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Sako A7 vs Win M70 extreme
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike 338" data-source="post: 619504" data-attributes="member: 41338"><p>Interesting... no votes for Sako.</p><p></p><p>I have a Win 70 EW in 338. You get a lot of good components with this rifle and the afore mentioned point about the magazine box being long in the short magnums is huge. The Winchester has just about everything I like about a rifle. Sadly, it doesn't shoot up to my expectations. What's strange is that my expectations aren't really that high. $1100 rifle, $1500 scope, all torqued to specs. Shot off sandbags, should shoot good, right? Wrong! 2-1/2" groups w/ factory ammo (5-shot). Handloads are better but very finicky. 3-shots @ 1" but opens way up after 3. Just got it back from the gunsmith who installed an extended magazine box, bedded action and modifies the ejection port so the spent rounds didn't dribble out so pathetically. Part of the problem is the large diameter bullet in a skinny barrel. The muzzle wall is thiiiiiiiiiin. Other calibers might not have this issue but I've heard they do. Only gunwriters think 2+MOA is a good group. </p><p></p><p>Now the Sako (which I do not own but might soon). Under 7 lbs. 5-shot Guarantee to shoot under 1 MOA with a variety of factory ammo. That's one short paragraph.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bells and whistles might blow your skirt up good companies make bold statements and stand behind them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike 338, post: 619504, member: 41338"] Interesting... no votes for Sako. I have a Win 70 EW in 338. You get a lot of good components with this rifle and the afore mentioned point about the magazine box being long in the short magnums is huge. The Winchester has just about everything I like about a rifle. Sadly, it doesn't shoot up to my expectations. What's strange is that my expectations aren't really that high. $1100 rifle, $1500 scope, all torqued to specs. Shot off sandbags, should shoot good, right? Wrong! 2-1/2" groups w/ factory ammo (5-shot). Handloads are better but very finicky. 3-shots @ 1" but opens way up after 3. Just got it back from the gunsmith who installed an extended magazine box, bedded action and modifies the ejection port so the spent rounds didn't dribble out so pathetically. Part of the problem is the large diameter bullet in a skinny barrel. The muzzle wall is thiiiiiiiiiin. Other calibers might not have this issue but I've heard they do. Only gunwriters think 2+MOA is a good group. Now the Sako (which I do not own but might soon). Under 7 lbs. 5-shot Guarantee to shoot under 1 MOA with a variety of factory ammo. That's one short paragraph. Bells and whistles might blow your skirt up good companies make bold statements and stand behind them. [/QUOTE]
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