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What is the difference in lengths of the Sako lll, SM and lV actions? What else might be different about these actions other than the calibers associated with them?
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Question by alpinehunter. Uploaded on January 29, 2012
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Action length III is medium, SM is short magnum, and IV is long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAKO
There's a great table on the sako.fi web site that gives the action for various cartridges chambered in the model 85:
http://www.sako.fi/pdf/datatables/SakoRiflesDatatable2012.pdf
For example, medium is for the .30-06 and similar, SM is for the .270 & .300 Win Short Mag, and IV is for the .300 Win Mag and similar.
Sako action lengths:
S- .243,22-250,260,7MM-08,.308
SM-Short Mags
M- 25-06,270,30-06
L- 7MM Mag,300Mag,338 Mag,275 Mag
XL- 416 , 450 Rigley, 500 Jeffrey
This info is direct from the Sako catalog.
This dosen't list all calibers but gives you an example from the family of cartridges.
On the large action that should be a 375 H&H, I don't where I got that 275 but it may make a good caliber.
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Action length III is medium, SM is short magnum, and IV is long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAKO
There's a great table on the sako.fi web site that gives the action for various cartridges chambered in the model 85:
http://www.sako.fi/pdf/datatables/SakoRiflesDatatable2012.pdf
For example, medium is for the .30-06 and similar, SM is for the .270 & .300 Win Short Mag, and IV is for the .300 Win Mag and similar.
Sako action lengths:
S- .243,22-250,260,7MM-08,.308
SM-Short Mags
M- 25-06,270,30-06
L- 7MM Mag,300Mag,338 Mag,275 Mag
XL- 416 , 450 Rigley, 500 Jeffrey
This info is direct from the Sako catalog.
This dosen't list all calibers but gives you an example from the family of cartridges.
On the large action that should be a 375 H&H, I don't where I got that 275 but it may make a good caliber.
Post an Answer