The only rifle I ever saw lock up was an XBolt. Bolt locked closed at the shot with factory ammo. Just saying.
I have 3 Sakos and they all are very accurate.
I had to hammer the bolt open on a Ruger 308 once, and I never had it before or after with that rifle.
The ammo was some factory Hirtenberger factory stuff, and something wasn't right with it.
Point being, that a one-time occurrence means about nothing.
I have had a few Browning bolt rifles, and they all functioned well, and were maybe the most accurate out-of-the-box rifles I've had.
I'd prefer a more classic stock style myself, but the Sako synthetics don't horn me up much either, and having to replace the stock on a $1500 Finnlite is ludicrous. I guess if you want a Sako with a good synthetic stock you have to pony up $2800 for a Carbonlite
In any event, I wouldn't take a flyer on an 85 given the ejection problems that guys are having (and Beretta won't fix). I hate a scope sitting way up high.
