Thread: Sako carbonlite

Originally Posted by FRST

I’m betting they have issues. I’ve got two 85’s - one WSM and a 270 and they both do it. You can’t run low rings and they work best with a quick cycle of the bolt that works 80-90% of the time and a scope with a low profile windage turret. Running the ejector at 6 o’clock was a huge design flaw from Sako imo. Yet I still have two so I’m obviously prepared to put up with it. Retrofitting a plunger ejector in the bolt face would likely cure the problem, but I haven’t heard of anyone offering that fix.

Interesting. I’ve got a couple of short action 85s, one of which I‘ve owned for 12 years, and I’ve never had a problem. They eject reliably regardless of how quick the bolt is cycled

They are beautiful things alright, but over 3 x the cost of a T3 with the same barrel and weight in magnum chambering. Sorry, I just don’t get it.

For about the same money you could have a custom action, Bartlein cut rifled barrel, carbon stock and Jewell trigger plus smithing to screw it all together. For half the money you could buy a new T3 and stick it in a carbon stock like Shearer did.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

They are beautiful things alright, but over 3 x the cost of a T3 with the same barrel and weight in magnum chambering. Sorry, I just don’t get it.

For about the same money you could have a custom action, Bartlein cut rifled barrel, carbon stock and Jewell trigger plus smithing to screw it all together. For half the money you could buy a new T3 and stick it in a carbon stock like Shearer did.

Yeah you can but its not a sako

Originally Posted by Nathan F

Yeah you can but its not a sako

Can't argue with that

Well, I can, but I won’t as we all make our own choices (and I like Sako rifles too).

I went down the custom route and it cost me about the same.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

They are beautiful things alright, but over 3 x the cost of a T3 with the same barrel and weight in magnum chambering. Sorry, I just don’t get it.

For about the same money you could have a custom action, Bartlein cut rifled barrel, carbon stock and Jewell trigger plus smithing to screw it all together. For half the money you could buy a new T3 and stick it in a carbon stock like Shearer did.

I bet you won't find a carbon stock remotely comparable to the Sako Carbonlite one for durability and strength.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGOESNyvIY&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-aWssP_rA&t=3s

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

I bet you won't find a carbon stock remotely comparable to the Sako Carbonlite one for durability and strength.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGOESNyvIY&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-aWssP_rA&t=3s

Well, that was fun to watch wasn't it ?

I expecxt te Tikka would handle it too, but I wonder how a blouser or SMLE would function after being jammed full of mud.

Of course, its easy to imagine real life mishaps much more testing than that: a fall on river boulders, drop down an orongorongo waterfall, liquid fuel stove leak etc. It would have been interesting to see a whole of system test, say retaining zero with a simple 6x Schmidt in optilock rings or after a good freeze thaw cycle, wipedown with WD40 and a bit of rattling around in the tray of a quad with steel gong targets.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Well, that was fun to watch wasn't it ?

I expecxt te Tikka would handle it too, but I wonder how a blouser or SMLE would function after being jammed full of mud.

Of course, its easy to imagine real life mishaps much more testing than that: a fall on river boulders, drop down an orongorongo waterfall, liquid fuel stove leak etc. It would have been interesting to see a whole of system test, say retaining zero with a simple 6x Schmidt in optilock rings or after a good freeze thaw cycle, wipedown with WD40 and a bit of rattling around in the tray of a quad with steel gong targets.

Jeeez you guys are rough on your gear

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Well, that was fun to watch wasn't it ?

I expecxt te Tikka would handle it too, but I wonder how a blouser or SMLE would function after being jammed full of mud.

Of course, its easy to imagine real life mishaps much more testing than that: a fall on river boulders, drop down an orongorongo waterfall, liquid fuel stove leak etc. It would have been interesting to see a whole of system test, say retaining zero with a simple 6x Schmidt in optilock rings or after a good freeze thaw cycle, wipedown with WD40 and a bit of rattling around in the tray of a quad with steel gong targets.

It was a rifle test, not a scope test.

Originally Posted by 7.62

Interesting. I’ve got a couple of short action 85s, one of which I‘ve owned for 12 years, and I’ve never had a problem. They eject reliably regardless of how quick the bolt is cycled

Same here. The ejection problem is confined to the longer actions and not all of them do it. There is a YouTube video of a guy who claims a fix for the issue.