Been on the Chuck hawks web site reading a review on the sako 85.
Whilst he does praise it in some regards, in others he is a bit critical of the "so called" control round feed and the magazine box arrangement.
Any cause for alarm??
Cheers
Gus
Sako 85's aren't really a pure CRF because a tri-lugged bolt doesn't allow for a claw extractor. The shell moving forward is retained by the extractor later in the cycle on a M-85 because the extractor has to be higher to fit between 2 of the 3 lugs. A 2-lug bolt with a claw extractor can control the round quicker out of the magazine.
All of which matters little.
Sako's feed smoother than just about any other common bolt gun save a Sauer. They also have actions properly sized to feed rounds. Note that the WSM action is wider than the normal short action for 308's and such. This is so that the fat little WSM rounds can stack better for proper smooth feeding. This probably contributes as much or more to smooth feeding as does what type of extractor you have.
Sako's are darn good rifles. Maybe they are a little boring because you just put a scope on them and go shoot good groups. No rebedding, restocking, barrel tuning, lug lapping, recrowning or other accuracy tricks we are used to doing to other rifles are necessary. If you want a lighter trigger there is one screw to turn. They just work, no muss, no fuss just great shooting rifles...............................DJ
