OEH. I know Sako are good rifles. Like I said I have two of them. Being retired though, they are far to much money for a tool to get a job done. I have 10 NEF rifles. The one I use the most is a 26 inch barreled 280 with a 3x9 Swift Pemier scope. I bought it used (Combo) for 195.00 plus tax. I would and HAVE taken that rifle all over the U.S. and Canada hunting big game. I did send it in to NEF for a free trigger job but that was a minor off season project. I will have 483.00 plus tax into the new 270 Remington with the 4x12 Swift Pemier scope on it. I can adjust a Remington trigger in about 15 minutes and Have never had any other problem or ever had to send or take a Remington in for repairs. I had to glass bed one out of about 25 700 Remingtons and that was because I had it rebarrreled to a different caliber after shooting out the orignial barrel..

For those to whom money is no object, its fine to spend that Sako level money for a tool to do a job. I can do that same job for a mighty small fraction of that money. Being retired I find it important to spend my tool allowance a bit more sparingly. A rifle to me is just that, A tool.