Sako 75. Keep, sell, rebuild.

[Boosh]

Do folk really think the laminate sporter stock on a Sako are to heavy for stalking?
I can imagine a 24" varmint barrel perhaps being too much, but the laminate stock taken off my 85 didn't seem like anything.

 

[Konnari]

I have a nice sako 75 which is a blued varmint action and was terribly heavy and didn’t get much used because of the weight but I really liked the action a lot so I decided to rebarrel it with a lighter barrel and found a brand new original 75 hunter stock for it and I’m absolutely thrilled with the outcome. It costs a bit but it’s worth it in my opinion

 

[Border]

I would rebarrel in a lighter profile first and try it with the original stock first….. but that´s just me.

 

[huntsman]

I had a similar headache laminate stainless always found it too heavy, with bipod ,mod and nightforce, I would never consider selling as 6 ppc . First off I picked up a bargain mcmillan stock on here got it painted . A year or so later decided to chop the barrel by 4 inches , would work well with your 308 too. This made a significant difference though it is still heavy and accuracy unaffected.Those stainless tubes must weigh a tonne. It will always be a bit of a lump but lighter bipod, mod and scope all will cut the grams . I have this rifle almost 20 yrs and when time comes to it I will definitely rebarrel it, all be it with a lighter profile, the rest can stay the same.

 

[palo]

Keep it and buy another lightweight rifle for stalking.
You can decide later if you want to keep it for range use or sell it on.

 

[User00035]

Do folk really think the laminate sporter stock on a Sako are to heavy for stalking?
I can imagine a 24" varmint barrel perhaps being too much, but the laminate stock taken off my 85 didn't seem like anything.

TBH, I'd rather carry an unthreaded 24" varmint weight rifle around than a 22" sporter weight with a damn great moderator hanging off the end. The Varminter is lumpy but at least it's balanced.
Pair a heavy mod with a lightweight synthetic stock and it's even worse.

 

[Edinburgh Rifles]

Do folk really think the laminate sporter stock on a Sako are to heavy for stalking?
I can imagine a 24" varmint barrel perhaps being too much, but the laminate stock taken off my 85 didn't seem like anything.

terrible guns
far too heavy
give you £200 for it....

 

[huntsman]

terrible guns
far too heavy
give you £200 for it....

As much as that, big spender!