What to do with Sako 85 Finnlight II

[ET8300]

I have a dilemma. I have a Sako 85 Finnlight II in 300 win mag. I would like to suppress it, but my understanding is with the fluted barrel and the taper of the barrel this is not possible. Do I re-barrel it? At what cost? Or do I sell it and just buy a Seekins Element in 300 win? I have a Seekins in 6.5 prc and really like it. I do like the Sako but want to suppress it to mitigate recoil and tame the blast some.

 

[crich]

This is a really good question I'd have a hard time with that one. Im interested in the replies. If it were me Id place an order for the element to get the ball rolling and spend the next 6 months figuring it out haha

 

[Ondavirg]

Interested as well. I want an 18” threaded Sako. Trying to figure out the best way to make that happen.

 

[Wapiti1]

Fluted barrels can be shortened and threaded. The caveat is that the flutes aren't deeper than the new thread OD. Usually, they clean up fine after you cut it shorter. Depends on how much you want to chop off. You'd have to do some measuring to know.

For a rebarrel, you're looking at roughly $500-600 including barrel for a steel barrel. $1000+ for carbon wrap.

Jeremy

 

[BjornF16]

ET

You should be able to have the barrel cut and threaded. I have a Finnlight that will get cut back 2” and threaded. That will give me 22.4” worth of barrel. I’ll put muzzle brake on that to tame recoil. A suppressor would be fine for plains work, but longer than I’d want for woods/mountains.

I like the reduced bolt lift of Sako actions.

If it were me, I’d try to work with the Sako first. Either cutting barrel or replacing. But those Seekins are nice too.

 

[ahlgringo]

Having the above done right now on my 300wsm. The only thing you will need to decide is what threads to cut. That barrel doesn’t have the od for 5/8x24. You may be able to do 9/16x24 or can def do 1/2x28 depending on how you feel about running 1/2x28 on a 300cal. Lots of guys do it, tbac doesn’t reccommend it for a suppressor.


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[Ucsdryder]

Call thunderbeast arms and ask them. They can do a face mount to most pencil barrels.