Thread: Sako 85 Long Range owners

I’d be interested to know what ammo you find that it likes. Replace the brake with a t2 terminator so you don’t blow dirt everywhere with the radial brake. It also reduces the recoil of that light rifle a lot more.
I shot my mates one in the weekend again when he came out and hit a gong at 570m no problem, free recoil with a slight bipod load.
On a side note I had chronographed some federal premium trophy ammo in a 300wm. 6 rounds sd of 5

@LJP
picked up a 338 Lapua from here quite a while back and only had oen play with it so far which wasn't super successful. The PMII I mounted jumped out of the optilock rings (i prob should have used loctite). The rings appear very marginal to me for the set up so I have ordered a 20MOA rail from Optics Trade to pair with a pair of nightforce rings. the rail is currently 3 months late shipping so the gun is sitting around collecting dust... Also I am just hoping the rail actually fits as it is a touch unclear if the Long Rage is actually an XL action or its own size action. Couldn't get any information clarifying this exactly

Will let you know how it goes as it is pretty hard to find a rail that isn't custom

https://www.optics-trade.eu/nz/conte..._from_store=en

@LOC not sure if you looked at Near Manufacturing for a rail? Very good product and probably cheaper than what you have coming. @shift14 had/has? one

Still got it. Richard Near is great to deal with. Near Manufacturing - Rifle Scope Bases

Good piece of kit.

B

Yeah for a Sako the NEAR rail is where it's at and normally only takes a week or two to arrive

bugger, no I didn't and not familiar with it. thanks - might not be too late!

Originally Posted by The Claw

@LOC not sure if you looked at Near Manufacturing for a rail? Very good product and probably cheaper than what you have coming. @shift14 had/has? one

Originally Posted by LOC

bugger, no I didn't and not familiar with it. thanks - might not be too late!

I'm pretty sure that the near rail rail won't fit the LR iirc

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Originally Posted by BRADS

I'm pretty sure that the near rail rail won't fit the LR iirc

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Probably true, it’s an XL action, I think the longest he does is L for an 85, which equates to a V in a 75.
The beauty of it is it’s one piece and slides onto the dovetails like optilocks and has an integral recoil lug, rather than sitting on top and only being screwed on. O or 10 MOA.

$175 Canadian from memory

B

lightning fast replies from Richard, turns out he owns an LR in the same cal. sent through a photo of it. rail only has 10MOA cant. not sure of price yet tho

Originally Posted by BRADS

I'm pretty sure that the near rail rail won't fit the LR iirc

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Originally Posted by LOC

lightning fast replies from Richard, turns out he owns an LR in the same cal. sent through a photo of it. rail only has 10MOA cant. not sure of price yet tho

Good stuff best mount base you can get.
The 34mm base ring combo ends up silly high with a big objective.

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thanks for the heads up, picked up some nightforce rings so hope that isn't too high?

Originally Posted by BRADS

Good stuff best mount base you can get.
The 34mm base ring combo ends up silly high with a big objective.

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Originally Posted by LOC

lightning fast replies from Richard, turns out he owns an LR in the same cal. sent through a photo of it. rail only has 10MOA cant. not sure of price yet tho

Good stuff!

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For reference just mounted a S&B onto my 75 with the New Near rail and warne low rings. The mediums were way too high. Thats about as low as I could get the scope really there may be another few mm in it. The new near rails have a wee grub screw in them to lock them in place

That’s a better place for the recoil screw in front of the back mount. I don’t know what the one was they put on the carbonlite but with a heavy scope that has at least twice the recoil force applied to it compared to a smaller hunting scope. LOC check my earlier post for what happened to the swaro ds scope. When the guy gets back from fiordland I will take a photo of the recoil screw that got fitted to stop the rail moving.

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

That’s a better place for the recoil screw in front of the back mount. I don’t know what the one was they put on the carbonlite but with a heavy scope that has at least twice the recoil force applied to it compared to a smaller hunting scope. LOC check my earlier post for what happened to the swaro ds scope. When the guy gets back from fiordland I will take a photo of the recoil screw that got fitted to stop the rail moving.

Thanks mate. Checking it out now