Thread: Sako 85 Long Range owners

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

Here’s a sako story for you. Just set up a mates carbon lite 7mm rm with a piccatiny rail on it that attaches to the dovetail. Scope was a Swarovski ds. Had to use a rail instead of optilocks because the scope takes 40mm rings. Torqued all the screws. Fine. Now the major flaw with sake is they are tapered. There is a locator screw at the rear to stop the rail going forward. But because it’s tapered nothing stops it from coming backwards. I know it is the opposite way to recoil but after about 20 rounds and one hunting trip. He came back to the range and on the 3rd shot the rail and scope hit him in the face. Fixed the prob by drilling and taping a screw through the rail into the receiver.

Anyway sako 85. I’ve shot 3 one shot well and that was with hand loads. I haven’t seen one shoot what they promise of 5 in Moa.more like 1.5-2” with factory ammo. All of them need to be properly bedded. That also is what my gunsmith has experienced too with customer complaints with sako 85. I personally think that $3-5000 is a lot of money for these rifles. The tikka t3 is a lot more accurate from what I’ve seen, although a completely shit rifle that shoots good.
That will stir you hunting and fishing promoted tikka lovers.

Hope your mate goes to someone else to set it up for him next time and not some cowboy. Sounds like a set up issue not the rifle. Shot quite a few 85s and they have all been tack drivers.