The old M72 and SSG were good rifles, the new ones appeal because they are comparatively cheap. Mannlichers can have there issues, if you look back over some of the old threads you will see what I mean. Thank you for any help/advice in advance. I would be interested to hear any thoughts, opinions, pros, cons, regarding these two rifle/scope combinations, if one would be more preferable to you and why.
The package deal offered on both rifles were within a couple of hundred pounds with the Steyr coming out slightly cheaper. Sako has a metal magazine, Steyr a plastic one.Īlso the scope option is another dilemma, a Schmidt & Bender 8x56 or a Zeiss 3-9x50? The Sako action was very loose and rattled whereas the Steyr was tight and felt nice to operate. The Sako is a popular rifle as we know and a decent tool for the job but the Steyr also has it's appeal.īoth are good looking rifles but the Steyr is a prettier gun. I had initially decided a Sako 85 would be the rifle I would most likely end up with but on my visit to a gun dealer today I was introduced to the Steyr-Mannlicher Classic half stock. With the arrival of my FAC hopefully due on the horizon within the next few weeks I took a market research trip today to look at some rifles.