Author Topic: Are all Sako rifles free floated? (Read 544 times)

longwinters · « **on:** October 24, 2003, 11:55:54 AM »

I have an older Sako 308 rifle . . . beautiful gun, that I just purchased from a good friend. I was shining it up and went to run my silicon cloth down the barrel (between barrel and forend) when I came to an obstruction. In only one spot about 4" from the tip of the forend. I then started about 1/2" below that point and everything was clear again. Were Sako rifles ever pressure pointed or anything? I guess any others that I have ever seen were always freefloated. :?

long

ringo · « **Reply #1 on:** October 24, 2003, 01:56:45 PM »

Mine had a pressure point on the forend which I removed when I pillar bedded the action and glass bedded the action. I went from a 3 shot 1 1/4" group and the 4th shot going "wild" due to heat expansion against the pressure point, to a 5 shot sub MOA after the bedding! I have a Sako AV laminated stock chambered to 270win.

longwinters · « **Reply #2 on:** October 24, 2003, 06:48:53 PM »

Ringo, about how old is your rifle. I have a new Sako 75 Hunter SS/walnut and it has a free floated barrel.

long

ringo · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2003, 05:09:52 AM »

I bought it used approximately 8 years ago, so I guess it would be about 10 years old. Serial # is 653xxx. Once I free-floated the barrel and glassed the action it became a tack-driver. I got carried away and jewelled the bolt and the follower, I was bored with too much time on my hands!