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No 30-06? Isn't this sacrilege?

A peak in 308 would be amazing.

Emailed Eurooptic and they don't expect them until Q1 2024 .... so the way the gun world rolls .. sometime in the next 5 years

True! 😂😂.....Hb

I don't suppose they've increased the length of the magazine boxes in the short action to near 3" or the extra-short to near 2.5"?

Nice rifles. So they will be more comparable to a Tikka now?

When I asked Eurooptic about whether a 30-06 would be coming later, they said that they were told the 90 will not be coming in a 30-06.

The Sako website has been updated to show more calibers that will be offered in the new 90. They do show a 30-06 coming at some point.

At least they had the sense to chamber it in 7mm Rem Mag

For some of us, that is partially good news. They've added the Bavarian, Hunter & Varmint models to the previously announced lineup. So I like that.

They've added the following calibers to those models so I like that too!

222 Rem
223 Rem
22-250 Rem
243 Win
6.5 Creedmoor
7mm-08
308 Win
6.5x55 SE
270 Win
30-06
8x57 IS
9.3x62
270 WSM
300 WSM
7mm Rem Mag
300 Win Mag
338 Win Mag
375 H&H Mag

The thing that's missing that would make this announcement better is to say that they're going to make them available in left-hand models...which they failed to do. Since they announced the Peak would be available in LH models, I would have hoped they would have mentioned their intention to do the same for these models as well. Which is a bit of a disappointment since these are the models & calibers that interest me the most. I'll just cross my fingers & wait. As an LH shooter, it's always worrisome when it appears that my limited options might be getting smaller instead of expanding.

I like the old L-61’s

Except 1/9.5 twist. Was hoping to find 9" (or better, 8.5") to stabilize the high BC bullets, but they don't have a custom shop.

Was finding a load for my Sako 75 stainless earlier this week. I'm convinced there is not a finer factory rifle than Sako.

You might be right about that. I absolutely never had an issue to get a Sako to shoot, they are almost boring.

Doesn't bother me one bit. I am not shooting past 400 yards .

Different diameter bolts? This is exciting if true! That was a major detriment when Sako went to the same diameter bolts in the X91 series. That and the recoil lug system redesign.

I’m right there with you Hanco.