Does anyone own, or has anyone used any Sako rifles? Looking at buying a Sako 85.. trying to find some opinions on them
>>27586574
Some of the best rifles for the money. Incredibly accurate too. Imo the only downside is the price.
Very good rifles.
But you can get a good rifle for less money if you buy Japanese. The Howa 1500 is sold under like 10 different brand names, they're solid guns for a good price.
If you're on a tight budget go with the Howa, if not go with the Sako.
Top tier amongst non custom bolt guns.
>>27586601
Yeah they go for anywhere between 2500 and 5000 for the 85 model here in Australia . The price isn't an issue so i think that's settled it thanks!
>>27586656
>Yeah they go for anywhere between 2500 and 5000 for the 85 model here in Australia
I hope they're Australian monopoly dollars.
Since a brand new model 85 costs like 1600-2000US here in Sweden. Unless you go for one of the really fancy models.
>not buying Sako RK-62
Well fuck ur anti-fun
>>27586574
canada approves
>>27586574
Sako - Silky smooth bolt. Accurate. Good shooter. I never owned one but I did hunt/target practice with one an older friend owned. Wanted to buy it but at the time I was a young poorfag.
>>27586574
Expensive, but you get what you pay for. If they're over your budget, Tikka rifles are almost as good, but not quite. Significantly cheaper though.
>>27586752
Addendum: A few years later, I worked at a gun store and convinced a long-time hunter to try one out. He showed up at the store a few weeks later raving about the gun. Purchased a few more to replace some of his current rifles.
Not trying to over sell here but like a bourbon aficionado knows when they find a good bourbon, people that know guns know when they have a good one.
>>27586716
I like it.
Ugly stock colour though. Should be green or grey/white for muh snows.
>>27586712
Mate if i could legally have it in Australia believe me i would
>>27586778
I love the look of them and i had heard stories that they were great rifles, just wanted some honest opinions instead of the blokes behind the counter trying to sell them to me
>>27586779
it is meant to be seen. can't quite remember the reason though.
>>27586574
Regularly use a Sako 75 in Aus, absolutely lovely rifle. Very accurate and generally just a nice gun. Everything about it is just made well.
Expensive though, the rifle in question cost around $3000AUD.
>>27586689
Guns in Australia are absurdly expensive unless your talking about surplus 303s. Some are only mildly more expensive but others can easily be 3-4 times the price they are in the US, gun dealerships probably pass off a lot of the costs they have to bare onto customers. As well general government fuckery making it an already semi-obscure sport. Shit gets expensive.
Only downside to the 85 to me is the mounting system. I'm not a fan of proprietary shit.
Although the optilocks are rock solid.
Uncle has a sako bolt action .22 (With a silencer no less) that thing is the most accurate rifle I have ever shot.
