Talk me out of a sako 85 syn/stainless?
01-10-2011, 09:31 AM
#1
Spike
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: RI
Posts: 67
Talk me out of a sako 85 syn/stainless?
Looking for a quality factory rifle.
I'm really thinking about the sako 85 in syn/stainless in .300 wsm
5 shots in 1 inch, and just the quality I've heard about sako's has me curious.
My thinking is kinda for an all around in a fairly handy setup, probably will use it in the future for sitka blacktail on kodiak, caribou, maybe an elk, etc...and if the thing shoots amazing perhaps use it on everything, antelope, deer, I know it's overkill for antelope/deer, but if it's more accurate than a 243/270 why not right?
http://www.sako.fi/sako85models.php?...wdata#pagedown
I'm really thinking about the sako 85 in syn/stainless in .300 wsm
5 shots in 1 inch, and just the quality I've heard about sako's has me curious.
My thinking is kinda for an all around in a fairly handy setup, probably will use it in the future for sitka blacktail on kodiak, caribou, maybe an elk, etc...and if the thing shoots amazing perhaps use it on everything, antelope, deer, I know it's overkill for antelope/deer, but if it's more accurate than a 243/270 why not right?
http://www.sako.fi/sako85models.php?...wdata#pagedown
01-10-2011, 10:42 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,329
If I were getting a 300 I would get the WM not the WSM. If you reload you'll have a lot of advantages. It will be cheaper to shoot whether you reload or not.
Also the 300WSM is overkill for deer and it will matter. Wait till you see what it does to them. I learned my lesson. Too much meat loss.
I only use my 300 WM when I'm shooting long distances. Like beyond 300 yards.
For the rest I stick with the lowly .30-06. LOL.
Tom
Also the 300WSM is overkill for deer and it will matter. Wait till you see what it does to them. I learned my lesson. Too much meat loss.
I only use my 300 WM when I'm shooting long distances. Like beyond 300 yards.
For the rest I stick with the lowly .30-06. LOL.
Tom
01-10-2011, 10:57 AM
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Sako = Quality
Model 85 - one of their best !
I own a A7 in synthetic stainless (7MM RM) & love it.
Also recommend .300 WM not short mag unless you're a reloader.
Great cartridge for long range BIG game hunting !
Model 85 - one of their best !
I own a A7 in synthetic stainless (7MM RM) & love it.
Also recommend .300 WM not short mag unless you're a reloader.
Great cartridge for long range BIG game hunting !
01-10-2011, 11:31 AM
#5
Spike
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01-10-2011, 01:39 PM
#7
Spike
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I do like the looks of that laminated stainless, but I am looking for something a bit lighter handier like the syn/stainless.
01-10-2011, 08:55 PM
#10
Nontypical Buck
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