i have a sako in .30-06, i got it back in 1986 its the hunter model, also have the remington 700 stainless steel barrel, fiberglass stock in .300 win mag. comparing the two is like comparing plasma tv to black and white. that sako is so sweet, clean crisp trigger, smooth action, and groups alot better. i like the remington, but love the sako.

I'd say that after what I have been hearing about Remington lately I would go with the sako. I have heard nothing but good about Sako and there line of guns

Remington for me .

Rem for me also.

I agree 100%

Remington here too!

I would absolutely take the same money and buy two Remingtons. Sako has never showed me that they are twice the gun the Remington is. I have not had a bad Remington. I quess I am lucky that everyone else is getting the bad ones. More good ones for me. I don't have the kind of money it takes to spend that much more on a gun that won't outshoot my Remingtons. I have had Sako rifles and they were good guns, just not worth that much more money to me. A little over 400.00 bucks will buy a new Remington 700 synthetic and they all shoot well. I had had a bunch of them, never felt that I didn't get all my monies worth, At least..

I agree that Remingtons can be as accurate or even more so than anything else out there. My last 700 was quite accurate (after it was tweaked with bedding, etc...). However, for me at least, accuracy is only one part of the puzzle. I prefer the Sako 75 not only because its overall quality is better, but because it has design features that I prefer and are not incorporated into the Remington 700.

Here's what I'm talking about:

1. A safety that blocks the firing pin. Remington safeties do not.
2. While I would prefer a claw extractor, the Sako extractor is much better than the one found on Remingtons in my opinion. I had numerous problems with my last 700 failing to extract spent cases.
3. I prefer the fixed ejector of the Sako versus the plunger type.
4. The Sako detachable magazine is about as good as I've seen.
5. The Sako has the integral dovetail scope mounts. I'm not sure if this is any kind of advantage, but I like em'.
6. The Sako bolt has a shorter throw and the handle is part of the bolt, not brazed on like the Rem.
7. The Sako trigger is one of the best factory triggers I've seen.
8. This is strictly personal preference, but the Sako stock fits me better.

So, there you have it. Though, I like the overall better quality of the Sako, it's the features above that really set it apart from the Remington 700 if you ask me.

If price is not an issue ................. Sako but the Remington will still do the job.