Sako 85 Synthetic Black .30-06 SPRG Rifle JRS1C20

This Sako rifle is fantastic! After having spent some time in the local sports stores handling and evaluating rifles (remington, winchester, tikka, ruger, marlin, browning), it was easy to conclude that Sako is a cut above the rest. However, even the Sako A7 isn't in the same class as the Sako 85. So I found a great deal here on this synthetic black rifle and purchased it. Except for color, it is identical to the Finnlight model (which is $500 more). It's very lightweight but absorbs recoil well. The bolt is tight and smooth as silk. This is a gun I will be able to pass down from generation to generation.

Wow, what a great gun! I'm not surprised though, it's a Sako. I just sighted mine in at 1.5" high at 100 yds with a Vortex scope and it's dead-on. Very accurate. I love Sako rifles (I have 4) because I can shoot them many times in a row and not lose accuracy due to barrel heat (unlike my other brand guns). The bolt is very smooth and flawless. At this price, this gun is a bargain, I'm thinking of buying another for my son. It's much better than my other brand gun that I was planning on giving him.

Simply a steal. Best rifle on the market under $1000

Best production rifle on the market. The stock is lightweight and ergonomically superior to every other rifle I've handled. Similarly, the bolt is smoother, faster, and locks tighter than any other rifle I've handled. The bolt handle recesses into a molded groove in the stock to allow early engagement and keeps your hand well clear of the scope at the top end of the beautifully short throw. The rifle as a whole is nimble and elegantly lightweight, yet just heavy enough to absorb some recoil. The steel magazine is incredibly durable AND has great fit and finish...and performs flawlessly. Need I say that this rifle is a tack-driver? If you're like me and you own one - and only one - hunting rifle, this is the one to get. Choose your caliber, get familiar with the rifle and the cartridge, and together they will do everything you need them to do for the rest of your hunting days. No need to spend $500 here, $700 there on different guns; just buy one and done. I'm surprised that EuroOptic can sell these rifles for $500 under MSRP, but I'm glad they do!...at $1600, this rifle is out of reach for me financially, though still worth every penny. Thank you EuroOptic for putting these superb rifles within reach of ordinary working people.

Even without the $100 gift card EuroOptic was offering, this rifle is an absolute steal for $899. I also have a Tikka T3x CTR (in .308) which I thought was best sub-$1,000 factory bolt rifle ever. But after holding, handling and firing the Sako85, I can't say that anymore. Tikka is still superb, but the S85 is just a cut above ... better weight and balance ... and that synthetic stock feels like natural extension of my arms. Bolts are different, of course, but both are so much smoother and silky compared to the my Weatherby Vangaurd and Rem700. First day at range, the fluted barrel heated up after first 5 rounds, but no flyers in the second 5 rounds. Out of the box accurately as advertised. Sako 85 Black Synthetic in 30-06 is a feather-weight Boom Stick. This is what you want to wrap and carry on long distance stalking. Not sure I would pay the price of some Sako85 models, because Little Brother Tikka is amazing bolt gun. But at $799 net, this S85 was actually $200 less expensive than my Tikka CTR.

this rifle is in a different class than other rifles at this price point. this is my second sako and they do not disappoint great trigger out of the box, accuracy guarantee, lightweight makes for a perfect hunting rifle

Perfection........