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Thread: Sako Carbonlight - New for 2015

  1. 10-04-2015, 02:04 PM #61
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bremic View Post
    What is special about this rifle? Would you end up with the same product (and cost) if you put a Stug/Senator/McMillan carbon fibre stock on a Finnlight?
    Good question....I done it to two Sako 75's into one of the makers you mention, with pillars and Devcon.
    They're not the easiest action to bed, I think the 85 could be trickier with that floating recoil lug jobby.

    Could be a lot less tears to buy off the shelf.

    In my not so humble opinion of course, but I have been there.

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  3. 10-04-2015, 02:27 PM #62
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bremic View Post
    What is special about this rifle? Would you end up with the same product (and cost) if you put a Stug/Senator/McMillan carbon fibre stock on a Finnlight?
    Well what is special about it is it is the first carbon stock offered by Sako in a production rifle that I am aware of, would you end up with the same product with a aftermarket stock, no of course you wouldn't because it wouldn't be a Sako anymore.!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bremic View Post
    What is special about this rifle? Would you end up with the same product (and cost) if you put a Stug/Senator/McMillan carbon fibre stock on a Finnlight?
    OK, Maths time!

    Sako 85 Finnlight (S) - Factory claimed weight 2900g (Action 2025g & Stock 875g) - KG weighed my stock with his flash scales, NOT something you pull from the bathroom cupboard.

    Sako 85 Carbonlight (S) Factory claimed weight 2400g (Action 2025g & Stock 375g)

    Did you see that? STOCK WEIGHT OF 375g!

    Good luck finding ANY aftermarket stock that weighs that little.

    The prof will be when someone gets one and weighs it as we all know published weights are bullshit.
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    That is my point Kokaka. I have a Senator and a Montana stock. Both are bloody light, but closer to 600 grams. I wonder if it is possible to make it lighter without the structural strength suffering.

    I guess my real question is, is the action etc identical on the carbonlight, or have they trimmed it up a bit, used some plastic bits to shave some grams off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bremic View Post
    That is my point Kokaka. I have a Senator and a Montana stock. Both are bloody light, but closer to 600 grams. I wonder if it is possible to make it lighter without the structural strength suffering.

    I guess my real question is, is the action etc identical on the carbonlight, or have they trimmed it up a bit, used some plastic bits to shave some grams off.
    Bremik, we will have to wait and see.
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    Hey team,

    Be prepared for the forum to go offline for half a day over the weekend, we are expanding server capabilities, upgrades etc etc
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    This will be fun watching you post this to every thread might need to push the update to next weekend. You have a lot to do
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    My only burden was to let you know Gibo, all is well with my world now
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bremic View Post
    That is my point Kokaka. I have a Senator and a Montana stock. Both are bloody light, but closer to 600 grams. I wonder if it is possible to make it lighter without the structural strength suffering.

    I guess my real question is, is the action etc identical on the carbonlight, or have they trimmed it up a bit, used some plastic bits to shave some grams off.
    You mean use a Tikka action?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shearer View Post
    You mean use a Tikka action?
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    Quote Originally Posted by kokako View Post
    Thought that might hurt.
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    hopefully the carbon stock would have some decent r&d time spent on it
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    I see Reloaders have them listed in their latest catalog for @$5059, due August.
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