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Best factory gun to be hadAny thoughts/opinions on a SAKO model 85 Varmint .243 caliber?
"Snipe",,,,what bullet were you using,,,,rmember it is a 10 twist bbl and you are marginal with any bullet larger than a 90 gr !!!!,,,,RogerIll kill this some. Beautiful gun, fabulous action. Wish I could get these actions to buy, for as cheap as a rem 700 action.
I had a sako 85 in 243 and could never get it to shoot... best groups were 1 inch at 100 yards to 1.5 inches... I got so frustrated I sent it back in because they guarentee 1 moa accuracy... yep you guessed it... it shot 1 moa... IE slightly larger than 1 inch, and they called it good... I ended up selling it.
I had a sako 85 in 22-250... it shot lights out! My father in law bought it from me because he wanted it, and I wanted to play with 22-250AI.. This gun was fabulous, no regrets on buying...
Moral of the story.. They are hit and miss. It depends on if you get a good barrel.
"Snipe",,,,what bullet were you using,,,,rmember it is a 10 twist bbl and you are marginal with any bullet larger than a 90 gr !!!!,,,,Roger
sounds like a valiant effort,,,,I have had some that wont shoot also,,,thanks for the response,,,RogerI tried 80gr, 90 gr, 95gr, 100gr, 105gr... I tried it all... several different powders too.. primers.. I wasted a good bit of money trying... sierras, bergers, hornady.. I promise I tried..
Sako 85s are nice rifles. There is a gun dealer called accuflite rifles who specializes in Sakos, I think he has something like 500+ actions laying around for builds. He’s built me a couple customs and speaks highly of the model 85. If it was me I would be more attracted to an older Sako, a deluxe pre Garcia in 243 is one the purest bolt actions ever made. Good luck on the pursuit.
I have a 22-250 pre Garcia and agree, they are awesome. Accuflite is the go to source for actions, but they were too expensive for my taste...nice to work with however.
----------------------------------------------------------------------Sako 85s are nice rifles. There is a gun dealer called accuflite rifles who specializes in Sakos, I think he has something like 500+ actions laying around for builds. He’s built me a couple customs and speaks highly of the model 85. If it was me I would be more attracted to an older Sako, a deluxe pre Garcia in 243 is one the purest bolt actions ever made. Good luck on the pursuit.
JB is a nice guy to talk and works with. I’ve never met anyone with more knowledge about Sakos.----------------------------------------------------------------------
He is in Export,PA, owner is called "JB". I bought an action from him years ago.
www.accuflite.com