stavro94 wrote:Looking into buying a 270WIN and I absolutely love the look of the Sako 85 Bavarian, my inquiry is I’ve read that there has been quite a number of people who have had ejector issues where it smacks the scopes and they have had to get the highest scope mounts to avoid this.
I want to know if this is a rare issue or if it is something that should deter me from buying this, I’m happy to spend the money for a Sako but not if it comes with an issues.
mate i recently swapped from a sako L61 finnbear in 270 for a brand new sako 85 in 270 . no ejection issues with low optilocks and a 25mm scope tube . you have to bring back the bolt at a reasonable pace for reliable ejection . on the other side , i bring the bolt back just fast enough to eject the case of the bolt back into the receiver, where i can easily pick it up to put it in my pocket . i like this feature . i pulled my new sako out of it's box , fired about 40 factory loads to run in the barrel . worked up to the load i used in my L61 which resulted in 1/2' at 100 . haven't even bothered to adjust the trigger . perfect rifle straight out of the box
you're looking at the sako barvarian on usedguns aren't you
. the only thing to consider is barvarian stocks are designed to line up the eye with factory irons . they have more drop at the shoulder end , which would nessecitate low scope mounts for a good cheek weld . i wouldn't advise extra low scope mounts as you could experience the ejection issues your worried about