Faulty Safety on Late Mod. Sakos

31 August 2003, 06:34

<Harry>

There is a safety problem on the current Mod 75 and TRG Sakos. It effects most likely only 20% +-
of the guns manuf. in this series.
It has to do with allowing the firing pin to fall foward just a bit but enough to dent the primer.
The round may or may not go off according to many things however the firing pin did move enough to dent the primer every time.
With an empty rifle drop the bolt handle while holding the trigger. The same way you have done for years to take tension off spring while gun not in use and so you do not have to click the trigger on an empty chamber when putting the rifle in the rack.
Now see if the rifle will go on safe...if so...most likely faulty.
Note....NOT EVERY RIFLE IS FAULTY.
This is NOT a problem on the Pre 1972 (pre Garcia) era rifles.
Yes, Beretta / Sako now knows about it.

02 September 2003, 11:24

rembo

Jeez, first Remingtons, now Sakos.....Model 70's are looking better all the time!

03 September 2003, 04:03

Stonecreek

Harry: Thanks for the heads-up. I know that anyone who has a Model 75 will appreciate the opportunity to check out their gun.

04 September 2003, 06:38

Richard Wayne

Well Harry , i'm one of the 20%. noticed this did this twice on me at range after about 100 shot's out of my new, sako 300 ultra 75 s.s. mine doe's not discharge, but it doe's strike the primer. Gun is only 3 month's old, it's going back to dealer's and i hope Sako has no run-A-round about it. The only problem is having it back before moose hunt(4 week's) That won't probably happen. Thank's for the head's up on Sako knowing about it, now to see if they do anything about it. Rick.

06 September 2003, 09:09

1894

quote:
Originally posted by Harry:
With an empty rifle drop the bolt handle while holding the trigger. The same way you have done for years to take tension off spring while gun not in use and so you do not have to click the trigger on an empty chamber when putting the rifle in the rack.

Harry,

I know lots of people do this but IMHO it's a very bad idea that it is an invitation to a negligent discharge It brings together two seperate actions cycling and firing that when tired or stressed (both situations which occur in hunting)may be reverted to without thinking when one merely wants to chamber a round.

06 September 2003, 01:44

Orion 1

quote:
Originally posted by 1894:

quote:
Originally posted by Harry:
With an empty rifle drop the bolt handle while holding the trigger. The same way you have done for years to take tension off spring while gun not in use and so you do not have to click the trigger on an empty chamber when putting the rifle in the rack.
Harry,

I know lots of people do this but IMHO it's a very bad idea that it is an invitation to a negligent discharge It brings together two seperate actions cycling and firing that when tired or stressed (both situations which occur in hunting)may be reverted to without thinking when one merely wants to chamber a round.

Then don't do it yourself. Thousands do it every year, year after year, without a problem.

06 September 2003, 02:49

Orion 1

My 75 works fine. But then, it may be because it isn't new enough.

This is no big deal. Send it in, have it corrected, and be done with it.

It's funny how people get their panties in a twist over a small defect on an $800 rifle, yet tolerate much worse quality from cars costing 30 times that.

BTW, Harry, how can the firing pin move any further forward by placing the rifle on safe, once the pin has been released by the sear?

This doesn't sound like a safety problem at all.