Please give me your opinion on a Sako Hunter 75 in .416 Rem Mag, 1.5 - 5 Luepold VX-III for $1600 Canadian

That is $1,280.72 U.S. dollars to save the time of converting. Seems like a decent price, but I wouldn't say it's a great deal.

If you can knock it down to $1,500.00, jump on it. Considering the cost of the rifle, the scope and Optilock scope bases and rings $1,600.00 Canadian is a fair price. I have a Sako AV Hunter in 416 Rem Mag. It is a smooth feeding, cloverleaf shooting rifle.
lawndart

Buy it! They are great shooters but sometimes hard to find used. If it's a good deal at $1500 it's a good deal at $1600. Mine loves factory Remington ammo shooting sub MOA. It is a bargain considering you don't have to usually fool with gunsmith tweaking to make it function like most other factory DGRs.

I'm assuming this rifle is used? A new one (without scope) in .375 costs C$1570 at Wholesale Sports in Calgary, as was quoted to me a few days ago.

Frans

I have a Sako stainless/syn 375. I like it as well as any gun I have and I have a few. CHEERS

Other than the crh issue how does the sako stainless .375 stack up against the win stainless .375 ??

I have a Stainless M-70 in a Mcmillan G&H Stock, action and barrel have been cryoed, stock bedded. I also have a Sako M-75 Hunter Blued (Both in 375 H&H).
The Sako shoots better groups at 200 yds than the Winchester will at 100, but that being said the Winchester usually will shoot near inch groups at 100yds with 300gr "X" bullets and thats probably good enough for what it needs to do.
Almost no other factory rifle will feed as smoothly as a Sako. I don't really care for the removeable magazine box though. I've thought about shortening the release lever or putting in a much heavier spring. I would prefer it to be harder to get out, just to make me feel better about it falling out accidentally. None of them ever has on me but......
The Winchester has a better safety, better bottom metal arrangement and is better stocked. Theoretically the claw feed may be better for a DGR but I've had to tune several Winchesters to feed properly and every Sako 75 I've had fed so smoothly you have to look to make sure it fed a round...................DJ

djpaintles
Thanks for the good run down on the sako, I like the way sakos synthetic stock fits me as far as coke bottle stocks go it feels the nicest to me.

In oz the sako is much dearer than the win....like $500 AUS more.

My friend has a sako in 375 he bought used with a leupold vari x 3 and I think he paid about 1500 and thought he got a steal,,It came with the original box of shells..Very nice rifle>i have a c-z in 375 and mine kicks a bit less but the sako is easier on the eyes!!!