Still too long. Still have to chop and thread again. Same with the new threaded tikkas.
Half a decade late and still a dollar short.
Sako 90 quest
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Half a decade late and still a dollar short.
Wrangler13
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Eurooptic has the peak marked down to $2800-$2900 now. I have been wanting to try one for a while.
I like the upside of a Sako 90 action too.
The safety on a Sako 90 locks the firing pin. I think that’s superior to the Tikka design.
I like some of the features better as well, such as the adjustable trigger reach and lighter bolt lift.
Maybe some of the other features aren’t “superior” but given the choice I’ll take dual ejectors, shorter bolt lift, true short action, adjustable trigger weight, even smoother action, and a three lug bolt every time.
I mean the T3X has proven itself for sure, but the 90 has a lot going for it from what I can see.
Thoughts on that?
eLightfoot
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Barrel length is personal. Not everyone uses a can. I’ll never own a bolt gun with a barrel shorter than 20”. 20” is too short
Stinky Coyote
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Yup, I can add a couple things.
The scope mounting on integral picatinny a bonus, no joint variable to consider between bases and action. I find Tikka scope mounting a pain to get natural alignment to factory sporter stock.
Being able to treat it exactly as a hinged floor plate rifle in terms of top feeding ease which is super handy at the range but quick top ups anytime in field.
The magazine being flush and two more rounds than Tikka for all day handling and hunting ease, one handed carry guys will appreciate but capacity for flush fit.
Also materials, including magazine, all stainless or aluminum, sling studs included. No plastic anywhere I can find.
How’s the resale on those bastardized kit guns?
Trigger reach has a hair over 1/4” (7mm) adjustment range. And the world record lock time may not be noticeable but nice to know.
I built a Tikka 20” 308 alongside my peak 308. At similar weight the Sako is zero fafo and recoil management is better, don’t think about shooting it, the tikka you feel and notice every single shot. And the tikka is still relegated to a project, trip to smith for barrel chop, aftermarket bottom metal. I’m not sure when I’ll finish it but you have to build one up to even come close to Sako and it will always lack a bunch of the above mentioned features and benefits even when you sort out a better stock, bottom metal, and scope mounting solution. Kit gun vs ‘perfection’, same can be said for 700’s.
If you like projects there’s plenty. Far fewer out of the box options at this level of not just qc/finish but overall features, materials and design.
I still like Tikka a lot and recommend them almost exclusively. But they are not comparable other than reliable and accurate. Different levels and the Sako as high as you’ll go for anything you can find off the shelf and put together at kitchen table and get shooting and hunting right away.
The scope mounting on integral picatinny a bonus, no joint variable to consider between bases and action. I find Tikka scope mounting a pain to get natural alignment to factory sporter stock.
Being able to treat it exactly as a hinged floor plate rifle in terms of top feeding ease which is super handy at the range but quick top ups anytime in field.
The magazine being flush and two more rounds than Tikka for all day handling and hunting ease, one handed carry guys will appreciate but capacity for flush fit.
Also materials, including magazine, all stainless or aluminum, sling studs included. No plastic anywhere I can find.
How’s the resale on those bastardized kit guns?
Trigger reach has a hair over 1/4” (7mm) adjustment range. And the world record lock time may not be noticeable but nice to know.
I built a Tikka 20” 308 alongside my peak 308. At similar weight the Sako is zero fafo and recoil management is better, don’t think about shooting it, the tikka you feel and notice every single shot. And the tikka is still relegated to a project, trip to smith for barrel chop, aftermarket bottom metal. I’m not sure when I’ll finish it but you have to build one up to even come close to Sako and it will always lack a bunch of the above mentioned features and benefits even when you sort out a better stock, bottom metal, and scope mounting solution. Kit gun vs ‘perfection’, same can be said for 700’s.
If you like projects there’s plenty. Far fewer out of the box options at this level of not just qc/finish but overall features, materials and design.
I still like Tikka a lot and recommend them almost exclusively. But they are not comparable other than reliable and accurate. Different levels and the Sako as high as you’ll go for anything you can find off the shelf and put together at kitchen table and get shooting and hunting right away.
I’m indifferent in this one as I haven’t had any issues with the Tikka design.
Other than this being an “unknown” with potential for maybe some field issues I agree.
It’s a great gun. Like I said, if a guy was wanting to spend money on a “done” rifle the Sakos are an accurate reliable option. If a guy wants to tweak and make it “his own” then Tikka is the way. Or if someone wants to spend 1/3 of the money and roll with a solid gun. It’s really hard to beat a Tikka in a Rokstok. If Sako had a stock design similar to the Rokstok it would be very tempting for the reasons you’ve stated.
Overall, I own more Tikkas than Sakos now for a reason. But that’s not to say that my Sakos aren’t fantastic guns.
Stinky Coyote
WKR
Plebe, maybe this a good spot to post the stock differences from Tikka to the 90 peak?
It’s quite a bit more modern than the tikka, higher butt end with negative comb. Conservative compared to rokstok but an improvement you can see and feel shooting back to back on factory Tikka at same load and rifle weight.
And yeah Tikka more of a fleet gun. I only wanna use the 90 though so no fleet needed. Kids can run the other stuff and find their own grail later in life.
It’s quite a bit more modern than the tikka, higher butt end with negative comb. Conservative compared to rokstok but an improvement you can see and feel shooting back to back on factory Tikka at same load and rifle weight.
And yeah Tikka more of a fleet gun. I only wanna use the 90 though so no fleet needed. Kids can run the other stuff and find their own grail later in life.
eLightfoot
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Yes, 3 lug. 6 o’clock lug picks up the rounds from the double stack. Like AIAW
ddd-shooter
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How’s the recoil with such a lightweight rifle in that peak? I’m really interested in one in .308
It’s @Stinky Coyote with the .308.
See post #22 in this thread:
Sako 90 adventure
It looks like the Adventure comes with a metric barrel thread. Do many US suppressor manufacturers make metric threaded versions, too?
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I'm playing with a Peak now and the LOP is pretty long. I had to search to find it but it looks like it's 14.25" on the Peak. I'm not sure about the Quest.
I didn't notice the LOP with mount/trigger pull. I did notice it the first time I ran the bolt.
Stinky Coyote
WKR
I can't say it's light years difference to the tikka but It is noticeable. It's actually why I started looking at the stock in the first place, I didn't know it had a higher and negative comb when I bought it and started shooting it, and then shooting it side by side with the tikka I was like wtf...why is this tikka kicking me like a little b1tch and at that time the tikka was at least a 1/4 lb heavier. So that's when I noticed the stock design differences and possibly some of it was due to material differences.
The sako I shoot without thinking about it, it's solid but recovers better and felt recoil feels less. The tikka with same load I notice each shot in a 'really? you little son of a b1tch' sort of way.
I can shoot the mild 2592 fps 168 gr eldm white box in the sako as much as I like and don't think anything of it, pretty awesome for a 7 lb all up 308 so I'm happy. I'll change the tikka stock one day.
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Thanks for the pic. Makes the trigger reach on the 90 seem longer than I anticipated just based off experience with the tikka stocks. Bummer.
It's a sporter styled stock and the trigger reach is long for any of us used to a vertical styled grip.
After using vertical grip stocks, especially those with a short reach like the RokStok and Echelon, I find more and more I'm choking up on the grip where I'm 90'ish on the trigger. I haven't played with the trigger location adjustment. I'm not optimistic that it will change things greatly. In the end, it's a sporter stock with an open grip and isn't designed to be shot with elbow under and a 90'ish finger.
It's a well designed sporter stock with a long length of pull. At some point I have to stop trying to make it what it's not. I be spending a little more time behind it this evening weighing the pro/con's. *** To clarify, I'm speaking of the Peak, not the Quest. ***
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