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Bidders beware. I frequently visit the main auction sites looking for good buys on sako rifles. I've purchased about five so far. Most have been as discribed but, there is always that one bad experience that stays with you. Be sure to as all the questions( are all parts orig., orig bluing, glass bedded, any cracks, extra srew holes). Don't be rushed in your bidding, like I was after returning from a fishing charter. This latest gun is glass bedded, rebarreled, and is rechambered in some caliber I have no idea. It is soon to be my winter project gun. Good luck,
Pa Sakohunter
 
Here's an update and a question, The advertised .270 is actualy a .264 win. mag. It weighs almost as much as my .50 bmg. So I'm thinking about rebarreling it to a fluted configuration. Since it's getting rebarreled, I'm checking on other calibers. This gun is limited to a few because of the boltface being as large as it is. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good flat shooting caliber. I hunt mostly black bear, whitetail deer and varmints, but I am looking forward to a western mule deer hunt in the future. I am reading alot about the ultra-mag and the weatherby calibers. However with some of these calibers, in a pinch, I couldn't run down to the local Wal-mart and buy a box of shells.
One last thing, be sure to read the feedback on the seller of the item. I'll place a few words warning others about this seller.
 
Actuallly, if you want to shoot mule deer the .264 Win Mag is pretty good. Check the ballistics - it shoots flat and the 140-grain bullet is ideal for anything in the deer and antelope class. Great sectional density and penetration. If you are going out West you may want the extra range you will get with the .264. If the gun is too heavy, you can always get a gunsmith to turn the barrel down in a lathe. Costly, but probably cheaper than a new barrel. Don't shorten it, though - a .264 needs plenty of barrel to get maximum velocity. If you don't want a .264, any of the magnums will fit in a Sako long action. 7mm Remington Magnum is an old reliable, or you could try one of the new non-belted magnums that Winchester and Remington have just introduced. Check out recent issues of Guns & Ammo and Shooting Times for info on these calibers - there are several of them. Or, if you're into classics, there's always .300 H&H.;
 
Measuring has always been the easy part for me, it's the cutting part that has branded me as a "wood butcher". thanks icebear for ansering a question that I've never asked, that's why Sako placed 26" barrels on their .264 WM sporters. I'm lucky enough to have one in this configuration, made in 1962.

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