[Eightball]

Pretty easy thread---what makes the Sako 75 different from the "new and improved" Sako 85? Nothing on the web, in their site, at my local FFL, or anything--the FFL just knows they can order them, and there's a price difference.

Thoughts? Information?

[hoghunting]

I believe the 85 is a Controlled Round Feed and the 75 is a Push Feed.

[Skoghund]

Have read several write ups in the hunting magazines here in Sweden on the new Sako 85. It has a new bolt design giving more locking area. The bolt also slide in the action smoother to make it as good as the Tikka action. The magasine has a new lock and the stock has half a kilo shaved off to make it slimmer in the grip and nicer to handle . I have handled one and it looks like a very nice weapon. The write up in this months Jakt & Jägare did say that the oil finish on the stock was very poor for a weapon of this class. From the prices i have seen its about 20% more money than the 75. Its called the 85 as Sako have been making weapons for 85 years

[Karbon]

That's the same as what I have heard.

The changes were more about the feel, not the performance. Great gun regardless, but i thik I could "live" with "just" the 75. ;)


From my first experience with the 75, I'm almost afraid of viewing an 85. I'll want one even more and all others will not live up to it.


Someday...:p