have a Sako Hunter in.308 Fantastic gun.In comparison I bought my son a Rem.700 bdl and had to do alot of sandin to the valley of the stock to get the barrel free floatin.
HELLO it costs twice as much the barrel channel should be better finished. Who says that free floating is the answer anyway? Remingtons work best with a pressure point on the barrel in most cases...
Bought a new Fiberclass SAko in 1985 30-06 bedded in a Mcmillan stock. Nicely made weapon and everything operated smoothly It was a very average shooting gun as I recall. My friends Remingtons and Rugers,Winchesters easily outshooting it and it was sort of a bit on the heavy side...Rings were a pain and expensive besides the overall cost of the rifle. Got rid of it and didn't regret it. Prior to the intro of the 75 Sako purchased a m-591 wood stock in 308 ... beautifully made nice stock like others have mentioned but gun was a very average shooter AGAIN... Handloads Factory loads average groups just as good as what you'll get from a Remington or Ruger or whatever...basically your paying for a beautifully machined action and not much more. This is another case of people getting caught up in this European superiority thing. If you adjust the trigger on a Remington, Ruger, Winchester,SAvage it will shoot just as well as any Sako just the reciever wont' be as pretty. Spend the money you save on quality optics and buy American. They will not get my money anymore...