Thread: New Sako for 2014 - 85 Long Range

Originally Posted by Toby

So this is just a 85 with a long barrel and its called a long range rifle or is there other things that have gone into it

XL action in 338LM is new, as is the stock...

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Originally Posted by The Claw

XL action in 338LM is new, as is the stock...

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Righto, anything else gone into it?

Originally Posted by Toby

Righto, anything else gone into it?

Toby, you had a post about action length a few weeks ago aye? What do you make of these......

Originally Posted by kokako

Toby, you had a post about action length a few weeks ago aye? What do you make of these......

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That's cool

Nice but at 9.7lbs she ain't no lightweight

Originally Posted by BRADS

Nice but at 9.7lbs she ain't no lightweight

What angle are you talking about? Right angle?

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Originally Posted by The Claw

What angle are you talking about? Right angle?

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I was going for Angel but was having a mind blank

Originally Posted by BRADS

I was going for Angel but was having a mind blank

Yeah mate, just couldn't resist the temptation :p

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Originally Posted by BRADS

Nice but at 9.7lbs she ain't no lightweight

Yip, that timber needs to go on the fire.

Originally Posted by ChrisF

I have seen a guy use the optilock base's & the 34mm rings off the TRG 3 ring mount , it is however zero cant .

The whole tapered dovetail idea needs to be ditched for longer range shooting. My scope only has 10 mRad remaining before it tops out. Enough for hunting I suppose but at extreme end of the adjustment is not ideal. I suggest Sako make this action with a 5 mRad (or 20 moa) sloped mount or else offer 34mm ringmounts with the front one shorter to give this slope. Changing to an integral Picatinny format would help sales too.

Can you make a wooden stock stable enough for .338 ? The brake looks elegant and perhaps a threaded option would also be worthwhile.

This isn't meant to be a target or tactical rifle. It's a lot lighter than the TRG.

Anyway - it this the only factory hunting rifle available in .338LM ? If so, cool !

Originally Posted by Bagheera

The whole tapered dovetail idea needs to be ditched for longer range shooting. My scope only has 10 mRad remaining before it tops out. Enough for hunting I suppose but at extreme end of the adjustment is not ideal. I suggest Sako make this action with a 5 mRad (or 20 moa) sloped mount or else offer 34mm ringmounts with the front one shorter to give this slope. Changing to an integral Picatinny format would help sales too.

Can you make a wooden stock stable enough for .338 ? The brake looks elegant and perhaps a threaded option would also be worthwhile.

This isn't meant to be a target or tactical rifle. It's a lot lighter than the TRG.

Anyway - it this the only factory hunting rifle available in .338LM ? If so, cool !

It looks like the brake is screwed on.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

The whole tapered dovetail idea needs to be ditched for longer range shooting. My scope only has 10 mRad remaining before it tops out. Enough for hunting I suppose but at extreme end of the adjustment is not ideal. I suggest Sako make this action with a 5 mRad (or 20 moa) sloped mount or else offer 34mm ringmounts with the front one shorter to give this slope. Changing to an integral Picatinny format would help sales too.

Can you make a wooden stock stable enough for .338 ? The brake looks elegant and perhaps a threaded option would also be worthwhile.

This isn't meant to be a target or tactical rifle. It's a lot lighter than the TRG.

Anyway - it this the only factory hunting rifle available in .338LM ? If so, cool !

There are plenty of hunting rifles in 338 Lapua, Remington, Savage & Weatherby that I know of

Sako would be reluctant to put sloped rails on their hunting rifles.

Plenty of European scopes only have 30-40 moa in them making them un-useable with a 20moa rail, also locally LR hunting is frowned upon IIRC

Anyone have or has had a play with one of these yet?

Originally Posted by BRADS

Anyone have or has had a play with one of these yet?

You should buy one then flick it off to me at a huge discount