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I'm a lever action guy, and since I've been fine tuning my 99 in a 308 I've become a 308 guy too. I've always wondered how Sako Finnwolf would compare to a 99. I've been really fortunate with my gun being able to really squeeze all the accuracy out of it that I could really hope to, so as far as accuracy I'm not really hoping for anything more. I just wondered as far as function, cycling rounds, trigger and just plain old style. I've seen one on Gunbroker that I've been secretly drooling over. Who here has one or has ever had one and what did you think? I'm cheap and if I'm gonna spend that much money on a gun that won't really shoot better than the one I already have I need some reasons to drop the cash.

While I have never owned the Sako, I have handled a number of them. Friends report that their accuracy was equal to the BLR and the Win 88. I don't know how that would stack up to your personal 99. The actions are smooth. While their triggers may not be equal to a Savage Accu, they were normally a little better than the BLR, 88 and 99. The major stumbling block to Finnwolf ownership (other than the original price) is the availability (and PRICE) of magazines. At last check, Finnwolf mags seem to rank right up there with fresh T-Rex eggs, on both counts.

I have some experience with the Finnwolf owning 4 currently. I also have a 99 and have owned 2 BLR's. The Sako's are by far the slickest of the group and with the very short lever throw they have are extremely quick. Because they are so fast and slick I have found them to the quickest rifles I own for getting off additional aimed shots.

I only have the one 99 and it shoots quite acceptably shooting most loads under 2 moa with a couple doing a bit better. The Sako's average about 1.5 moa with most loads with some pet loads they like getting very close to 1 moa.

You are not going to confuse the trigger on the Finnwolf with a Timney or Shilen, but it is better than my 99.

Being a 1 piece stock the Sako feels the most like a bolt action. I do a lot of my hunting with a bolt action so I find that an advantage.

Try one for yourself. If you are not happy you should be able to sell it and get your investment back.

If I knew someone that had one and was looking to sell it reasonably priced I might think about it. HINT HINT HINT.

The finest lever ever!

I have had two of these, wish I had one or both still. The trigger was very nice for a lever gun. The only think I can think of that I was not fond of was unloading with a round in the chamber. An empty round of brass will eject fine, however you could not easily unload a loaded round. The ejection port was not long enough to eject a loaded round. I had to use a small screw driver and push it off the extractor. This was a real pain sometimes, and may be a turn off depending how you hunt.

Rino - In regards to the loaded rounds not ejecting fully, I never had that problem if I kept the length of my rounds at or under standard length, 2.810 I believe. Never had the problem with any factory loaded rounds.

I loaded them at max length for the box mag, and still did not think it was touching the lands and groves. I only shot Nosler 150 gr. and a whole bunch of pulled 168 gr. boat tail hollow points, which came out of federal match ammo. They both shot very well but would not eject a live round.

I hear what you are saying, but for sure the ejection port will only handle loads that are standard length. Forget all about trying to seat bullets to touch the lands or loading to max magazine length in these firearms. That said when you load to standard length they work just fine.