Thread: 34mm scope on a sako

The standard tapered sako bases can be used with 34mm rings designed for the TRG 42/44
You will need to talk nicely to Beretta in Auckland to obtain them (and pay a bit of money).
This was the most elegant solution I could find. I would have preferred a 34mm ringmount but there wasn't one.
Drill and tapping on picatinny rails is destructive and would make it difficult to load the magazine without dropping it out. So, I can currently reload by taking the mag out or feed directly from the top into the mag or chamber. This is one of the advantages of the sako over the tikka action.
I was lucky that the fore/aft location of the scope was just right for me. A rail would give flexibility there. Check dimensions carefully. Some scopes have zero margin for moving back and forth in rings, being designed to mount on a rail.
There are several models of tapered base adapters which allow a picatinny rail on top but they add quite a bit of height and all seem insecure in their attachment to the tapered dovetail (eg hammer tap in fit).
Height is an issue and mine has a lot of clearance between the objective and the standard taper barrel. This makes cheekpiece height difficult and it's awkward to get the cleaning rod in.



Here's a link with the complete review of the scope with info about mounting options. I've since made a plastic cheekpiece that welds/supports my cheek better.