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Thread: Sako finbear what's it worth and is it worth salvaging ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    Very early production L61R. They first made them in Jan 1962 with serial #1 and finished production in Sept 1973 with serial # 90954, of that model run before they changed the mag catch and trigger guard.
    Are they copies of the Howa Golden Bear?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sideshow View Post
    You may have to put a fowler shot down there before trying for a group size.
    Poor old barrel is probably feeling quite naked after the scrubbing you just gave it
    Is 'fowler shot' a typo or are you suggesting the rifle should be used first on chooks Sideshow? Personally myself I would leave the chooks alone and fire a 'fouling shot'
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    Is 'fowler shot' a typo or are you suggesting the rifle should be used first on chooks Sideshow? Personally myself I would leave the chooks alone and fire a 'fouling shot'
    Chook mist
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    Did you remove the carbon or is the solvent good for that too?

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    So I thought I had a box of whitetails but they were already shot ooops
    So I spoke to the owner and he was happy enough for me to load up some eldx and try them.
    The results are better than expected, but I must point out I really struggled with the heavy as trigger, I will need to sort that out sooner rather than later.
    So I did a ladder starting at 57.5 and made 9 of those to include fouler (not fowler) shots and sighting shots, went up in .3grain increments to 58.4
    No pressure signs at all the rifle is a pussycat to shoot.
    I have settled on 58.1 for now as I'm off hunting on Tuesday, but there is room to develop as I have no pressure signs even at 58.4 which is above book max.
    At 58.4 it looked like it was starting to tighten the grouping again so when I have time I'll try another ladder starting at 58.4 going up .2grain to 58.8g to see if it tightens up again or shows pressure signs.
    All projectiles were seated 10 thou off the lands and easily mag fed and ejected even at a ogave length of 72.21mm

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    Shot at 50 yards cause I forgot to move back once I had it fouled (not fowled) and sighted

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    Dunno what happened here but probably not as bad as it looks, first group I shot at 100 yds and still very much coming to grips with the heavy ass trigger

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    This is the load I am going to use for now grouping is good but will improve once the trigger is lightened. The shot 1" to the left was last of three and definitely pulled
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    Looks to me like it's coming up to the next accuracy node, the shot on the right was last of three and again definitely pulled, man I hate heavy triggers

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    Definately minute of deer in the bush, looks like a keeper
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    Quote Originally Posted by 223nut View Post
    Definately minute of deer in the bush, looks like a keeper
    I'm sure I can close those groups up considerably with the trigger lightened, will probably bed it and free float as it jys touches the stock on the barrel channel on one side, also do some research on what if any improvement can be had by getting it crowned.
    But yes a keeper and worth putting some effort in to make it better

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    Right trigger is sorted, easy trigger to adjust it's now much closer to 2lbs and nearer to what like, must've been around the 6lb+ territory, why anyone would set a trigger that heavy I'll never understand
    Still breaks like glass, no creep just like a sako trigger should be
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    Back at the range today all sorted, bloody impressive for a 50 year old rifle.
    3 shots at 100yds and I definitely pulled one, but only just.
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    These ELDX just work in the 270
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