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Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako BobinNH #9144379 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter
geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas	Originally Posted by BobinNH I got one....I stopped there. As with Sakos......... I didn't got this little burl number in just last Friday....... I'm not only a collector, but also a user. Like Sakos, I've found Ricky Bob's knives to be both elegant, well made, functional tools that I'm proud to own. Best, GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

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Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako geedubya #9144386 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Rosewood Burl ?

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako BobinNH #9144391 09/01/14
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,202 PA. P Pat85 Campfire Outfitter
Pat85 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,202 PA.	Originally Posted by BobinNH That's nice....but it's worthless if the thing doesn't work. The problem with mine is they do work, flawlessly.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako RDFinn #9144396 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter
geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas	Originally Posted by RDFinn Rosewood Burl ? Yes. GWB PS: Cutting Edge investments are always a sharp decision if bought right and timely. Last edited by geedubya; 09/01/14. A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako Pat85 #9144402 09/01/14
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,200 gods counrty R rickmenefee Campfire Tracker
rickmenefee Campfire Tracker R Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,200 gods counrty	The truth will set him free Originally Posted by Pat85 Originally Posted by BobinNH That's nice....but it's worthless if the thing doesn't work. The problem with mine is they do work, flawlessly.

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Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako geedubya #9144403 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	I think Rick needs to make a knife named " The Case Plucker " in Bob's honor.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako RDFinn #9144415 09/01/14
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,200 gods counrty R rickmenefee Campfire Tracker
rickmenefee Campfire Tracker R Joined: May 2010 Posts: 3,200 gods counrty	Originally Posted by RDFinn I think Rick needs to make a knife named " The Case Plucker " in Bob's honor. quisiera usted proto

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako rickmenefee #9144418 09/01/14
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SLM Campfire Ranger S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 18,917 NM	Me gustar�a ver el proto

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako rickmenefee #9144424 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	s�

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako Pat85 #9144432 09/01/14
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 89 Alaska U UAE Campfire Greenhorn
UAE Campfire Greenhorn U Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 89 Alaska	Okay As usual the world is full of jerk, freak, EXPERT especially on forum..... I have BIAS cause I have 6 sako.... 2 rimfire and 4 centerfire 85 actions..... Never Had any trouble or jam.... The sako 85 action is one of the smoothest & fastest action you can buy.... Accuracy is just top of top.... trigger too.... weak is sometimes like bedding.... such "mechanic" would worth better synthetic stock and bedding.... I own a 243, 7/08, 7mmRM and 338WMG and I plan to ad a sako 85 varmint in 223 asap my wallet could afford... AND the optiloc works very well but it's a bulky expensive scope mount.... So now I use the optiloc "rings" without the base... it's a realiable lower mount or the Talley on my last kodiak 338 WMG.... If you ad a McMillan stock you have a complete set up for +/- 2500$ which is going to perform as well as a $5000 custom rifle.... Sorry for some redneck folks.... but you should understand.... Rifle ingineering started in EUROPE.... German invented all the modern guns we use today.... Kimber, Remington Ruger etc are just copy of what most of "out of the box" european gunmaker make better than US.... That's why you have to buy custom rifle.... If you buy Sako, Steyr, Mauser, Blaser etc you have US custom rifle performance.... sorry buddies.... I love Ruger firearms but it's not a Sako.... anyway.... buy a sako 85 if you have money or sell two or three craps to invest on one Sako but don't talk about you don't know or worst soemthing you have never used.... when I was young without money, I was dreaming of many rifles in many cartridge... My dad advice was save your money to buy ONE top rifle in ONE versatile cartridge more than Three craps.... One of the best advice I got... you can buy 2.5 Ruger; 3 remington 2 kimber or buy one sako... it's a choice... but please stop to speak about you don't know....or be jealous.... of people buying 2000$ or 7000$ rifle... I can't afford a 5000$ rifle but it's not why I [bleep] custom maker like McMillan, Borden.... moreover I have my "homemade" solution to get the same performance for 2500$.... Last edited by UAE; 09/01/14.

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Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako rickmenefee #9144441 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter
geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas	Originally Posted by rickmenefee The truth will set him free Originally Posted by Pat85 Originally Posted by BobinNH That's nice....but it's worthless if the thing doesn't work. The problem with mine is they do work, flawlessly. Work for me. GWB Last edited by geedubya; 09/01/14. A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako geedubya #9144516 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas G geedubya Campfire Outfitter
geedubya Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 14,119 Texas	In fact after all this "hard use" posting, I think I"m gonna go out in the back, and take a break. Best, GWB A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako Pat85 #9144619 09/01/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471 O Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker
Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker O Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471	Originally Posted by Pat85 80.5 grains of h1000 . 180 grain accubond out of a 75 bedded in a Macmillan stock. Thanks. I tried 81.0 grains of H1000 with 180 grain partitions and it would only do a 1 to 1.25 inches for a three shot groups. Same powder with 165 grain partition groups in a ragged hole. I just loaded some 180 grain BT's with H1000. Maybe that will get me to .5. Dink

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako UAE #9144626 09/01/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471 O Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker
Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker O Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471	Originally Posted by UAE Okay As usual the world is full of jerk, freak, EXPERT especially on forum..... I have BIAS cause I have 6 sako.... 2 rimfire and 4 centerfire 85 actions..... Never Had any trouble or jam.... The sako 85 action is one of the smoothest & fastest action you can buy.... Accuracy is just top of top.... trigger too.... weak is sometimes like bedding.... such "mechanic" would worth better synthetic stock and bedding.... I own a 243, 7/08, 7mmRM and 338WMG and I plan to ad a sako 85 varmint in 223 asap my wallet could afford... AND the optiloc works very well but it's a bulky expensive scope mount.... So now I use the optiloc "rings" without the base... it's a realiable lower mount or the Talley on my last kodiak 338 WMG.... If you ad a McMillan stock you have a complete set up for +/- 2500$ which is going to perform as well as a $5000 custom rifle.... Sorry for some redneck folks.... but you should understand.... Rifle ingineering started in EUROPE.... German invented all the modern guns we use today.... Kimber, Remington Ruger etc are just copy of what most of "out of the box" european gunmaker make better than US.... That's why you have to buy custom rifle.... If you buy Sako, Steyr, Mauser, Blaser etc you have US custom rifle performance.... sorry buddies.... I love Ruger firearms but it's not a Sako.... anyway.... buy a sako 85 if you have money or sell two or three craps to invest on one Sako but don't talk about you don't know or worst soemthing you have never used.... when I was young without money, I was dreaming of many rifles in many cartridge... My dad advice was save your money to buy ONE top rifle in ONE versatile cartridge more than Three craps.... One of the best advice I got... you can buy 2.5 Ruger; 3 remington 2 kimber or buy one sako... it's a choice... but please stop to speak about you don't know....or be jealous.... of people buying 2000$ or 7000$ rifle... I can't afford a 5000$ rifle but it's not why I [bleep] custom maker like McMillan, Borden.... moreover I have my "homemade" solution to get the same performance for 2500$.... +1 with the exception of Ruger rifles. I hate them. Dink

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako geedubya #9144752 09/01/14
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SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,864 Hi-Line	I have owned a grand total of three Sako rifles, still have two. A stainless laminate 75(traded off, heavy...), stainless/syn 85 and a stainless A7, all 300 WSM's. The 85 with lunker Z and optilocs must weigh 9lbs. Way too heavy for a walk around gun IMO. Shot one dink antelope with it, over 2k rounds through it but only hunted a few times. Old pic when it was new. Nice rifle, the stock is nothing to brag about but the barrel and action are slick(IMHO), great trigger. I keep thinking it should become a 270 or 7 WSM. Maybe a McMillian stock. By far my favorite is the A7, 7lbs scoped with a 6x42 Leupold. Used it 4 years in a row and took 4 bucks with it. Both rifles love the same 180 Partition load(yeah I know PT's suck....grin) 175 SMK's for fun, shoot to the same POI as the Noslers.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako Oldquailhunter #9144808 09/01/14
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,202 PA. P Pat85 Campfire Outfitter
Pat85 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,202 PA.	Originally Posted by DINK Originally Posted by Pat85 80.5 grains of h1000 . 180 grain accubond out of a 75 bedded in a Macmillan stock. Thanks. I tried 81.0 grains of H1000 with 180 grain partitions and it would only do a 1 to 1.25 inches for a three shot groups. Same powder with 165 grain partition groups in a ragged hole. I just loaded some 180 grain BT's with H1000. Maybe that will get me to .5. Dink I was getting 3" groups at 300 with that load. Decided to bed the action to see if it would tighten up a little.

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako Pat85 #9144883 09/01/14
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,757 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter
VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,757 SW Virginia	That's a beautiful pic of the A7 Sam...................Hb

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako RDFinn #9144969 09/01/14
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,107 colorado 3 338rcm Campfire Outfitter
338rcm Campfire Outfitter 3 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,107 colorado	Originally Posted by RDFinn I think Rick needs to make a knife named " The Case Plucker " in Bob's honor. LMAO!!!

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako shortactionsmoker #9145265 09/01/14
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 89 Alaska U UAE Campfire Greenhorn
UAE Campfire Greenhorn U Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 89 Alaska	Originally Posted by shortactionsmoker +2 hillbilly....if it's so dang easy, why don't they do something about it? Like I said before, I'll never buy another long action 85. FWIW, the Beretta rep for this part of the country is a local boy. He can tell you some stories relating to issues with the LA 85. a local REDNECK ???? or a local ex-black & decker ???? cause the only real problem with Sako that is Beretta USA is managed by ex-amateur from black & Decker...... some men have gorgeous women and they don't understant why they find them with the neighbor.... cause they don't know how ride them.... rifle are like womem....

Re: Guess I drew short straw on a new Sako rickmenefee #9146649 09/02/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,006 FL with GA on my mind S stump270 Campfire Regular
stump270 Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,006 FL with GA on my mind	I've had several several rifles for my young life span but I will tell you that there has never been a factory rifle I have owned that is anywhere as close as my 85 270wsm not close kimbers are nice and winchester classic with a good aftermarket sticks are great but the st finnlight is perfect in every way even ejecting cases I have read these forums about people bashing every manufacture known to man if you don't like your rifle put it on the classifieds and sell it buy something you want to try same with bows scopes trucks boots etc it's just a materialist item get another

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