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Woodbeef
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Sako 85 Varmint???
#148862 - 25/12/09 01:12 PM

Anyone have one of these?

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albertan
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Re: Sako 85 Varmint??? [Re: Woodbeef]
#148876 - 25/12/09 07:17 PM

If it doesn't put 5 well inside an inch I would be VERY surprised. Sako really puts a fine polish in their bores. Brushing the bore with a metallic brush is a no-no. Nylon brushes and fancy solvents will get around this.

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albertan

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gwh
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Re: Sako 85 Varmint??? [Re: albertan]
#153154 - 08/02/10 08:50 PM

I have two Sako 85s, although not the varmint model (Kodiak and a lam stainless) - They are a great rifle and I would be very surprised if you bought a varmint and weren't happy with it

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Mcleish
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Re: Sako 85 Varmint??? [Re: Woodbeef]
#163890 - 12/07/10 05:47 PM

I have one in .204 Ruger, it is in a walnut stock, not laminated however.

it's a great rifle well balanced and shoots the Hornady 40 grain factories into .5 MOA at 100. They come standard with a single set trigger in all calibres which is a great feature. The only downside to the 85 model is that they appear to have a shortened magazine, which if reloading your own, especially with ballistic tips nozler or V-max then you can't quite get enough length to set the projectile properly on the rifling, As a fox shooter this is only a minute problem, 0.5 MOA will do me, however this may be a problem for competition shooters.

Cheers

McLeish

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