Sako

Has anyone own or ever shot an Sako rifle? I am thinking about getting a Sako 85 Bavarian for my next deer rifle. Just wondered if they were worth the high price.

They say opinions are like rear holes every one has one. Sako makes first rate stuff. I have owned a couple Sako rifles they were very high quality. better than Remington some would say hands down personally for me its hard to beat the 700 action. My Mosin Nagant is a sako it is high quality for what it is. Lets just say you cant go wrong with a Sako but I dont know if I was as proud of mine as Sako was LOL

I have a tikka t3 in 270 it's the entry level model. It works better and smoother then my rem 700. No offence RemMan 700 I'm sure your very smooth. : But if the Sako is better then the Tikka you will be happy

My buddy has a sako 30-06 and I have fired a few times.... but really I could not tell much of a difference between that and my HOWA 1500 in 30-06, and the howa is less expensive.. but the important thing is how it feels to you....

Dads sako 579 in243win with the bull bbl holds half inch groups at 150yrd with winchester white box crap ammo and an old loopy... haven't fired any newer sakos

my neighbor has a tika t3 and loves it. i am saving my pennies to buy a Sako

My father has a 222rem CMC Mountaineer/Howa and my uncle has a Sako vixen 222rem . Strange thin about these rifles is that one cost $700 and one cost $1200 and to look at there is 5/8 of fark all difference in the two to the point that even the bolts are interchangeable.
So if you want to spend the extra and get bugger all more than the hot little Remington 700 you have go for it but I have seen it and would be keeping the bloody thing.

mrmat4570 wrote:My father has a 222rem CMC Mountaineer/Howa and my uncle has a Sako vixen 222rem . Strange thin about these rifles is that one cost $700 and one cost $1200 and to look at there is 5/8 of fark all difference in the two to the point that even the bolts are interchangeable.
So if you want to spend the extra and get bugger all more than the hot little Remington 700 you have go for it but I have seen it and would be keeping the bloody thing.

LOL...

i think he said the howa and sako are the same as he can tell... lost the translation when the rem700 came in though LOL

Love ya mat!

YEP WHAT SHE SAID

Well did you get it??????????

No it will be a while before I get one. I am going to have to look into this deal of it being the same rifle as the Howa. I do know that the Weatherby Vanguard and the Howa 1500 are the same rifle.

I did not know that are the howas exactly the same as the weatherby??

dartfreak75 wrote:I did not know that are the howas exactly the same as the weatherby??

Yep.. same thing as the Vanguard.

FYI: I've heard that Weatherby's, especially the Vanguard, have very long throats, even worse than Remington.