Any experience with A7 300WSM

[bigbear]

Looking for a new hunting rifle. Any experiences to share with this model/calibre combo?

Thanks!

 

[bigcountry4me]

Any experiences to share

Not with.300 WSM. I own an A7 in .270 WSM. It’s an older stainless model, not the fluted model. I bought the gun on the cheap as a light back up rifle, more or less. I also wanted a knock around or inclement weather rifle.

Was amazed by the accuracy, so I restocked it. The factory stock was garbage. I also replaced the cheap plastic shroud with a steel shroud from an 85 model. I also replaced bolt handle with something I could actually get my hands on. It has a great barrel and it’s not picky. The rifle flat performs, it loves 140grn Accubonds best.

The recoil lug and bedding are similar to a Tikka T3.

Now for the downside. The magazine and bottom metal are awful. The magazine is polymer and it utilizes steel feed lips which can easily bend outwards which can result in all the cartridges spewing out of the magazine. I’ve bent them back many times and check them frequently. The rifle is designed to be top loaded, but I quit doing that all together. I only feed rounds with the magazines removed. I bought two additional magazines because of the obvious. Probably not one of Sako’s finer feats.

We still bring it along, my wife has killed a couple of cow elk with it but it’s mostly left in camp or in the truck.

Hope this helps.

 

[bigbear]

Not with.300 WSM. I own an A7 in .270 WSM. It’s an older stainless model, not the fluted model. I bought the gun on the cheap as a light back up rifle, more or less. I also wanted a knock around or inclement weather rifle.

Was amazed by the accuracy, so I restocked it. The factory stock was garbage. I also replaced the cheap plastic shroud with a steel shroud from an 85 model. I also replaced bolt handle with something I could actually get my hands on. It has a great barrel and it’s not picky. The rifle flat performs, it loves 140grn Accubonds best.

The recoil lug and bedding are similar to a Tikka T3.

Now for the downside. The magazine and bottom metal are awful. The magazine is polymer and it utilizes steel feed lips which can easily bend outwards which can result in all the cartridges spewing out of the magazine. I’ve bent them back many times and check them frequently. The rifle is designed to be top loaded, but I quit doing that all together. I only feed rounds with the magazines removed. I bought two additional magazines because of the obvious. Probably not one of Sako’s finer feats.

We still bring it along, my wife has killed a couple of cow elk with it but it’s mostly left in camp or in the truck.

Hope this helps.

T^hanks a million, you answered all my questions. I will pass and keep looking for a nice used 75. Too much plastic is what I am hearing.