Thread: 85 SS & Finnlight

Originally Posted by Gillie

I read it as he was comparing a perceived difference in profit margin. The US has a different tax and duty regime and as you have said Cabellas have more buying power and in all likelihood, lower profit margins than Beretta NZ / NZ retailer. Not really a fair comparison just looking at the retail prices. The differences I mentioned apply to any importer into NZ including private individuals and businesses.



Yeah I see a few people on NZ forums with this attitude - my personal experience with Beretta NZ has been really good though.

On track with the thread though - I know Sako will try and produce complete Carbonlight rifles to start with but it would be great if they also offered the stocks on their own for those people that already have a Sako 85. Would be a simple bolt in replacement. Because they will try and fill complete rifle orders first I expect it will be a fair while before they will have "spare" stocks available to buy on their own.

Yep agree....mostly.

If I had an '85 I wanted to drop into a Carbon stock, I'd go through one of the NZ suppliers and order a McMillan one. I reckon I'd have it bedded and shooting and for less than a Sako one, before the Sako ones become available (if ever ).

I remember when the fully wooded stock came out for the '85 Bavarian, the "Carbine". The Bavarian retailed for circa $3200, the Carbine retailed for $4199.......$1000 for another 11" of wood??!.

Based on that I wouldn't think the Sako Carbon stock would be cheap.

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