Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Weatherby Mark V Ultra Lightweight or Sako 85 Finnlight

anyone have any experiences with either one of these? Can't decide which one to get.

the sako.. cant warm to the UL stock or the action.. tried em' and cant do it..... for the money you can roll your own the whole way.. but you knew that..........

woofer

caliber?

woofer

Sako hands down. I had one of the Weatherby's not a bad rifle but not in the same class as far as accuracy and function goes as the 2 M-75 Finnlites I have. The construction of the Weatherby stock is maybe the only thing I would consider superior to the Sako. In shape and every other way it's Sako IMHO..................................DJ

thinking of a .270 for deer and maybe a .300 win or 30-06 for elk.

Get a tikka T3 Lite put the $600 you saved into the glass.I doubt the sako will shoot any better than the Tikka and heck it's made by Sako anyways...grin

I have a Wby Ultralight in 270wby. Shoots VERY well with loads it likes(i.e. 140gr TSX with RL22.) Handles well, easy to shoot, easy to carry.
I have never fired a Sako.

I've not owned an Ultralight, but have owned several MarkV and Vanguard Wbys. The best being a German made(Sauer)300Wby. The Vanguards are great for the money, and the actions are better IMHO. The Finnlight is superior to all of them in every way, although mine is a 75, not an 85.....

I have and love a M5 Accumark Lightweight in 30-06. I had and could not tolerate a M5 Ultralight in 300 WbyM. I'm a big guy and still found the gun to be practically uncontrollable. If you buy one in 300wm plan on getting a muzzle brake. Better still, if it was me, I wouldn't get one at all. Look on the Weatherby web site if you want. I think they are advertising the M5 lightweights again. A 270 or 3006 in that rifle with a good scope would make you one happy camper I believe.

mountain.. budget? glass in hand? "AND" a 30-06... welcome to the fire.. pull that checkbook right up here

i dont mind recoil but neither of the guns you chose strike me as a great platform for the 300 win.. been beat up by that one to much.. could be just me.... bank the cash for the second one and get the 270.... we can spend the extra later right here....


woofer

Sako. Regards, Rick.

Ive owned both. I wasnt impressed with eithers accuracy. For feel I like the mk v ulw Not to take anything away from the finnlight, about the only drawback to the sako is the mounting system I never could find one that looked secure and I could get low enough for a good cheek weld. I tried the leupold system,it was low enough but it looked too flimsy. So Id go MK V for this reason. p. s. I said Ive owned both ( NOT! ) My sako was a mod 75 finnlight not an 85 but the scope mounting systems should be the same. good luck!

Accuracy is not a question with Sako's. They have a guaranteed accuracy of 5 shots into 1" at 100yds. If you haven't got as good of accuracy it very well could be loose scope mounts (especially with Leupold mounts), wrong ammo, shooting technique, etc................................DJ

dj,

Please enlighten me, whats wrong w/Leupold mounts for SAKO? I just acquired another 75 Finn (.270) and have Leupold mounts yet to be installed.

mtntop,

The 75 Finnlights I have used all had better triggers and were much more consistant in their accuracy than the Weatherbys. I agree the Weatherby's have a better stock and the 24" barrel works better with certain calibers but you seem to have to limit yourself (& search to find) to certain loads to maintain an acceptable accuracy level.

elkjaeger

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I tried 2 sets on a 300 Weatherby and a 375 H&H Model 70. Both slipped and wouldn't hold zero. I tightened them with a calibrated inch pound torque wrench and installed them correctly and they still slipped. They also don't have a recoil stop pin that will allow them to be taken off and return to zero. They also can scratch your scope which Optilocks don't do. They can mount a scope lower than Optilocks which is maybe their only advantage other than cost.
I have 1 set left on a 223 for for a light recoiling rifle they will be OK, until I get around to replacing them with Optilocks.......................DJ

DJ the newer Leupold Sako Bases look like Sako dupes except hey use Leupold DD rings. They don't have the plastic liner but all in all they look a lot better then the older version which is nonusable in a heavy kicker.

Oh well getting back on the subject SAKO over any Weatherby MKV

Oldelkhunter, I haven't seen those. Do they have a recoil stop pin like the Opti's?....................DJ

Leupold mounts for Sako rifles

DJ here they are and it was tough finding them since Leupold doesn't have a picture or description on their website. If you notice they also have a Sako type price and they have a stop pin

Thanks for the link, I hadn't seen them on the Leupy website either.
Those aren't Dual Dovetail but the post type Quick release rings which IMO is even better. They are the QR's vs the QRW's.
Those might be worth a try I think I still have some low Post-style Leupy QR rings......................DJ