This may be a dumb question, but when has that ever stopped me and I admit I know very little about Sako rilfes. So... is the Sako Safari AIV action a control round feed rifle? How many rounds does it hold?

The A-series rifles were push-feeds. Ive owned three AVs, a 7mmSTW, .338, and a .375H&H.

George

If you mean the ones before the mod75 (aka Finnbear action, I get confused with the action numers at times), no, it is not CRF.

It does however have a pretty large and robust extractor (much larger than Rem 700) and uses inertia ejection with an ejector blade through the left lug, a la mauser.
It is one of my favourite actions and they have a deservedly good reputation. I have hunted with the Forrester (short action) in two different rifles and know two hunters who use the Finnbear in .375. One is a carbine and the other a Safari Grade, which is a great rifle. Both of these .375's have seen hard use and the owners love them!

Cheers

There are several "Safari" models to deal with, and several subtle variations as well. Most notably the difference being the bottom metal, and the number of reinforceing cross lugs, one or two. They were made in .300 Win, .338 Win and .375 H&H. The bottom metal on my .375 is a straddle type floor plate with two stock reinforcements and the rifle takes five rounds. Did I mention the 1/4 rib, and banded front sight, barrelband swievel base sitting in front of the ebony tip on the beaded cheekpiece of French walnut ... standard of course. Well I am not really positive about the wood type, but it is sweet! Best group was 3 rounds in less than a bullet diameter at 100 yards; 300 Hornady FMJ, 68 grains of IMR 4064 and Fed 210M in Win brass. Damn lucky group.

I have the .300, .338, and .375 set of Sako Safari grades. They have all been to Africa. They are very accurate and although they are push feed, I've never had problem cycling rounds.

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Originally posted by 308Sako:
Best group was 3 rounds in less than a bullet diameter at 100 yards; 300 Hornady FMJ, 68 grains of IMR 4064 and Fed 210M in Win brass. Damn lucky group.

That's pretty ycool. Was it .224 or 6MM ater all three bullets passed through it?