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Hello from Western Pennsylvania.
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What is the nature of the "problems" with your Sakos? If you would describe them here (along with appropriate photos) then perhaps we might be able to help, either with advice, or sometimes members will have spare parts.
Marlin92 is one of our most knowledgeable members on fixing Sakos and he also keeps a modest supply of older Sako parts, so you've gone to a good place for assistance. If you want to broadcast your needs further you can simply copy and paste your message to Marlin92 to a new post here on this thread.
marlin92
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Here is what BONNY said
I have a Forester 243 that may dad bought new when I was about 6 years old. I am now 65. I was cleaning it the other day and a patch got stuck in the barrel. Once I got it out, the spring that puts tension on the lever that keeps the bolt in place had broke and the bolt does not stay in place anymore. I called the company headquarters in the mid west and they said there are no parts available for Sakos anymore. I need someone to come up with a spring. My other rifle is more complicated I bought it from the original owner. It is a 300 Weatherby Mag Sako with laser porting. I've hunted and shot a lot of game with it, some at 500 yards. It's been all over the west, to Alaska, and to Africa. When I missed I figured it was me. Anyway, I always used Remington factory ammo in it and they quit producing that ammo. I was going to start reloading so, I went to a man I knew locally who built long range guns and had lots of experience reloading. to get help coming up with a load. He loaded many kinds of powder, bullets, primers, shells, etc. and could not get it to shoot a consistent group. He scrubbed the barrel for hours, I swear, with this ammonia cleaner. I never saw anyone clean a gun like that. Finally they got a bore scope and the end of the barrel where the porting was had burrs. So the gunsmith that worked with him took the rifling out at the end of the barrel where the porting was. I was not there to watch how it shot but he said it still did not group. They then took off the end of the barrel where the ports were. Evidently, this did not help either. Now I don't know what to do. I really liked that rifle and I guess I was happier when it was the way it was and I didn't know about it's problems. I was going to get a new barrel but I don't know of that is possible. When I talked to the place in the mid west they told me about crowning but I'm at a loss as to what to do. Any suggestions?
I have a Forester 243 that may dad bought new when I was about 6 years old. I am now 65. I was cleaning it the other day and a patch got stuck in the barrel. Once I got it out, the spring that puts tension on the lever that keeps the bolt in place had broke and the bolt does not stay in place anymore. I called the company headquarters in the mid west and they said there are no parts available for Sakos anymore. I need someone to come up with a spring. My other rifle is more complicated I bought it from the original owner. It is a 300 Weatherby Mag Sako with laser porting. I've hunted and shot a lot of game with it, some at 500 yards. It's been all over the west, to Alaska, and to Africa. When I missed I figured it was me. Anyway, I always used Remington factory ammo in it and they quit producing that ammo. I was going to start reloading so, I went to a man I knew locally who built long range guns and had lots of experience reloading. to get help coming up with a load. He loaded many kinds of powder, bullets, primers, shells, etc. and could not get it to shoot a consistent group. He scrubbed the barrel for hours, I swear, with this ammonia cleaner. I never saw anyone clean a gun like that. Finally they got a bore scope and the end of the barrel where the porting was had burrs. So the gunsmith that worked with him took the rifling out at the end of the barrel where the porting was. I was not there to watch how it shot but he said it still did not group. They then took off the end of the barrel where the ports were. Evidently, this did not help either. Now I don't know what to do. I really liked that rifle and I guess I was happier when it was the way it was and I didn't know about it's problems. I was going to get a new barrel but I don't know of that is possible. When I talked to the place in the mid west they told me about crowning but I'm at a loss as to what to do. Any suggestions?
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