Thread: Sako Carbonlight vs Finnlight

Originally Posted by Cigar

I must be driving a Skoda! (BRNO)

Or a lada

Originally Posted by Friwi

The fluting on the carbon light is slightly deeper than on the finnlight .

I think you will find the barrelled action is the same on both and the Finlight 2 as well. Although the Finlight 2 is ceracoted.
The carbon light stock is very nice although the rubber coating wears off.

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Originally Posted by 6mm ackley

Or a lada

No, Skoda/Brno is bang on


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The Finnlight, Finnlight 2 (bar the cerakote) and the Carbonlight all share the exact same barrel, action etc. it is the extremely strong carbon stock that makes the difference between the finnlight and Carbonlight.

This video is always a good watch

https://youtu.be/CCGOESNyvIY

Originally Posted by Flyblown

My grandfather inoculated me at birth against The Cool Factor and consequently I am immune to massively overpriced blinged up Sako 85s, no matter how light they are.

Must have a rack of Tikkas. Smart dude.

Originally Posted by 6mm ackley

Or a lada

I actually did have a Lada, but I'm pretty sure they are Russian. Skoda and BRNO were/are Czechoslovakia/Czech republic.

I had a 85 Finnlight, it already felt very light to carry compared to my other rifles, I wouldn't pay the extra for a carbonlight just for the additional weight saving, but it's not all about weight...

Originally Posted by 25 /08 IMP

I think you will find the barrelled action is the same on both and the Finlight 2 as well. Although the Finlight 2 is ceracoted.
The carbon light stock is very nice although the rubber coating wears off.

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Yeah exactly the same imo

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On a same day, I had to cut both a finnlite in 308 and a carbonlite in 308 both at 16" . On the finnlite , I could thread at 14x1 ,there was plenty of material left at the bottom of the flutes at 14.2 mm
On the carbon lite, the bottom of the flutes was 12.8 mm. We had to do a 1/2-28 thread on that one.

Originally Posted by Friwi

On a same day, I had to cut both a finnlite in 308 and a carbonlite in 308 both at 16" . On the finnlite , I could thread at 14x1 ,there was plenty of material left at the bottom of the flutes at 14.2 mm
On the carbon lite, the bottom of the flutes was 12.8 mm. We had to do a 1/2-28 thread on that one.

Is it possible it was a older finnlight?
The flutes weren't as deep on the older ones.

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It is possible. The fluting profile or radius is not quite the same on that carbonlite , that particular finnlight and a tikka superlite.
The carbonlite seems to have the wider radius of the three.