Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Which Rifle Would You Select - Win 70 SG or Sako 85?

Or if you really want to go slumming try an 85.


Obligatory fencepost pic. I know Ray will appreciate the quality sticker. Happy Birthday BTW!


Can you say classy.....laughin'!




168TTSX/3030fps @100 last Tuesday.

I blame the wind....grin



MOAish out to 330 yards that trip as well.

Cheep POS!!

Tell me about it!

one reason i like to ask questions here is because there is always some humor in the responses. you folks make this gun stuff enjoyable (most times), so thanks.

i had my mind set on a super grade (probably 270win) from south carolina (i actually like the new trigger system), and they only come in wood/blue, which is what i prefer. however, after 2 conversations with the win folks in south carolina, i'll have to wait until they have assembled and shipped all the 08's before they start on the 09's. one guy in sc said don't even look for an 09' till late august at the absolute earliest. so i don't want to wait till aug to even order the thing. thus my interest in a sako 85.

i've owned and hunted with lots of rems, several m70's, and many others. i think i know what i'm getting with a new m70, but have never owned a sako. i've read pleaty about sako's but just wanted some opinions from folks who either have first hand knowledge or like to give opinions regarding my limited choices. thanks and have a great day.

What model/cartridge 85 do you have in mind?

sam - the model would be the 85, wood/blue, in 270 win, although i could settle for an 06 almost as easily. i'm a meat and potatoes fella.

You need a silver scope for the total pimp rig!

Nothing wrong with meat and potatoes bud!

Yah - and happy Birfday Ray.. You've done more in hunting than I can ever dream of, I'm just having some needed fun this morning..

P I M P!




SUPER PIMP!




Talk to you boys later.

Sako 85, you won't be disappointed...Have you seen the Bavarian models?

Nice...

http://www.sako.fi/sako85models.php?bavarian

If it were me, and money wasn't an issue, I'd get both. If it were me, and money was an issue, I'd get the Winchester, because I can't afford a Sako 85. Tikkas are for guys like me.

Man I just hate those cheap rifles that shoot like that!

Reminds me of a buddy I have who shoots a heavy barrel Savage 110 in .308 with a synthetic stock. Out to about 300 yards thats how his shoots. We shoot at cheap candy suckers stuck into the ground and he can hit the sticks their on at 100 yards. With scope he has less than $300 in that rifle! It wears a cheap Tasco 3x9 and he is deadly with it. He uses it on everything.

SamOlsen, very cool pic with the sticker on the rifle on the fence post!

Spoken like someone that never had one . I guess the bean conters have been making the Model 70's better for less money. I guess the bean counters didn't get involved with that exclusive 2 piece model 70 bolt assembly.

Yes any Sako over any model 70



No they are three position safeties but you wouldn't know that since you never owned one.

Ray, you're being silly! You need to come to Auburn, Alabama and have a sleep-over with me and the fam so you can play with my 85!! We can watch movies!

I humbly believe more work goes into the newer Sakos than the older ones! Talking about lifting weights, those older Sakos (My favorites are the A models) are pretty dang stout.

To me, the safety on the Sako is its weakness. But, I'd still choose Sako.

If you like rifles you need to tinker with to get any accuracy out of them, if you like to gamble with quality issues, stay away from the Sako 85, you'll be bored. My 85 in 6.5X55 is so boring it would probably be the last bolt action center fire to go if I were getting rid of stuff.

thanks men. i'm gonna try to find (and handle) a sako 85 in 270win next week. i appreciate the responses.

I've owned a bunch of SAKOs over the years and only had one that wouldn't shoot reliably. It was a 264 Win Mag with a drifting zero. Never could get it right.
The Winchester is still an unknown quantity. Quality control(accuracy) seems to be a problem for FN.
Recently I started to sell an old L61r. Then I asked myself "Why do you want to sell the most accurate 30.06 you ever owned?" I just sold an 85 in 375 H&H. A friend wanted it for Africa. What is all the hype in the past 10 years about CRF? Push feed works and reliably too. Reminds me of the Hurrah about the Remington extractor. Statistically it is more reliable than the SAKO mod so many people went to.
I think the 85s are over priced but they are very nice and accurate.

What cracks me up are the people that NEED a CRF action for a deer rifle.

Well, since the fools at Winnie decided to replace the 'perfect' trigger with a complete unknown, and as much as I, of all people, hate to say this; buy the M85...

Unless you're ok with a pre-FN M70 SG, then I'd buy that over the Sako every day of the year...

Just my .02