Thread: Sako 85 Finnlight II

I'm pretty sure the bolt body on my 85 SS is stainless. Never a spot of rust on it.
The only rust I've seen is on bedding screws threads and under the optilocks.
My stock fills up with water when used for a support pole river crossing then runs out through the action when held horizontally. Again, "shame sako".
We note these minor problems critically in a constructive spirit because the overall package is so good and we "expect perfection" . Still it's better than almost every other rifle I see (including the fantastically engineered but too complex blaser in my opinion and also the older sako vixen for comparison).

Thanks for the comments on the adjustable cheek piece. That's an imperfexion in my 85SS.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

I'm pretty sure the bolt body on my 85 SS is stainless. Never a spot of rust on it.....

Think you'll find that your bolt is chromoly on that rifle Chris.

Originally Posted by Frodo

The bolt on my M98 is chromoly and it's never had any rust on it. It literally takes 10 seconds of maintenance per day.

Buy a tin of renaissance wax.

Buy a rag.

Put wax on rag.

Rub rag on bolt.

= thin, non-greasy, hydrophobic coating on bolt.

Best of all, a tin of Ren Wax only weighs a couple of ounces and it'll last you years. $30.00.

Meanwhile, people are paying hundreds of dollars for coatings which will eventually wear off.

Cerakote and stainless is great stuff - but there are cheap and effective ways of preventing rust (as I've outlined above).

Bolts in bolt action rifles don't usually rust because they're normally coated with a thin coat of lubricant. Have never had one spot of rust appear on a chromoly bolt in over fifty years of owning bolt action rifles. I have seen a few surface rusted bolts on old neglected rifles.

Been using Renaissance wax a few years on my Anschutz .22 rifle stocks and have used it on the metal as well. Prefer Foglube paste instead for the metalwork though.

Originally Posted by 10-Ring

Think you'll find that your bolt is chromoly on that rifle Chris.



Bolts in bolt action rifles don't usually rust because they're normally coated with a thin coat of lubricant. Have never had one spot of rust appear on a chromoly bolt in over fifty years of owning bolt action rifles. I have seen a few surface rusted bolts on old neglected rifles.

Been using Renaissance wax a few years on my Anschutz .22 rifle stocks and have used it on the metal as well. Prefer Foglube paste instead for the metalwork though.

I meant the entire bolt (shroud, handle etc). But I get what you mean.

Never used Froglube. I like the name...

Originally Posted by Frodo

...Never used Froglube. I like the name...

Kinda goes well with Frodo.