AusVarmint

G'Day Guys

Well the PTA arrived and a quick trip to Wangaratta to pick up the very rare(only 2 in Australia) Sako 75 Varmint 204.

First impressions: I love it.

Wood grain is quite different to other 75 Varmints I've seen before, which was the main focal point that attracted me to the rifle in the first place. It has a very matte finish with some beautiful grain. All the usual features, heavy barrel, single set trigger (8oz) and 6 shot magazine. Optilock mounts and rings and at the moment a Jap Nikko Targetmaster in duplex reticle 6-24x44.........i know i know its only there for sighting in until the Burris 6.5-20x50 comes in.

Soon as I got home gave it a good clean with some double strength short scrub (good shit), god it was dirty, a good scrub later and the barrel shines. I'll take to the local range this weekend to run it in, a pack of 32gn Hornady Vmax's should do the trick. Then after that some load development......any suggestions boys. I've got BM1, BM2, AR2219 and 2206, 32gn V Max pills, will be getting some 39gn Sierra's as well. Any other suggestions?

I will let you know how she goes.

Cheers
Hum

Very nice mate

cheers
Rinso

Mmmmmm sako. Mate of mine had a heavy barrel sako in 22-250, fell off the top of my ute due to some idiot pulling on the spotlight chord when we were stopped one night, then a few months later the stock got broken in half from a car accident he had, new scope from first time and new scope, glue and pin second time seen it still shoot under .5moa.

Paz

schmicko!!

AR2206H with those 39 grain's mate

Very nice rifle, I hope you enjoy it.
What will you do with the target master when it comes off?

Very nice, make sure you post some pic's when you use it in the field

droooooling enjoy

ok stupid question why is there only 2 in Aus the importer only bring 2 in??
Also may I ask what the damage on something like that is pls

Sharky wrote: droooooling enjoy

ok stupid question why is there only 2 in Aus the importer only bring 2 in??
Also may I ask what the damage on something like that is pls

Couldnt tell you why? You'd have to ask Beretta Aus. Cost Enough, no dearer than a regular Sako 75


Cheers

Cool. I am not one for timber/blued but that is the goods.

Can you take some pics of the magazine system ?

Nice bitta machinery there mate

Given that it is 1 of 2 imported into Australia it could have some collector value down the track . All the more reason to leave it as original as possible .