having said that i have my eye on a L61 270 in good nick but has mild throat erosion
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any experiences or opinions on sako 85's ?
i'm torn between walnut/blue and stainless/laminate . opinions ?
thanks in advance, cheers
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Wm.Traynor wrote:No recent experience bigrich but I'm sorry to have sold mine.
SCJ429 wrote:Sako 85 usually shoot very well, they have a complicated recoil lug and those tapered scope mounts. I have never seen one that wouldn't shoot. The two at my place are pretty awesome.
But like you I like the idea of getting an older rifle and stick a new barrel on it. Most of my rifles are more than 20 years old, and some a lot older than that.
Wm.Traynor wrote:What a coincidence! I have ended up with a M70 in 30/06 after dallying with a Titanium Remington in 308.
But I Digress.
The 75 had a synthetic stock which could be taken off and washed after it was used as a crutch in an NT swamp. It was obvious that the barrel was not centred in the fore end channel but that was rectified, the action bedded and the rifle test fired at 300 yards. I recall writing in a Hunting Club report that the three shot group was "closer to an inch and a half than it was to two". To put it another way, with a group like that, I wasn't going to get fussy about measurementsIt was a very smooth rifle to cycle and could be held on the shoulder with ease, while emptying the magazine at a mob of pigs. It held five rounds and extras could be stuffed in through the generous ejection port if necessary when in a hurry, otherwise you could detach the mag and fill it at leisure.
Funny you are dissatisfied with your CRF, M70. Mine is too, BTW. It is as slick as can be, to cock with the forefinger, flick back the bolt likewise and slam home the bolt with the thumb. H O W E V E R, I have never tried it with a loaded mag, as one does when hunting and I have never hunted with it. In 2015 I was assailed by a multitude of ailments and have been pretty useless ever since, so this rifle has never been really tested, now that I come to think on it And thank you for reminding meI have only tried starting loads with two varieties of 168 grain bullets and they fed ok. The last 3 shotter went under 1 moa. Oh, BTW, I had to bed this one too.
The Sako was a lovely gun but like all things, you pays your money and you takes your chances.
Good Luck mate
JimTom wrote:Mate I only have the one Sako, and it’s a A7 rough tech pro so basically the entry level rifle. Although all my other rifles are accurate, the Sako is just next level. By far my favourite rifle, and not the most expensive. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy an 85 mate, however I haven’t had the project rifle build experience as you have so prob a bit hard for me to compare.
Oldbloke wrote:Tikka?
Oldbloke wrote:Sorry BR. Thought it was obvious. They come out same factory as Sako. Bit cheaper too, perhaps worth considering.
Oldbloke wrote:Ah, I missed that post. Good luck with the sako. They are nice.
I'd be too scared to use it for fear of scratching it. Lol.
Hope u had a great Xmas. And have a good new years.
Let's hope 21 is better than 20.
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:Sounds like a great idea. Dont have to justify that decision on here nobody in their right mind would say that buying a sako 85 is a bad idea great rifles one that you won't regret.
AZZA'S HJ47 wrote:I was recently playing with the idea of a sako 85 in 223 for plinking/hunting purposes I cheaped out and went the tikka option. For a scrub gun always trade up to the 85 when funds permits. (Renting two houses kinda killed the funds)
Don't know if you have a 85 in any calibre but will surely be a rifle that will be the goods.