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03-11-2010, 11:38 AM
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More precise? where, on what parts? A bedding kit is under $30.
The A7 shares nothing with the 75 series except the sako name. The A7 is nothing but a glorified tikka.
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A7 share same type locking lug design, with out the chop of like 85, but there is no recoil lug with the action, now if you put a recoil lug in the action, and added more metal part for the bolt part then plastic.
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03-11-2010, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Gunboy
A7 share same type locking lug design, with out the chop of like 85, but there is no recoil lug with the action, now if you put a recoil lug in the action, and added more metal part for the bolt part then plastic.
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LOL....only plastic on the A7 bolt is a cosmetic shroud and I've yet to hear of one breaking. I did hear of one breaking on a Tikka once but it doesn't effect function. I've yet to talk to a gunsmith that actually replaced one.
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03-11-2010, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunboy
A7 share same type locking lug design, with out the chop of like 85, but there is no recoil lug with the action, now if you put a recoil lug in the action, and added more metal part for the bolt part then plastic.
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Similar bolt lugs hardly make the actions similar.
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03-11-2010, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by sheephunter
LOL....only plastic on the A7 bolt is a cosmetic shroud and I've yet to hear of one breaking. I did hear of one breaking on a Tikka once but it doesn't effect function. I've yet to talk to a gunsmith that actually replaced one.
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That because there not too many around yet, give it time, Probably won't break if you take care of it, and not let it bang around, but itdoes look very cheap,
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03-11-2010, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunboy
That because there not too many around yet, give it time, Probably won't break if you take care of it, and not let it bang around, but itdoes look very cheap,
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LOL...you haven't seen the Tikka Rocks owns.
Looks fine to me....I'm not overly concerned about it.
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03-11-2010, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by sheephunter
LOL...you haven't seen the Tikka Rocks owns.
Looks fine to me....I'm not overly concerned about it.
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Hey Rocks has the coolest ever finish on that Tikka stock!
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03-11-2010, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sheephunter
LOL...you haven't seen the Tikka Rocks owns.
Looks fine to me....I'm not overly concerned about it.
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So you are basing your opinion of their durability on one rifle? At least the plastic on the bolt is non-functional.
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03-11-2010, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by double gun
So you are basing your opinion of their durability on one rifle? At least the plastic on the bolt is non-functional.
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No, the tens of thousands of Tikkas out there.
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03-11-2010, 01:34 PM
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No, the tens of thousands of Tikkas out there.
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And there are lots out there with broken shrouds.
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03-11-2010, 01:34 PM
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weatherby rifles are very good quality and you get good quality out of them in my opinion. the only thing about it is that i dont dislike is that the bullets for a weatherby 300 magnum cost a pretty penny.
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03-11-2010, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by double gun
And there are lots out there with broken shrouds.
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So people keep saying but other than a couple isolated cases, I've seen little proof. Speaking with several gunsmiths in the past couple months, I've yet to talk to any that's fixed one. Much urban myth me thinks!
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03-11-2010, 01:40 PM
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So people keep saying but other than a couple isolated cases, I've seen little proof. Speaking with several gunsmiths in the past couple months, I've yet to talk to any that's fixed one. Much urban myth me thinks!
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9 pages of posts looking for aluminum replacments on CGN alone speaks for itself. The Australian company making them is sold out within a day when they have stock. If you like plastic on your bolt - go nuts. Whatever floats your boat. 
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03-11-2010, 01:47 PM
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DG,
To be fair, most of the pages, and posts myself included are looking for prevention and looks, not because they have been blown off. An ounce of prevention is better than a pounnd of remorse.
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03-11-2010, 01:49 PM
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9 pages of posts looking for aluminum replacments on CGN alone speaks for itself. The Australian company making them is sold out within a day when they have stock. If you like plastic on your bolt - go nuts. Whatever floats your boat. |
LOL....again, much urban myth. There have been two cases on CGN that I've seen where guys actually had a shroud break and one was attributed to a severe drop. I'd be far more worried about the glass on the scope before the polymer on the bolt shroud.
Funny, Hinterland Shooting Supplies has them in stock today.....I'm guessing they'll be out of stock tomorrow? As I said, much urban myth.
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03-11-2010, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by noneck180
DG,
To be fair, most of the pages, and posts myself included are looking for prevention and looks, not because they have been blown off. An ounce of prevention is better than a pounnd of remorse.
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Even in the ultra remote chance that it broke, it has no effect on the functionality of the rifle.
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03-11-2010, 01:53 PM
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DG,
To be fair, most of the pages, and posts myself included are looking for prevention and looks, not because they have been blown off. An ounce of prevention is better than a pounnd of remorse.
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Why the prevention? SH says they are as strong as steel.
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Originally Posted by sheephunter
...Funny, Hinterland Shooting Supplies has them in stock today.....I'm guessing they'll be out of stock tomorrow? As I said, much urban myth.
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They can only sell one for every rifle - as they dont break like the plastic ones. Perhaps everyone who needed one already has one.
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03-11-2010, 01:55 PM
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03-11-2010, 02:05 PM
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They can only sell one for every rifle - as they dont break like the plastic ones. Perhaps everyone who needed one already has one. |
LOL...good save.
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03-11-2010, 03:13 PM
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LOL...good save.
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03-11-2010, 07:10 PM
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A bedding kit is under $30.
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When you spend in the range of $2000 for a rifle,you shouldn't have to bed the action yourself.
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03-11-2010, 10:57 PM
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When you spend in the range of $2000 for a rifle,you shouldn't have to bed the action yourself.
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When spending $2000 for a rifle, you shouldnt have to send your rifle back to the factory to correct the bedding that wasnt done right - in the first place.
Oh wait you did.
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03-11-2010, 11:47 PM
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Is $2000 a lot for a rifle??
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03-11-2010, 11:51 PM
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Is $2000 a lot for a rifle??
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Yes and No
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03-12-2010, 05:24 AM
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Is $2000 a lot for a rifle??
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I dont think so. You get what you pay for in most cases. If $2000 is alot of money for some people then spend less on a wide range of lower priced rifles.
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03-12-2010, 07:11 AM
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When spending $2000 for a rifle, you shouldnt have to send your rifle back to the factory to correct the bedding that wasnt done right - in the first place.
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At least it was fixed at no charge to me,and the gun will now shoot sub 1/2 moa consistently as per the guarantee.And before the bedding work was done,it still shot sub moa or better,something that neither of my Mark Vs would do.In fact even that sub moa was better than the accuracy guarantee on any Mark V currently being sold.
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Is $2000 a lot for a rifle??
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It depends on what you want in a rifle.If you demand sub moa for accuracy,and better quality components and fit and finish,$2000 is certainly not out of line.If you are content with 1-1/2 moa accuracy,and lower quality fit and finish,$2000 is certainly excessive.
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03-12-2010, 07:24 AM
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i'm happy with sub moa with a $750 cash outlay, including leupold glass. 
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03-12-2010, 07:42 AM
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At least it was fixed at no charge to me,and the gun will now shoot sub 1/2 moa consistently as per the guarantee.And before the bedding work was done,it still shot sub moa or better,something that neither of my Mark Vs would do.In fact even that sub moa was better than the accuracy guarantee on any Mark V currently being sold.
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So I had a Sako with stock issues. It broke. Was sent back for repair. Some new wood and less than 20 shot later it was broke again. Sent back and they said ' keep the screws tight, it will be fine.' No fix was made so I had a broken gun that was of no use to me. It was a 1.75 MOA gun the whole time I had it.
At about the same time my hunting buddy bought a Sako also. He shot it once and had a split case. He went to a smith to get the headspace right. After my go round with warranty he didn't want to go that route. We both sold those Sako's.
All my Weatherby's are sub MOA. With no work.
The only Sako I would own is an action to be made into a real gun. Oh yeah and it would be one of the old 2 lug actions. And in a WEATHERBY MAGNUM 
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03-12-2010, 08:50 AM
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weatherby rifles are very good quality and you get good quality out of them in my opinion. the only thing about it is that i dont dislike is that the bullets for a weatherby 300 magnum cost a pretty penny.
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Weatherby does make other caliber that are other than Weatherby Caliber specific, what caliber are you after???
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03-12-2010, 07:07 PM
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When spending $2000 for a rifle, you shouldnt have to send your rifle back to the factory to correct the bedding that wasnt done right - in the first place.
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Whats the story on this? Cooper Rifle? really?
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