pictured was an AV in 7 mag. The other pix are of my Sauer 202 Stutzen Elegance with grade 3 wood, the new full stocked Sako's with average wood are at $3000, Sauers like this at over $4000, Sako and now Cooper with their recent price increase, are having to compete with the high end Euro rifles. I own / have owned many Coopers, all great rifles, shooting and quality wise, but my last new purchase was a Sauer. Cooper will make a full stocked rifle with great wood, but long delivery and about a $5000 price tag, and with the good old average wood Sako's at $3000, the choice was easy. I will continue to buy Coopers and maybe some nice older Sako's , my longest kept, most used rifle ever, was a Garcia era L-579 in .243, but with rising prices, Sako has now entered the circle of high priced, high quality firearms, while they do make a great firearm, at $3000 they are outclassed by the competition.

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steyrman said:
, but with rising prices, Sako has now entered the circle of high priced, high quality firearms, while they do make a great firearm, at $3000 they are outclassed by the competition.
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Agreed. You used to be able to buy a new Sako AV for 1/2 to 1/3 the price of a new Steyr or Sauer.
 
Guys and Gals, just came back from ShotShow, and did not even bother to look at Sako due to no new models and there way to expensive compared to other guns you can buy in that price range? But they are not the only ones , seems everything I looked at 2 years ago has gone up almost 1/3 in this upper end product? No one seemed to be able to tell me why?
If you want a Sako, your best bet is the used market , the L series and the A series are the best on my opinion.
I would look at others European makes before buying a Sko at the price there asking for the blue/wood models?
The undelooked bolt action Company at Shot was Montana Rifle Co., have alook, you are getting a lot for your buck$$$

Cheers Lads, Dale Z!
 
Have you guys seen the beautiful selection of Sako's at Prophet River?

Look at this 7x64 "Grizzly", with a fluted barrel:
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While I have no regrets buying my Bavarian Carbine in 30-06, I would love to own one in this calibre, and Clay has two!
 
sharp shooter said:
I agree completely. This stash of excellent plus condition Sako's cost me 2500......top - L461 Vixen Varmint in .222 (tack driver) with VXIII 6.5-20, middle, AI in .222 with B&L Belvar 3-9, and the bottom is an AII with VXII 3-9. All have sako ring mounts and or Sako optilock bases and rings.

Nice rifles indeed. Only if I was right handed, so my acquisitions are 1 less then yours to date.
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The Sako synthetic is an injection moulded plastic. It will warp sometimes badly with temperature changes.
Similar stocks are what you find on Savages. The only way to stabilize the works is sanding the fore end down until the barrel is free floated in very warm and very cold conditions.
The Kimber synthetic is a foam core laid up with fiber strands. Such stocks do not warp with temperature changes and therefore give you a consistent impact point.
 
While I agree the older Sako's were better, this statement comes off a bit like saying a timex is just as good as a rolex because they both tell time.



Eagleye said:
I have owned 6 Sako rifles, and I agree the older ones [A-series] were superior by a fair margin.

However, I just sold my last Sako, and will probably not buy another.
I will build a rifle to my specs first, and for close to the same price, have exactly what I want.

Later Sako stock design seems to amplify recoil. [Tikka also]
There are many rifles that are as accurate out there, some much less expensive.

Sakos are well-built & accurate, but nothing super special, IMHO.

Regards, Dave.
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