New rifle

[mikeash1976]

Thinking about buying a new rifle soon! Any thoughts good or bad on the sako 85 finnlight?

[Kurt505]

Have you shouldered one? Did it feel comfortable? Another option you might want to explore would perhaps be a Cooper. I just picked one up over the sako because it felt more comfortable than the sako. I can put three shots in the same hole with a rest and can shoot -2" MOA freehand @ 100yds. It's about the same price range as the finnlight but comes with a 1/2" MOA guarantee.

Something to consider anyway.

[mikeash1976]

Haven't handled a cooper yet but of all the others I keep going back to the sako. It just feels right! Will have to find a cooper and give it a try. Who in the Calgary area carries cooper?

[CNP]

I can put three shots in the same hole with a rest and can shoot -2" MOA freehand @ 100yds.

Good shootin

[CNP]

Thinking about buying a new rifle soon! Any thoughts good or bad on the sako 85 finnlight?

All good. I've got a few Sako's.....because I like them. Can't drill three bullets in the same hole or <2 offhand.....must be me, not the gun.

[whitetailhntr]

Haven't handled a cooper yet but of all the others I keep going back to the sako. It just feels right! Will have to find a cooper and give it a try. Who in the Calgary area carries cooper?

WSS sports may have one or two around but if your serious about a Copper get a hold of Clay at Prophet River Firearms in Lloydminster. He is the biggest Cooper dealer in Canada. I bought mine there. Great guy to deal with. And just so you know Coopers are awesome. Nothing wrong with Sako either..It would definately be lighter than any Cooper will be.

[Kurt505]

All good. I've got a few Sako's.....because I like them. Can't drill three bullets in the same hole or <2 offhand.....must be me, not the gun.

Dude, I'm not knocking sako, I was just saying what a comfortable rifle can do for you. From what I've heard a sako will put three shots in the same hole with a rest too, maybe you need to find a better load?

[mikeash1976]

Thanks for the info, will have to stop by there on my way home some day soon!

[waterhaulerhunter]

I've never fired a Sako finnlight but I have shouldered a few and they all felt awesome! In that price range though I went with the cooper though. It just felt that much better to me and just seemed like a little more solidly built rifle. That's just my opinion though. You definitely wouldn't regret the Sako though.

[ramonmark]

Bought one for my brother this summer. Mounted a Leuy 3-9 vx3 ultral light on it before I took it to hunting camp to sight it in for him. After sighting it in I decided to use his gun to shoot my buck. I realy liked it. Light, compact, sturdy, and very accurate. I really wanted to keep it instead of giving it away. I guess the best part about it being brothers is I can use it anytime.

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu331/ramonmark/F4DB78E0-0AED-4A8B-B366-393DFB736B36-12663-000002F243163672.jpg

[CNP]

Bought one for my brother this summer. Mounted a Leuy 3-9 vx3 ultral light on it before I took it to hunting camp to sight it in for him. After sighting it in I decided to use his gun to shoot my buck. I realy liked it. Light, compact, sturdy, and very accurate. I really wanted to keep it instead of giving it away. I guess the best part about it being brothers is I can use it anytime.

http://i661.photobucket.com/albums/uu331/ramonmark/F4DB78E0-0AED-4A8B-B366-393DFB736B36-12663-000002F243163672.jpg

You are one heck of a brother! One thing about those optilock rings and bases..... and I like them........is that you can get away with extra low rings and still clear the bbl with a 40mm scope.