Like I said before, not being an advocate for Sako, but everything is above board to the letter on the process to send your rifle in for service work. You are either in warranty or not. You either agreed to service work or not.
Tell us the year of manufacture of your Sako and your reasoning you believe it should be covered under warranty. Maybe we can offer you some suggestions to overturn Sako's decision that your rifle is not covered.
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Tell us how you think you are being shafted by the service center. Maybe we can offer you some suggestions to help you work this issue out with the smith. They clearly state the waiving of the evaluation fee if you authorize the recommended out of warranty repairs. All of this is up front information that was not hidden.
Let us know if you are trying to make the best of the situation or if you are just venting.
Good Luck:)
Did I mention they have really smooth actions?
