Jack V wrote:I think if you went for a short compact smaller objective style scope it would be ok as long as you be careful not to ding up the scope objective.
Probably. I'd suggest a lot of shooters aren't going to compromise on their scope though for the sake of the rifle when their are other options.
Objective size isn't the only thing either.
In my case I have the Bushnell 4500 8-32x 40mm. It's a
long scope, nearly 46cm. Regardless of objective size it just wasn't going to work without having to remove the scope every time I wanted to change a barrel, so the Sako idea got scrapped.
I've no doubt the Sako quad is a great little rifle and we could come up with lots of scenarios where it would be fine, at the end of the day though it wasn't going to work for me and I'm sure isn't going to be an attractive prospect for a lot of shooters.
It was, in my opinion, a mistake to design it so the barrel removed upwards.