Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Sako 85 Bavarian Carbine 6.5 Swede ejection?

Haven't read but the first few posts. Before you buy any Sako, check the position of the ejector. If it's at 6 o'clock I'd say you are asking for problems. Buyer be aware!

All new Sako's have the ejector at 6:00 that's not the problem.The extractor pressure is.All that is needed is a replacement spring and tweek the extractor for a tighter bite on the brass rim.It's not a hard fix.This does not absolve Sako,they should know they had a bad run of parts.I agree THEY should fix them.All mine work perfect.

I hear what you’re saying, but the beauty of a fixed blade ejector is that there’s no mechanical parts to wear out. The extractor spring can and will wear out overtime, in which case the mechanical process ejecting a case needs to rely on the fixed ejector. In the 6 position, it’s bound to eventually cause problems as the extractor spring weakens. Poor design all the way around!