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sako checkering

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I have not bought a new Sako in about 15yrs and prefer to invest in older guns. My last new purchase was the A11 Hunter model in 7mm-08 a typical tack driver that gives up nothing to older guns in performance. However the checkering has me a bit stumped, hand cut or machine cut. Did Sako go entirely to machine cut checkering, if so, when?

Thanks for the input
 
Well, not entirely but they did go to machine checkering effective with the Model 75 Hunter. This has continued with the Model 85 guns. The M75 and M85 Deluxe and special Safari rifles have retained the hand cut checking but all other models are patterned by a machine.
 
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I'd like to hear from a few others on this. I have a Deluxe Model 85, and it is some of the nicest wood I've ever seen. However, if I put it along side a pre-'72 L61R Deluxe or Super Deluxe, I would say it was a stretch on the hand checkering on the 85 Deluxe, although it is better than the same model in the Hunter. It's not ugly by any means.....but.
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