Sako 90

[Steff]

Though I do want to see what the bedding and recoil lug recess look like before I give a final verdict.

 

[User00040]

Though I do want to see what the bedding and recoil lug recess look like before I give a final verdict.

I'm sure the ever diminishing market of prospective new rifle buyers will wait with baited breath for your appraisal

 

[Steff]

I'm sure the ever diminishing market of prospective new rifle buyers will wait with baited breath for your appraisal

Well, let them wait .

 

[norcan]

The UK is a tiny and frankly insignificant market compared to Europe and the US.

True, but the 28 Nosler is still way less popular in those markets than the .223, 30-06 and 300 Win Mag, among others absent in the lineup.

No doubt they’ll be included soon enough, I suppose.

 

[TringSaint]

From the pictures above it looks like a typical sako steel magazine.

They look like nice rifles.

Yeah, but at £3200, you can buy a lot of rifle for that elsewhere.
Plus mod, scope, rings, sling, etc - easily pushing £5k for a new rig.
That is roughly twice what I paid for my most expensive set up, and I can’t imagine that it’s going to shoot twice as accurately (not that my skills are good enough to get within 0.5 moa anyway!!)

 

[rem284]

Yeah, but at £3200, you can buy a lot of rifle for that elsewhere.
Plus mod, scope, rings, sling, etc - easily pushing £5k for a new rig.
That is roughly twice what I paid for my most expensive set up, and I can’t imagine that it’s going to shoot twice as accurately (not that my skills are good enough to get within 0.5 moa anyway!!)

Yep, it's frightening when you think of the cost of items to shoot bambi. Add the cost of pickup, bike, trailer etc and the bottom jaw drops

 

[Bowland blades]

There were issues with the integral bolt lock failing (accidentally engaging the lock) at unhelpful times, but what’s the tape issue @Bowland blades ?

Rigidity on the original synth stock wasn’t great either, though there are better alternatives than MacMillan glass fibre models.

making sure the mag doent get accidently relesed and lost , i have know a couple og guys that managed that ! though i still very rarely bother , i have more than one and mags are freely availble from mags uk , i carry two anyhow .
I have known folks lock it and loose the key but not ever heard of a fault with the lock, they dropped it pretty fast after they introduced this one of mine doesnt have it the other does , got it when the 75 was newly launched and never had an issue . only used it once or twice and cant actually work out how you get it to lock without using a key .
I did know a guy who locked his then lost his key , thats dumb ! i have the code to order another key taped to the inside of the safe

 

[takbok]

Yeah, but at £3200, you can buy a lot of rifle for that elsewhere.
Plus mod, scope, rings, sling, etc - easily pushing £5k for a new rig.
That is roughly twice what I paid for my most expensive set up, and I can’t imagine that it’s going to shoot twice as accurately (not that my skills are good enough to get within 0.5 moa anyway!!)

Everything is getting more expensive. Different strokes for different folks at the end of the day. People pay more than that for a Blaser.

I'm happy with my accurate, relatively cheap, 2nd hand rifles but some people prefer the latest new things.

 

[TringSaint]

Everything is getting more expensive. Different strokes for different folks at the end of the day. People pay more than that for a Blaser.

I'm happy with my accurate, relatively cheap, 2nd hand rifles but some people prefer the latest new things.

Indeed - there does come a point where it’s real diminishing returns.
Best example is a Porsche Cayman vs a Top spec McLaren.
Sure there are drivers out there who can reach the performance limits of both cars and who would be able to tell the difference between them re handling etc when right on the edge, but for most of us we couldn’t get anywhere near to the limit of performance so a huge chunk of the cost is largely wasted.

I am never going to consistently shoot sub 0.5moa and I don’t need to, so am unlikely to spend big money on a tool that will outperform me when a cheaper tool that could also outperform me will do!!

 

[Tim1]

I’m glad that I’ve got my 75s.

I’ve rarely read such a load of cobblers than they’ve got on the website.

 

[rem284]

Pitty there are not any flush cup swivel options

 

[long_range_rob]

Yep, it's frightening when you think of the cost of items to shoot bambi. Add the cost of pickup, bike, trailer etc and the bottom jaw drops

You’re a long time dead mate and there’s no prizes for being the richest man in the graveyard. Buy what you fancy and leave Barclaycard to sort it out when you croak

 

[Dave_45]

£3.2 k for a new sako , nope.

I'm from NI and I didn't even know there was an Ulster rising , just the post office job.

Informative thread , possibly..

 

[bogtrotter]

Irrelevant unless you’re in the top 5% of bench rest shooters and with respect the Mauser 98 has set the standard for bolt action reliability for 125 years, it doesn’t centre feed, doesn’t have a detachable box and still hasn’t been bettered.

No, shoot, eject, reload.
Repeat as often as required or until the magazine is exhausted.
If you fire your last shot, open the bolt eject the case and thumb in the reloads.
If you’re just topping up, draw the bolt back, push the extracted round down into the mag and follow it with the rest.
Push the bolt forward, you’re now locked and fully loaded.

This

 

[Andy RV]

Looks like prices start at just over £2k for the varmint.

Search results for: 'Sako 90'

www.thecountryman.com

 

[dropmdead]

It's a lot of money for an unknown product, which as a company (as big as the Beretta group is) hasn't really made a rifle exceptionally better than something of 20 years ago.
In simple terms, all the good people on here are asking of the foibles of the sako 75 be addressed, and it brought up to date with a rail, and possibly flush cups.
Is it a "glorified" T3x - we wait to see...

 

[antsa]

Beretta Australia list the Hunter model at AUD 3349:- (including 10% sales tax) which is about GBP 1800:- at present rates. No info yet on recoil lug set-up but I did spy a pic of a bolt with what looks like the plunger type of ejector.

Cheers

 

[antsa]

Here's a more complete list of prices, all without sales tax. The Quest Ultra is not listed on Beretta Aus.

Hunter AUD 3045 (GBP 1635)
Hunter Stainless AUD 3235 (GBP 1737)
Quest AUD 6363 (GBP 3416)
Peak AUD 5454 (GBP 2928)
Bavarian AUD 3226 (GBP 1732)
Adventure AUD 4454 (GBP 2391)
Varmint AUD 3180 (GBP 1707)

No info on when they will be available. Doesn't worry me much as I'll be sticking with my AI and my 85s

Cheers

 

[norcan]

Some of those prices don't seem bad at all, at least as far as luxury rifles go.

 

[JH83]

Yeah, but at £3200, you can buy a lot of rifle for that elsewhere.
Plus mod, scope, rings, sling, etc - easily pushing £5k for a new rig.
That is roughly twice what I paid for my most expensive set up, and I can’t imagine that it’s going to shoot twice as accurately (not that my skills are good enough to get within 0.5 moa anyway!!)

Is that the full carbon jobby? If so it’s cheap by comparison to the likes of sauer-another thread on here showing one in a carbon stock for sale at £8k!!!

I hope this is a return to form for sako, the prices seem decent, a few issues addressed, the time tested flush, steel, 5 shot mag, easy to top load