I was just helping a friend do some workups for his 6.5 Swede Tikka T3. But if you handload with premium bullets they will shock you. They have some plastic bits and show cheapness in more ways than that. Less than half the Sako but just as accurate. If you feel like keeping a bunch of extra money in your pocket look at the Tikka T3.
My only regrets are selling most of them! :biglaugh: I am of Finnish descent and I have picked Sako/Tikka everytime and never regretted it. That was the most unbiased review I am capable of. The Sako is no longer a true controlled feed action but they are slick and fast like a Kimber could only dream of being. The Kimbers are probably a tad nicer in that regard. The woodwork on the Sako 85s I have seen have not been as good as the older Sakos. Both are more than accurate enough for hunting though I would all but guarantee the Sako will be more accurate from the bench. I like having the edge when it comes to bigger game.:rock:īoth VERY nice rifles. The 338 win mag has 4,000 ft lbs the muzzle and 2700 ft lbs 200yds, thats the muzzle energy of a 30-06 200yds. I had to get away from the 30 calibers to do so. We were deep in the woods / forest too.Īfter hunting with a 30-06 for 20+ years i wanted to bump up to a larger caliber with more knock down power. The side of the mountain was our back stop. The 338wm went thru a 20" tree at 170yds with no problem. My brother told me i missed tilol he seen the back of the tree splintered out. I picked up a knot hole on a tree about 170yds away and nailed it. While hunting in the national forest while challanging my brother to make a long distance shots to see who can hit the target the closest, my brother made a perfect pinpoint 125yd shot. I put all 4rds 1" from the center of each bullseye with the rifle hand held. Just because it costs more doesn't mean it will shoot more accurately.Īfter seeing the accuracy with my 338wm benchrested i deceided to put 4rds in the mag and put out 4 targets at 100yds and stood up and rapid fired on the 4 targets as fast as i could run the bolt and pick up each bullseye in the scope. Never judge a good accurate gun by the price. My remington with the scope/scopemount cost me $1,000. Now remington manufactures a more accurate rifle than mine? I'm thinking about getting another caliber and it just maybe in a remington also. It takes the "X" right out of the target. My '94 remington 700 in 338win mag will put two bullets thru the same hole at 100yds benchrested using new over the counter winchester super X 338 win mag 225gr ammo. 180 is all you'll need for deer and elk, if you are hunting grizzly or brown, you won't notice the difference on the 200 gr. 300 doesn't start beating on you till you get up to 200 grain bullets. Work up loads carefully and measure case expansion just in front of the belt using a micrometer. Sako's hold their value.look at the auction sites like Gunbroker. With hunting season coming to a close, and the economy being what it is, I would think you could find a really nice one at a fair price. Second choice would be Remington 700 BDL, factory engraved. The Sako rifles built in Finland are the most accurate, best built, best looking, smoothest sporting rifles i've fired.
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You won't get the full potential accuracy you would have using a top of the line optic. Don't invest in a great rifle and than put a cheap scope on it. The entire package is only as good as the weakest link. Sako rifles have the mount milled as part of the receiver, you buy Sako or leupold rings and a scope and you're good to go. I bought and mounted a leupold Vari-X 111 3.5 x 10 x 50 on it. Hornady, it runs 3000 fps on the chrono and shoots. With 71 grains of IMR 4350 behind a 180 gr. I worked up loads for it and used it on several hunts out West. Back in the 80's, my wife bought me a new Sako Finnbear Deluxe in.