Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

Nope, rear sight fits on the dovetail and front sight you slip off the old hood and blade then slide on the new ones. Check out their website plenty of different models. Really well put together, all of it feels like quality not cheap. No plastic used.

Finally finished, Twin Needle Stock pack, bolt handle etc.

Now for the load development.

Mean man pit

Originally Posted by camo wsm

The latest in the search for the perfect hunting rifle @BRADS .....

Sako 85 in 7mm SAUM
Mcmillan hunters edge stock
Pac nor tube at 20" inches
Fluted Bolt
DPT Can
NEAR manufacturing rail
Nightforce ultralite rings
March 2.5-25x42

Shoots the Nosler 150 LR accubonds really nicely

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Scopes sitting rather high with the rail and rings, how are you going to manage that?

I ask as im tossing up mounting options for a sako currently but keep reverting back to optilocks

Nobody has yet managed to convince me that well fitting optilocks are in any way inferior to military fashion picitinny rings and rails, particularly on normal calibre rifles.

They have a better fit potential for sub 50mm scopes, lower weight or close than rails and rings, ascetically cleaner, no fitting hassles, self centering and non marking.

I prefer the one piece for weight and simplicity.

There is argument, if your scope choice is either large or long for alternatives, but outside that the objections to optilocks seem unfounded, I have never had problems with them, and the arguments for strength and reliabilty issues seem overstated.....

If you smash your rifle enough to move your scope, you have likely smashed your scope anyway.

It seems more a tactical fashion statement, than a solution to a problem that doesn't exist....

This opinion is worth precisely what was paid for it...... but thats just what I have found.....

A bit of a restoration project but always wanted a A1

Originally Posted by rogers.270

Scopes sitting rather high with the rail and rings, how are you going to manage that?

I ask as im tossing up mounting options for a sako currently but keep reverting back to optilocks

Not sure what you mean by manage It? as its fitted already I don't find it too high as its marginally higher than it was with
optilocks and is a perfect height for the new 52mm March that's on there now.

Picked up a McMillian Sako Hunter Edge tech at a reasonable price (less than a cost of a Senator) for the recently acquired M595 in 284win, oh i cant wait to its all bedded....



I'm loving the Sako 75 style monte carlo cheek piece. The Rifle shot very well with the factory stock so hopefully it stays the same or improves.

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with a 52 no doubt better front end, looked a little high re cheek weld........ may just be me though.

New toy arrived at the door this morning. Something I've been pondering getting for at least 8 years.

Originally Posted by GWH

Picked up a McMillian Sako Hunter Edge tech at a reasonable price (less than a cost of a Senator) for the recently acquired M595 in 284win, oh i cant wait to its all bedded....

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I'm loving the Sako 75 style monte carlo cheek piece. The Rifle shot very well with the factory stock so hopefully it stays the same or improves.

Very nice.


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Originally Posted by Sidney

Nobody has yet managed to convince me that well fitting optilocks are in any way inferior to military fashion picitinny rings and rails, particularly on normal calibre rifles.

They have a better fit potential for sub 50mm scopes, lower weight or close than rails and rings, ascetically cleaner, no fitting hassles, self centering and non marking.

I prefer the one piece for weight and simplicity.

There is argument, if your scope choice is either large or long for alternatives, but outside that the objections to optilocks seem unfounded, I have never had problems with them, and the arguments for strength and reliabilty issues seem overstated.....

If you smash your rifle enough to move your scope, you have likely smashed your scope anyway.

It seems more a tactical fashion statement, than a solution to a problem that doesn't exist....

This opinion is worth precisely what was paid for it...... but thats just what I have found.....

Waitaki rail and 34mm Roedale rings was 25% lighter than 34mm optilocks, rustproof, exactly the same height, and 20moa canted. If I had a 30mm scope I'd have simply gone for one piece optilocks.