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    Sako 90 Hunter Stainless .308

    Feb 15, 2024 3 minutes

    THIS MONTH’S test spotlights a Sako 90 Hunter Stainless bolt-action rifle imported by GMK. The 90 was launched last year in a range of styles (seven are listed by GMK) and calibre options from .22-250 to .300 Winchester Magnum in various action lengths. Our test gun is stainless steel .308 with a conventional wooden stock incorporating a slightly stepped Monte-Carlo comb and restrained cheekpiece (Sako also offers carbon-fibre and fibreglass stock options). It weighs in at 7¼lb without telescopic sight, so around 81/2lb to 9lb ‘on the hill’ with a medium-sized scope fitted.

    First impressions are good.this). As in the 85, the magazine must be depressed slightly against spring pressure before the release catch can be activated. The bolt shroud has a sprung plunger on the face that meets the receiver – a new feature – and the bolt will only rotate with this pushed in, which prevents accidental de-cocking or disassembly when the bolt is removed.

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