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<blockquote data-quote="Engineering101" data-source="post: 935025" data-attributes="member: 63138"><p>I bought my first Sako (a L61R 30-06) in 1968 mail order from Herters for $168 and change. Didn't need an FFL or anything - just sent a check and the rifle showed up at the door. I don't remember how I decided on that brand but am I ever glad I did. It is to this day the smoothest action I've ever handled meaning they never bind in even the slightest way. Every other rifle is a little disappointing because of that though I have other rifles and can live with them. A few years after getting the 30-06, I acquired an L579 action I had build into a 6mm Rem. The 06 has since been rebarreled with a Kreiger heavy sporter. The very nice looking white line recoil pads turned to rock years ago and have been replaced with Limbsavers. I'm running 80 grain Barnes TTSXs at 3,400 fps in the 6mm Rem. The last 4-shot group measured 1.218" at 200 yards. This is a deer killing machine and is my favorite.</p><p> </p><p>In the 06 I'm running 150 grain TTSXs at 3,023 fps and it put 3 shots into 0.812" at 200 yards at the last attempt so it is working good. The triggers on both of these rifles have been tweaked from the factory setup and are basically perfect.</p><p> </p><p>These older actions don't have recoil lugs. They had a step milled into the action right under the chamber. It doesn't get any better than that.</p><p> </p><p>I just bought another Sako Finnbear L61R that I have not received yet though it has been shipped. It is a 7mm Rem Mag. I plan to pull the barrel and turn it into a 26 Nosler. Sooo... my recommendation, buy a Sako - an older model and have your gunsmith turn it into whatever you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engineering101, post: 935025, member: 63138"] I bought my first Sako (a L61R 30-06) in 1968 mail order from Herters for $168 and change. Didn't need an FFL or anything - just sent a check and the rifle showed up at the door. I don't remember how I decided on that brand but am I ever glad I did. It is to this day the smoothest action I've ever handled meaning they never bind in even the slightest way. Every other rifle is a little disappointing because of that though I have other rifles and can live with them. A few years after getting the 30-06, I acquired an L579 action I had build into a 6mm Rem. The 06 has since been rebarreled with a Kreiger heavy sporter. The very nice looking white line recoil pads turned to rock years ago and have been replaced with Limbsavers. I'm running 80 grain Barnes TTSXs at 3,400 fps in the 6mm Rem. The last 4-shot group measured 1.218" at 200 yards. This is a deer killing machine and is my favorite. In the 06 I'm running 150 grain TTSXs at 3,023 fps and it put 3 shots into 0.812" at 200 yards at the last attempt so it is working good. The triggers on both of these rifles have been tweaked from the factory setup and are basically perfect. These older actions don't have recoil lugs. They had a step milled into the action right under the chamber. It doesn't get any better than that. I just bought another Sako Finnbear L61R that I have not received yet though it has been shipped. It is a 7mm Rem Mag. I plan to pull the barrel and turn it into a 26 Nosler. Sooo... my recommendation, buy a Sako - an older model and have your gunsmith turn it into whatever you want. [/QUOTE]
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