Thread: Sako 75 scope mounting options

Originally Posted by Rock

The optilock are good, but no many choices for the Sako 85s. There’s no holes on the 85’s dove tail to screw down the rail, so the rail only grab it by two little clamps. The SwaroDS , rail and rings weigh at about 1.5kg, no way the rail can handle it by the two little clamps.

Just do what the rest of us do mate and get the receiver drilled and tapped then buy a rail from the likes of Waitaki Engineering or others and your good to go.

Originally Posted by jakewire

Just do what the rest of us do mate and get the receiver drilled and tapped then buy a rail from the likes of Waitaki Engineering or others and your good to go.

That's what I love about the fierce action, they are a clone sako 85 but drilled and tapped like a rem 700 no dove tails. The screws are also the next size up to handle bigger calibers recoil, I have had zero trouble with my fierce rem mag and rail set up but my mate with his sako 85 finlight had the whole rail and scope come off under recoil which is less than ideal.