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Just curious if anyone here is working with one, and or has.

Not too interested in hearing about why it's just an expensive T3 so if you don't mind hold off on that gack.

But, if you've spendt time with one (preferable shooting it) then please give me your thoughts.

Gracias

Dober

Hey Mark, I have no experience but I think this a pretty good review.

http://www.biggamehunt.net/sections/Hunting_Gear_and_Products/Sako-A7-Review-09090804.html

One in 270 would work!

Mark,

I did get to shoot a 270 win A7 and I really liked the gun, tried to get one in 25-06 all last year but no luck. Hopefully one will be available this summer (and I will again have a few extra bucks), I found the best price and great service at Bolsa Gunsmithing in Westminister, CA..

A buddy has one in .300 WSM. His is a stainless synthetic model, the rifle is very accurate easily shooting MOA with the two different factory loads tried, it also has a great trigger and fit and finish looks fine. The good thing about the A-7 is you actually attach the bases to the receiver with genuine screws. The grooved receiver feature on the Sako 75/85 is really the only flaw I see in these rifles but for me it's a deal breaker I've sold all My Mod 85's account of this feature................547.

Isn't it just an expensive T3?

And to think I found about 5 cases of small rifle primers...

Dober

ouch...

I was in Whittaker's gun shop in KY last week. They had a bunch of A7's, including 25-06. They were nestled in amongst the T3's. I picked a few up and they felt very nice to me. While I have 3 T3's and have never been bothered by the long action thing, the A7 with short action was a nice feature.

Rancho-how's my fav baby 7 doing?

Dober

Bought some 154 Innerlocks yesterday.. Gonna give them a run with the Interbombs you gave up - over H1000, Magpro and H100v. Might go out today.

I've gotta road trip to Dillon to look at some property otherwise I'd meet ya out there.

Shoot straight!

Dober

I like the rail system, the tikka I have when used with factory rings was the truest system I have mounted a scope to, very strait, the tikkas also come with holes drilled and tapped so if you wanna run talley lightweights its not problem.

What's wrong with being an expensive T3?!

I can't speak for Tikka rifles as I have never owned one but I have read several horror stories about sako rifles right here on the good ol campfire that tell of scopes sliding off the grooved Sako receiver's. A guy said his scope came off while he was sliding his rifle back into a scabbard while on horse back and he watched in horror as his Zeiss scope bounced from rock to rock as it careened down into a gorge, and another story I can remember is from a PH in Africa....He wrote that he could remember several times that scopes slid off of Sako rifles while they were standing up in rack's in the back of trucks as they were driving through the bush....I know it's all in how you mount the scope but it don't take a "Rocket scientist" to figure out that this system can't be as secure as mounting your bases to the receiver using genuine screws with a dab of lok-tight (if desired)............547.

Actually the T3 is better and should cost more than the A-7 .................547.

I think that you are wrong. Properly tightened the Sako system should be more secure than relying on 4 small screws. In general the fewer screws the better. I'd bet that there's a 100 rifles out there with loose base screws for every Sako that might have improperly tightened rings.

How many rifles have you seen with improperly drilled and tapped base mounting screws? I've seen Dozens. This can't happen with the Sako Dovetail.

The Sako Dovetails self tighten as the gun is fired. They also allow for windage adjustment so that a scope can be mounted in it's optical center. With the right rings you can have a dead solid mounting system that won't scratch your scope, won't move in recoil, be mounted on optical center and can be removed and reinstalled without changing zero. If the Dovetail mounting system was the standard and or more widely available people would be complaining about having to use separate bases held on by flimsy screws. The Dovetails are a superior mounting system that's just not what most US shooters are used to................................DJ

Well said DJ, I too like sakos dovetail mounting system

Dober,

I've only fondled a few at the local gun shop. I'd buy one in a 260... Err, I mean a Bob Improved

I like the fact that they make it in a real short action

I agree too - never had a problem with em. Just never ceases to amaze me how few people understand how the Sako Dovetail system works......