I have a Sako 75 in 270 WSM that will not shoot, tried changing mounts, different scopes, handloads thet shoot good in other rifles, 3 brands of factory ammo. Also tried many combinations of torque on the bolts. It just will not shoot

Accuflite in I think Pennsylvania says it is the stock, he will put kevlar stock on rifle and it will shoot..

Anyone had experience with it. Accuflite almost has me convinced to get it

any help appreciated before I spend $800.00 on a new stock

Why don't you just have your stock free floated and glass bedded before spending that kind of money? Just a suggestion. Also, you may want to contact beretta to see if they will fix it.

I may have an L61r walnut stock that you could possibly bed to your action, if you don't want to bed the factory stock. Let me know.

$800 seems like a lot of money that you will never get back out of the gun. I would definately try some other things first.

All of my Sako m75 rifles (ss and Greywolf models) are great shooters.

If you go with a new stock...go Macmillan...and to boot they have them on sale right now. $400+.

JMO

Mighty Peace, did you have your action bedd into the stock?

NO... none at all. All are great shooters-never touched them at all. A few friends have Sako m75 ss 300WM and 300WSM and just out of the box shooters too.

I even had the factory barrel fluted on my Sako m75ss 300WM and on one of my Greywolf rifles - has a new PacNor Supermatch grade stainless #5 barrel, fluted by my gunsmith that was made into a 338-06 Ackley Improved. I'm not a Sako m85 stock design fan- prefer the m75 Monte Carlo shape.

Maybe its something with your barrel. All of my Sako rifles I have purchased (300WM in 1997 and the rest after 2005) are good...same with my Tikka T3 LS rifles......but there was run of a bad batch of steel for the barrels...but it was very limited - 2004/05 I believe. I know there was a recall and maybe your's is one that slipped thru. Contact Beretta or Sako directly for the Serial #'s that were affected.

I cant recember what forum site had the run of serial numbers the recall was on.

Hope this helps.

SAKO ALL THE WAY !!!

I have 3 other Sako rifles, all will shoot under 1" with almost anything. That is why I am so surprised that this one does not shoot. Will send to Sako first, then re-stock it.

It's a dud. Had a 300 WSM in a Sako Finnlight that wouldn't shoot worth a crap. Had a T3 22-250 & a 75 Varmint that were terrible also. I've owned many Sako's & Tikka's over the years & those are the only 3 bad ones I had.

I know a lot of people complain about the synthetic stock design & lack of recoil lug. But their ar 1000's of T3's, A7's 75's, 85's & TRG-S's that shoot just fine in these stocks.

Ditch the barrel in favor of a custom of your choice. You won't regret it. I'd bet money it would shoot just fine in that stock with a new barrel.

Do the barrel first & if it is still not to your liking then change the stock. You then have an excellent custom rifle that will last a long time.

This is one mans opinion though.

The Sakos with the barrel problem are from serial number 419140 to 461951 and most were short mags. If your gun is in that range, do not shoot it and contact Beretta/Sako. Some guns in that number range came apart with some injuries.

The serial # is within that range, but called Beretta, it is not one of the "bad ones".
I am going to ship the gun to beretta & se if they do anything. Bought the rifle 5 or maybe 6 years ago & never shot it until now.

The rifle is (sako 75 in 270 WSM) stainless, who would be a good smith to rebarrel the rifle, what barrel would work, I have Hart on my 7mm rm, shoots wonderful. Done by Kenny Jarred before he got famous.

How much should I expect to spend?

Thanks.

JB at Accuflite has done a lot of Sako work for me and it has always been first rate. If you are already in communication with him, I would get a quote from him, he is VERY knowledgeable about getting the rare Sako that won't shoot to do so.

quote:

Originally posted by gi:
The serial # is within that range, but called Beretta, it is not one of the "bad ones".
I am going to ship the gun to beretta & se if they do anything. Bought the rifle 5 or maybe 6 years ago & never shot it until now.

Hi Gi-

What's the status on your Sako? Did you send it off to Beretta or did you decide to re-barrel it?

Happy New Year!

(P.S. It's not suppose to be this cold in New Orleans!)

Gi, one quick follow up comment, I have never come anywhere close to $800 for a stock from Accuflite or anywhere else for that matter...perhaps the 'Kevlar' stock they are talking to you about is very special, and I am not familiar with it.
You never did say what kind of stock you have or which model Sako it is, but I could probably point you in a better direction if you let us know. I can tell you I would spend some money pillar and glass bedding if it's a wood stock before I'd drop 800, shoot, you could do that AND rebarrel. My experience is that a barrel has better effect on getting you good accuracy than a stock change. The factory barrels are small contours, and make it a little tougher to find excellent accuracy, I would go to a larger contour barrel at about 25" before dropping that money on a stock, JMO.

Let us know what you end up doing and how it works--Good Luck!