Thread: School me on Sako Vixens...

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Looking for advice and what to look for when purchasing...

Are they as good as the hype?

Have you got one for sale?

Anyone near Palmy have one I can fondle?

Cheers

@300_BLK
I’ve got one you can have a look at and see if it’s for you.
Mine isn’t for sale but you can get the look and feel of one. I’m out of town but sure we can arrange something.

How do people find the magazine feed with the vixen ?
I'm borrowing one in 6mmPPC and depending how I rebend the mag spring the front bullet end can flick down and not feed into the chamver or else the back primer end flicks down and the bullet up so the bolt won'tt collect it. I'm reluctant to keep adjusting in case I break the spring. Is this usual to be fiddly to get it right or can I fix it by asking someone to make me a new spring ? @southernman it sounds like you must have done a bit of maintenance on yours over the years.
@Mathias , how is the feed with your Grendel ? I'm thinking of getting it rebarrelled but really want something that cycles slickly.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

How do people find the magazine feed with the vixen ?
I'm borrowing one in 6mmPPC and depending how I rebend the mag spring the front bullet end can flick down and not feed into the chamver or else the back primer end flicks down and the bullet up so the bolt won'tt collect it. I'm reluctant to keep adjusting in case I break the spring. Is this usual to be fiddly to get it right or can I fix it by asking someone to make me a new spring ? @southernman it sounds like you must have done a bit of maintenance on yours over the years.
@Mathias , how is the feed with your Grendel ? I'm thinking of getting it rebarrelled but really want something that cycles slickly.

I modified my Vixen to suit the later S491 mag box which was made for the PPC. As Rupert said a standard 222-223 vixen wont feed the fat PPC case. Mine works ok in the modded form as the Grendel is loaded to near full length of the mag. Your mag spring could be too weak if theres not enough pressure to push case up against feed rails to keep it square, just a thought?

I used to keep new Sako actions in stock for building custom rifle years ago (back when Allan G Mitchells were the agents and bought them in). The Vixen action was the most popular choice by far (I mostly built .222 and .223's on them). The .300 BLK wasn't around in those days otherwise I would have needed a lot more of them!