Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Alpine Ammo Direct


User Tag List

Results 1 to 15 of 76
Like Tree89Likes

Thread: Sako finbear what's it worth and is it worth salvaging ?

Threaded View

  1. #39
    Unapologetic gun slut dannyb's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    Oxford, North Canterbury
    Posts
    9,503
    Quote Originally Posted by Moa Hunter View Post
    Those Finnbears are a bloody good hunting rifle. They have the best positive half-cock of any action I can think of. They are smooth and quiet to load a round like a 98 if you bring your left fingers around the action to follow the case as the bolt travels forward. The little bar on the bolt keeps crap out of the action when pushing through scrub. The fore-stock is the perfect shape to get to a solid level hold very fast, with that flat underside and slightly inward tapered sides. They are the action that set the standard for modern plunger ejector design and machining excellence.
    The only thing to watch is rust if camped in a wet area.
    I predict that despite the Finnbear being a little heavier, you will get sights on animals faster and shoot more game than your mates with newer rifles dannyb.
    Yup fair to say I'm pretty happy with it, it is a little heavier than some of the new lightweight rifles but it's not stupidly heavey I would say similar weight to a howa or weatherby, but it's an absolute pussycat to shoot dunno if it's the extra weight or the shape of the stock but its much lighter on the recoil than my A7 was.
    It also seems quieter must be a longer barrel (I haven't measured it ).
    No complaints about the action it's very slick and feeds well, and I can see what you mean about the bar keeping the shit out that's an added bonus.
    I need to suss a recoil pad out as the one on it is pretty perished and getting passed it, there seems to be only one place in the states that sells replica ones and they ain't cheap @ around NZ$200 and they won't ship to NZ but I think it would be wrong to put an aftermarket limbsaver on it. I have a mate going over for a trip later this year so he is going to pick one up for me.
    In the mean time once the roar is done I will concentrate on getting it pillar bedded, crowning the muzzle, sorting the free float out and maybe tidy up the stock asthetically (the jury is out on tidying the stock up I kinda like it's character).
    I would love to get the blueing restored though, so that may happen before I ever think about the stock
    Moa Hunter likes this.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. What's it worth
    By Mooseman in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 24-03-2018, 10:23 PM
  2. What's it worth??
    By Sideshow in forum Hunting
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: 28-09-2016, 09:11 PM
  3. Worth of a Sako 75 in 270 win?
    By Danny in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 13-01-2014, 03:28 PM
  4. Sako A111 - what is it worth?
    By Kimber2506 in forum Firearms, Optics and Accessories
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 28-12-2013, 10:10 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!