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Damn nice equipment. I think I like the Ultravids best though.........................547.

So is $1265 a good price for the Sako 85 Finnlight SS NIB, shipped?

I certainly think so.

Then you put an H&K or McMillan stock on it and a Leupold VXIII scope and you've got a great rifle for a little over $2500...?

Yup.

If you want to save a little, keep an eye out for a deal on a 75.

I basically saved the price of a McMillan on the rifle over buying a new 85 and got an Edge-stocked ss 75 for $1400. Still waiting for the stock though, but it's worth waiting for.

Has anyone noticed an extra long throat on their 75? The closest I can get 130s to the lands and fit the mag are 130 thous. Factory loads are about 240 off the lands.

The 75 I had was long throated. My 85 is throated the same.
Both are .300 Fattys.

That is my point. why is it moving at all?? not sure what the whole idea of that seperate cheek part is

Hell if I know.
Maybe Sako thought about offering aftermarket cheekpieces with different heights and they are meant to be swapped out?

You should take a pry bar to the cheekpiece and see if you can get it to pop off the stock.......grinnin'

Mine is a 270wsm. Funny thing is it would shoot under 1moa with 130s if I could get rid of the fliers. And won't shoot 140s under 1.25 which I can get to 50 thou. to the lands. My local gunsmith says its border line out of spec on the chamber and I'm guessing Sako makes them this way to lawyer proof them. Anyone have any exeperience dealing with Beretta ?

Didn't mean to hijack this thread but there was just a lot of Sako info here.

Have you tried seating the bullets deeper than specs(2.86")?

I'm working up a load with 150 grain Etips and they're doing the flier deal. Not terrible, about 2-2.5" groups at 200 yards, but there's room for improvement. They seem to shoot better seated deeper. The last batch are at 2.84" but I haven't shot 'em yet.

AussieGunWriter mentioned in a thread awhile back that seating bullets deeper can eliminate the flyer's. Seems to be true in my limited experience.

Too bad a kimber Montana Stock will not fit a Sako 85 action! The 85 stock LOP is too long for me, I would buy a Finnlight but cannot justify spending $1300.00 on a rifle just to have to add another $5-600 to get a good stock that fits. I like the twist rate they have on the .308 win rifle, 1-11, but not that finlight stock.

The Sako WSM's do have longer throats than most others you'll run into. My other 30 cal mags also have long throats, it sure hasn't kept them from shooting good though.
The smart thing to to with a long throated rifle is to seat the bullets where they shoot good and function properly, don't worry about how far off the lands they are.....................DJ

McMillan is fitting my .308 85 with a Sako Classic in Edge tech.

What is it about Sako (or Tikka) stocks that has everyone wanting to buy new ones?

They guarantee five shots into an inch - so I doubt a newer stock will be more accurate. They are around a 6 1/2 pounds in most calibers - so I doubt they are going to save much weight. Finally, to my eye, the factory Sako stock looks good and to me, handles great - what am I missing?

The Sako stocks fit me very well also. I just don't care for the actual rifles

Perhaps it is the stock weight? My old Sako 75's were far from being light weights. The Tikka stocks are also a bit flimsy comapared to the Sako.

The "plastic" 85's are a little lighter, by about 1/2 a pound I think.

A McEdge would be nice but I have no plans or reason to restock.

My thoughts as well...why mess with something that shoots great and I am not going to shave any real amount of weight off of.

Maybe it's that Wilt Chamberlain 14" LOP. Finns must have arms like monkeys, especially since they probably do all their shooting with parkas on.