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Looking at the Kimber Talkeetna and the Sako 85, both in stainless config.
Having never owned either brand , is there anything functionally better on one over the other? Specifically in the feed function, mag box constraint, trigger quality and adjustability?
Leaning towards the Sako as I like the stocks and already has the right barrel length.

I have a Talkeetna and love it. The stock on the Talkeetna is as good as you find on a hunting rifle.

I have no experience with the Sako 85 but the ejection issues that are reported would have me concerned. It is my understanding the Sako 85 is somewhat a controlled round feed action, in that it catches the cartridge case before it is chambered but what I read is that it only controls the case in the last few fractions of an inch before the chamber and is basically a push feed for the majority of the cartridge travel.

As said I have not personal experience with the Sako, only what I have read, so take the above as worth what you paid for it.

Gonna have to chop 3" off the kimber and remount to sight to make it like I want it.

I understand wanting the shorter barrel. I had 2" taken off of a Winchester Model 70 classic stainless .375 H&H just to make it a little handier, and I wish I had taken another 1 or 2 inches off of that. Our own "Redneck" here on the campfire cut the Winchester.

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My NH M-70 SS Express .375 H&H handled much better, chopped to 21" and fluted. Have posted this before.

DF

That's what I'm after right there^^^^^^

got in and started setting up a 550 today. mass loading 375 in the works. no case feeder all by hand.

Take a look at the CZ550's that AHR modifies. I have one and absolutely love it. 23" barrel and the factory BC stock balance awesomely. A touch portly, but a really nice shooting rifle.

AHR knows their stuff. Good looking rifle.

Only down side to the 550, IME, is weight.

I had a full house AHR 9.3x62 with beautiful walnut stock that I traded. It was too pretty to hunt with. I kept the M-70 pictured above as a working gun, let the fancy gun go.

It was heavier than the M-70 .375 H&H.

DF

Here it is with a M-70 .404J that I built from a .300 RUM donor. Legend stock, Walther barrel.

I had the barrel on my M-70 375 chopped to 21 " and turned down to Ftw contour and it is a lively and handy rifle

Here's one I just recently bought. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/745968632

Those are good guns. What does it weigh?

DF

I'll let you know on Friday when I get my paws on them.

I asked my smith to turn this one down. He said the sight screw holes would cause the lathe to chatter, didn't want to do it.

I then went with flutes, which took approx 6 oz or so from the barrel, not as much weight removed as turning it down. The 3" lobbed off the end helped a lot.

Those factory NH Express .375's are way too heavy. They had one contour for .458, .416 and .375, of course the latter leaving a lot more steel and weight in the 24" barrel. Probably worked out well for bean counters, not so much for shooters.

Those barrels shoot really well, too good to swap them out, IMO.

DF

I wonder what these weigh?

http://montanarifleco.com/index.php/xvr/

They say the X-2 weighs from 7-2 to 7-10 depending on caliber. So I'd guess this V-2 is around 7# 10 oz. or so with that high tech carbon stock which is probably lighter than the M-70 Tupperware.

That's in the range of my chopped and fluted M-70 Express pictured above. I like my 13.5 LOP better than their slightly longer LOP. And, I bought my gun for $850 used. I spent a few bucks getting it to where it is, still way below the V-2 cost.

I don't want a real light .375 H&H. I'm not as tough as Phil, but few are...

He says he carries his a lot more than he shoots it.

And, did I say he was a Hoss...

DF

Mine comes in at under eight pounds , loaded with a 2 1/2 x scope

A tad light for me...

I'll go with what I said about you earlier...

DF

got the 550 dillon going today. going to start with nosler and then try barns x. sorry i should have said the 550 was a loader not a gun

The Dillon 550B works well with smaller rifle and pistol rounds. Never thought of using it for .375 H&H. What kinda powder measure? My Dillon powder measure won’t throw charges that large.

DF