NEhunter.. i contacted beretta again and they told me to shoot premium ammo and give that a try...i said it grouped a half inch 3 round groups and then wouldnt shoot again till cleaned. He had no answer except try premium ammo so i contacted JB at accuflite arms and spoke with him for awhile about it. Hew also told me to dip the bolt face in acetone then dry and it should help with extraction issues he said dirt and powder get in there easily. Anyways im considering just forgetting about Beretta and putting one of JB's custom walther barrels on the gun which he cerakotes and pillar beds. He also does a 40 round barrel break in as well. Guaranteed 5 shot 1/2 moa..its tempting but havent decided.
I would like to hear from Sako 85 owners that have had ejection problems (case hitting bottom of scope) with their rifles. Especially those that have been sent back to Beretta or one of their outsourced authorized repair dealers. If you had one repaired I would like to know just how they repaired what I consider to be a major design flaw(ejector at 6 o'clock position). As you guys can probably tell, I have just about had it with Beretta, Sako, and this expensive non-functioning rifle.
Thanks much,
G2
I would say Sako isn't the only rifle and New Balance the only sport shoes......
You see, one does not even have to worry about bolt lift.
I have a 1:8 twist Krieger barrel coming for my 260 - should be here next month - I'm hopping I get groups like that.
Originally Posted by Konnari
Originally Posted by Spotshooter
Konnari -
Any pet loads with your 260 in a sako 85 you'd care to share ? Just got one - beautiful rifle.
Spot
Yes ! Here is one: Hornady 123 gr. A-max, I use Norma brass and Vihta Vuori N-550 44.4 gr. (which is over max according to the book but well within limits according to Quickload and my COAL is 74.mm or 2.91 " ) No pressure sign and incredibly accurate...here is a pick of the best 3 shot group at 100 metres
Well I just purchased a Sako A7 in 22-250 and had the ejection problem and was fortunate that Cabelas did an exchange another rifle. What a disappointment, I never even thought to read if Sako had any issues..now a quick search on the net and its a big issue with new Sako A7's and 85's
Replaced the extractor spring as recommended by LRCampos, and that helped a little. Rifle would then eject properly as long as it was held vertical. So I improvised a deflector using a thin piece of teflon cutting board sheet from hardware store. Would include photos but it seems that I cannot add images stored on my computer.
Could you describe how to remove the extractor and spring? I'm about to do that myself and would like to make sure I go about it the right way. Thanks!
I just removed mine last night in preparation for the springs I ordered from GreTan. Push down the plunger under the extractor with a very small flat tip screwdriver. After that pull the extractor out and up at the same time. When it comes free the plunger and spring will fly far so a plastic bag over the works would be a good idea. It's a little fiddly and much easier to put back in than take out. Be careful not to scratch the bolt body.
Thanks for the tips guys. Gonna order a few of these springs for a few future 85's that are sure to come to my home just in case. Sucks when they dont work, but my Finnbear working flawlessly is a very very nice gun IMO.
The gun is very nice NE..I contacted Beretta and they want me to send in the gun. This being the second one..So after much deliberating ive decided to keep the gun and do what i gotta do to fix (rebarrel) possibly. Im going to try tubbs final finish first and if that dont work it will be sent to Hill Country Rifles to have a benchmark barrel installed and a cerakoate job.