hotsoup,
You will have to sort through the features of each of your choices and decide which rifle pleases you. As for myself I have a Sako (L61R), a battery of M70's and other makes.
I will take the M70 design over the Sako anyday. The M70 safety is three position and it even locks the firing pin. The Sako safety, as I understand it, is only two positions. This is unacceptable to me.
I like the control round feed of the M70 and the Sako is not CRF according to this report.
Sako 85 not even CRF! "...As I see it, the extractor isn’t wide enough to engage case rims without gravity assist and, unlike the big Mauser 98 and Winchester M70 claw extractors, doesn’t grasp the cartridge rim securely enough for true controlled-round feeding. "
Since you have not mentioned the caliber that you would choose nor the way that the rifle would be used there are other factors that come into play. Overall I would buy the rifle made in the USA first.
