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<blockquote data-quote="Wild_Bill" data-source="post: 171489" data-attributes="member: 4785"><p><strong>Send it back ASAP</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi you could have it fixed but that will void all warrantie. I woulg get your dealer to send it back after having the gunsmith en tighten the barrel so it is as you received it from the dealer.</p><p></p><p>If you have the barrel set back you will have to set it back just under a full turn so the stamping and fluting is in the factory position. Then the clearences to the back of the barrel and boltface will require machining as at this stage the bolt will be hitting the back off the barrel. then your gunsmith will have to take the chamber in further this is where the trouble could occour. if you set a barrel back you should take at least the full neck length off the back off the barrel as if the gunsmith has a match chamber it will likley have a tighter neck than a factory chamber so if you don't set it back the neck length you will end up with a step in the chamber along the neck. The same go's for the body off the case if the chamber is oversize compared to the gunsmiths reamer you will end up with a step at the side off the case in the chamber. </p><p></p><p>Get Sako to either send a brand new barrel and warrant your gunsmith fitting it or have it replaced.</p><p></p><p>You can also streach threads in the action if shooting with a loose barrel.</p><p></p><p>See if the gunshop still has one off your old rifles if you traded them in or if he has a seccond hand 308 that he owns and ask him to loan it to you until the rifle is replaced it will likley be after the hunting season before you have it replaced.</p><p></p><p>The other option it have the rifle replaced with a diferent brand rifle like a Rem 700 or another brand rifle you like.</p><p>Good Luck</p><p></p><p>Cheers Bill</p><p>Australia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wild_Bill, post: 171489, member: 4785"] [b]Send it back ASAP[/b] Hi you could have it fixed but that will void all warrantie. I woulg get your dealer to send it back after having the gunsmith en tighten the barrel so it is as you received it from the dealer. If you have the barrel set back you will have to set it back just under a full turn so the stamping and fluting is in the factory position. Then the clearences to the back of the barrel and boltface will require machining as at this stage the bolt will be hitting the back off the barrel. then your gunsmith will have to take the chamber in further this is where the trouble could occour. if you set a barrel back you should take at least the full neck length off the back off the barrel as if the gunsmith has a match chamber it will likley have a tighter neck than a factory chamber so if you don't set it back the neck length you will end up with a step in the chamber along the neck. The same go's for the body off the case if the chamber is oversize compared to the gunsmiths reamer you will end up with a step at the side off the case in the chamber. Get Sako to either send a brand new barrel and warrant your gunsmith fitting it or have it replaced. You can also streach threads in the action if shooting with a loose barrel. See if the gunshop still has one off your old rifles if you traded them in or if he has a seccond hand 308 that he owns and ask him to loan it to you until the rifle is replaced it will likley be after the hunting season before you have it replaced. The other option it have the rifle replaced with a diferent brand rifle like a Rem 700 or another brand rifle you like. Good Luck Cheers Bill Australia [/QUOTE]
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