Thanks for the update, Finnlight. The last I knew, they were still in separate facilities.

As I understand it Sako makes Tikka rifles. Yet when I look at prices a stainless synthetic Sako in .338 is $1200-1500 while a stainless synthetic Tikka is $625. I have not handled either of these, though I have a Sako now and have had others in the past. They always shot very well, nice triggers and actions, well made rifles.

What do you give up for 1/2 the price? Accuracy? Workmanship? The name?

Thanks.

Eric

1st, you should be abot to get that caliber SAKO 75 SS for around 1,000 not 1200-1500.



Sako's have all metal parts, the stainless is almost entirely all stainless metal internally as well.

Sako has a 3 lug bolt with a slightly shorter throw than Tikka's 2 lug bolt.



Sako's are finished nicer and they can be loaded through the top and their clips hold more bullets because they are double-stacked, not single stacked, like the tikka, The tikka has some plastic parts. The synthetic stock o nthe sako is a little nicer and has rubber over grips at the palm swell and in the forend.



the sako has tapered dovetail mounts.

Which one shoots better? who knows? they are both accurate!

Just my 2 cent's worth,i was looking for a new moose gun in 300 RUM. and ended up with a Sako 75 s.s. synthetic, only because Tika doe's not chamber this caliber.(never regreted buying the Sako) Rick.

Stick with SAKO if you need a great quality rifle.......if you need a budget rifle then Tika will fill the bill.

I have a sako 75 in 375 H&H and like it very much. I also have a new T3 in 25-06 and it is a shooter. Get what you want, and live with it. The sako, you will like, and it will be in an acion length that is right. the Tikka will shoot well, but one size fits all. Both will shoot great.

Sako doesn't "make" Tikkas. Both manufacturers are owned by the same company (the parent company of Beretta). That said, being located in the same relatively small country (Finland) and under the same ownership, there will inevitably be more and more common parts sourcing and common design origins, along with coordinated marketing strategies.

Both are well-made rifles. The Sako is better fitted and finished. The Tikka is more economical, but (depending on luck of the draw) is similarly accurate. Choose the one that meets your needs and satifies your desires.

Sako does manufacture also Tikka's. Both are manufactured in the same factory in the little town called Riihim�ki.

The answer of this question should decide which to get.



"How much can you, or want to, spend"?



That was easy!



I just bought a SAKO 75 and so did my buddy!

I called Beretta USA3 weeks ago and was informed that the Tikka WH is no longer available and they were not going to offer the T3 in left hand for 2004. There are several left hand Whitetail Hunters on Gunbroker.com.

If that was last summer, then they must have been meant, that that lefthanded was Tikka Master (or Whitetail Hunter as known in the US).
Now the only leftie made by Sako is model 75 in the action size IV.
New products from Sako is the action size SM (short magnum) for .270 and .300 WSM, but unfortunately for you lefties, that's only righthanded.

I would give my eye teeth for a LH Sako 75 S/S..sakofan..

To the original poster...Go Sako!! SAKO75 is right. 1k will get you a new in the box Sako 75 S/S. Maybe little less..sakofan.....

Tikka's are great guns for the money.
Sako's are great guns.
If you can afford it buy the sako, most people find themselves satisfied with the best.
One Caveat, don't skimp on scope mounts. The Tikka T-3's come with them but on the Sako's you need to buy Sako Optiloks, or Talley's, I tried Leupold sako ringmounts and they slipped on a 375 H&H and a 300 Weatherby. A switch to optilocks solved all the problems.

Stick with the Sako, you will not regret your choice later. I have found the Sako to hold its value better than the Tikka. The Sako 75 series are well made, nicely finished, accurate, love the clip magazine. My Finnlite .308 is my go-to caribou rifle, great for long walks on the tundra. Only problem with it is that the guides shoot it a couple of times and then try really hard to get me to sell it to them.

I really like the looks of the Sako 75 SS, but why do they weigh so damn much? Only reason why I'm not buying one.

i just picked up a nib lh blued lh 270 sako 75 never been shot.

I just picked up my Tikka 300win LH T3 SS and synthetic. Itis so lite I thought the box was empty!!

Sako and Tikka are made in the same factory, with Tikka using the excellent Sako trigger and barrel.

Tikka is just a poor man's sako, unfortunately I cant afford a Sako but am extremely happy with the 2 Tikka's that I own.

I'll take a customized O3 Springfield over any of the above, any day.

Barstooler