Which one is better? Or is this just a Ford/Chevy question? I have the opportunity for one or the other and thought I would ask the experienced ones out here. Caliber is 30-06 and the Sako is the Hunter model.
In .30-06, it's Ginger vs. Marianne, a matter of personal preference.
The Sako AV rifles I have owned are the best of my push-feeds in terms of quality and workmanship. This is compared to my Savages, Remingtons, and Weatherby.
If CRF is a requirement, then the M70 wins. All my LH M70s shoot and function well.
George
Posts: 14623 | Location: San Antonio, TX | Registered: 22 May 2001
Buy it and give it a try. It is boring to limit your rifle selections. Only owned one Sako but it was a very nice rifle. Would most likely buy more if they ever came out in calibers other than what we see in "basic" left hand offerings.
My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost.
The Sako AV actions made great rifles. I have had several and they all shot very well.
If you are talking about the current model Sako, then to me I would go with the M-70.
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Posts: 2122 | Location: Arkansas | Registered: 03 June 2000
with all due respect the fact that you have been selling that rifle for many months now through a variety of channels suggests it is currently overpriced for the market, regardless of your estimation of its value.
Posts: 2267 | Location: Maine | Registered: 03 May 2007
That 7mm Mag can be re-chambered to 7mmSTW, or re-barreled to a much more interesting cartridge (.257STW, .338WM, .416RM, .458WM, or one of the AR cartridges) .
George
Posts: 14623 | Location: San Antonio, TX | Registered: 22 May 2001
George....thanks...I know....I just don't need the rifle ......I have 257 Rob., 25-06, .284 Win., 300 Sav., 308 Win., 30-06 x 2, 30-40, 8x57S x 2 as well as R, 300 RUM, 30 Gibbs, 9.3x72R, 9.4x74R, 348 Win., 45-70, 405 Win., 375 H&H. ...maybe more???
