tell me about Sako rifles

Talley mounts ie. Bases and rings for Sako dovetails have worked well for me and are nice slim low profile if looking for other options
 
G.E.FLACH said:
I don't agree and here is why .The dove tails tapper allows for windage changes as it moves up and down the dovetail ,simple trigonometry.The optilock is an adaptation to circumvent the windage issue caused by larger heavy scopes wanting to move up the dovetail under inertia .Hence the large monolithic block of steel with a stop to prevent movement.Its an adaptation to the problematic tapper .The old rings that used to mount right on the dove tail had windage adjustment to compensate but they were ugly and bulkey too.If the dovetail was just straight with an abutment there would be no windage issues.The tapper offers no merits over a straight dovetail only problems .
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Good info.
 
I'm a big Sako fan. Not so much the newer ones as I think the quality is dropping off, but dangle a well looked after 75 in front of me and I'll probably buy it! I've had a few - .223, .22-250, 6.5x55, 7STW, currently having a .35 Whelen built on a 75 action.

There are lots of things to like. The double stack metal magazine is well thought out. You can drop it and load or top load like a floor plate rifle. It has good capacity. 6, 5 or 4 rounds depending on calibre and is flush fitting. The stocks seem pretty rigid and fit me well. The action is smooth, strong and well made as well as coming in a size to fit the cartridge of choice. The safety is simple, either on or off but there's a button to press if you want to open the bolt with the safety on. And I've never had one that didn't shoot better than I can. 1/2" groups at 100 yards have been easy to achieve with home loads in all four of the ones I've had.

Down side is they are a bit heavy compared to some. That's no big deal really. As far as the ejection issues, I've never experienced it but it could be a thing with the 85's. Likewise with the tapered dovetails, I've never had the mounts shift. I generally use the Optilock base and ring system.
 
I like the old Sako's and Belgium Browning's. You can't beat the old workmanship that went into building them
There was a time, when people started buying semi auto sporting rifles, that people couldn't wait to get rid of their Sako and Browning Bolt action rifles for very reasonable prices
Especially in Washington State, cost money to bring them into Canada, but it was well worth it.
 
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