Not at the moment. We will look into possibilities with our new process. The 85 is just very awkward due to several different actions lengths as well as the unlucky bedding arrangement.
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The different action lengths will take more work. But the bedding arrangement isn’t that hard to deal with. McMillan offered it for years and the laminate stock producers also cater for it.
You can always use a Tikka style recoil lug.
I know a a lot of enquiries have been made on the forum. Could say a model S stock be considered as a trial with non refundable deposits be an option to make it viable?
Currently the only aftermarket option for Sako 85 that aren’t laminate are a single company from NZ. You would have rather a large client base from the northern hemisphere.
I’m sure you would get a minimum number of orders to make it viable. If I had the skills it would be something I would be involved in.
I would wager that between the 5 different action lengths, a different mould for each stock profile, you would not be looking at a good return on investment.
Mcmillan canned the Sako inlets for a reason!
That’s why I said just do the most common size S. It’s also the one I have
It’s all about the economy of scale. If you get 20 orders with a sizeable deposit to make it worthwhile, then it would be a sound investment.
McMillan have sold up when the founder died last year. As a result they streamlined production which was a shame. The North American market is all about the Remington 700 clones and they couldn’t keep up with demand with unrealistic waiting times. In order to fulfil orders in a timely manner they did remove certain inlets from the line. They have the custom there and switching tooling is just a delay in the manufacturing process.
This has opened up a clear gap in the market for Sako stock across Europe and beyond to be fair.
However I digress, this is a PSE thread and who am to comment on what they offer.
I think probably best to start with a Sako 75 action III option... Just my view on this of courseThat’s why I said just do the most common size S. It’s also the one I have
The market really wants a Sako 75 inlet option - please!
The thing to understand, it's 4 action lengths to cater to, effectively 4 different rifles. Not to mention a rifle that is no longer made (already the Sako 85 has been canned in favour of the new '100' which appears to be a chassis type Blaser rip-off).
The nice thing about Tikka T3/T3x/T1x is they are for the most part turn key or 'plug and play'.
Don't blame PSE for not offering more inlets. More variety=more costs/overheads=higher cost to consumer or a reduction in quality to stay competitve.
Only hope the new generation of PSE will remain faithful to the light weight yet hard wearing and good ergonomic design of their current stocks!
