- Feb 16, 2005 #1. Old Dog New Member Joined: Feb 10, 2005. Location: Tampa, Florida. For any of you Sako experts out there, does anyone know the year of manufacture of a Sako Forester L-579 Mannlicher with a serial number of 31,XXX? Thanks for the help!
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I purchased a Sako A7 a year and a half ago. The rifle doesn't group as promised. I have spent time and money putting 2 sets of rings on it, 2 scopes, trips to the range and various boxes of ammo. I have had friends shoot it. Its the only rifle I own that I have not been able to get to group.
My 5 other rifles have no issues.I told Beretta about the issue and they suggested sending it back. I gave them all the details, advised them I bought it a year and a half ago and don't have a receipt. They gave me info stating they will pattern the rifle and if it groups sub MOA they charge $70, if not they correct the problem and it is no charge.About a week after I send the rifle I get a phone call from Beretta. They request $85 to clean and shoot/ group the rifle, before it has been shot.
Several years ago I bought a new Tikka T3 from a small gunshop that was closing down. The rifle, I was told, had been in the shop for several years from new and had remained unsold. One phone call to GMK with the serial number and this information was confirmed by saying that the rifle was sent to the specific gunshop in question new from GMK. The world’s most advanced turn-bolt action rifle available in six different action sizes.
Not because it grouped ok. The lady told me it's out of warranty because Sako is warrantied for a year. I advised her the information I had received in the box and online stated 2 years. She then stated the manual told me I had to have mailed the warranty card to get a warranty. The manual did not say this upon my review and despite tearing my house apart I can't find the receipt or get a duplicate from the gun shop where I purchased it.Long story short, it was then going to be $85 plus cost of any repairs. And I was already out $40 for shipping and insurance.
I got ticked that they won't take care of me after purchasing a $1,200 rifle and putting a year and half of time and money into trying to get it to function as promised. If they were not going to honor their warranty, why would I want their gunsmith working on it anyways? I will have another gunsmith I have used in the past take a look.Long story short, and the reason for this post is mostly to inform others that the Beretta customer service is terrible. There are companies that stand behind their products with no questions asked. Like Leupold and Vortex.
Warranty & Serial Number Information. Sako and Tikka rifles carry a Two-Year Limited Warranty to the original purchaser for defects in materials.
Then there are companies that will do anything they can to get out of warranty work like Beretta.Beretta had the chance to correct a bad situation and to show me they stand behind their products. They could have made me a customer for life. But instead they lost me.I will never again purchase a Beretta, Tikka or Sako product. Many of their products may function great. But if they don't work as promised don't count on the company to have your back and make it right.Beretta SUCKS!
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I hope you take this into consideration in your future purchases. I will say that if you couldn't get the rifle to group within the first six months you probably should have sent it back earlier. To send it back a year and a half after the purchase and expect them to have a gunsmith check it out, spend the money on different ammo testing it, and ship it back to you after that long I would say is a stretch for most rifle companies.However, if they told you over the phone that they would do the testing and fix it if there was an issue or charge you $70 if there wasn't an issue they should do that. Typically customer service centers have their calls recorded.
This would be a good instance to have asked for the call recording number or kept exact track of the day/time you called so they can reference the call. Never had a Sako that wouldn’t shoot. A guy at our local benchrest club used to shoot a factory Tikka for HBR in the open class, and frequently won. He also had full custom.308s and a 30x47 that shot no better. You could probably sell the gun for a reasonably high price even disclosing your issue. 18 months is definitely a long time to decide on a gun.
Kenmore 800 series electric dryer manual washing machine. It’s still a shame that their warranty didn’t work out better for you. I’ve had issues with a Leupold return. Even the most widely acclaimed name in the business didn’t live up to some pretty reasonable expectations when their rings failed to fit, despite their ring height chart, and after the customer service rep admitted the chart was flawed, they wouldn’t exchange the rings because they were scuffed during mounting. How do you turn in a front ring without it scuffing? I still buy Leupold, and will continue to buy Sako. I get those who will keep buying it and I understand that most of their products probably work without an issue.I wasn't 'deciding' on this rifle for 18 months. I still want the rifle.
I just want it to function as promised. For the last 18 months I was trying ammo, rings, multiple scopes, trips to the range each time. I live over an hour from a decent range and I work a full time job and own a business. It doesn't work for me to swing by the range each week. On top of that. I kept assuming it was something I was doing.
Ammo, rings, scope, my shooting, something loose. Etc.And to all the comments about this being a long time. They have a '2 YEAR WARRANTY'!Lesson learned on my part to be more careful with receipts. I will start keeping digital copies.
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However, some companies will give the customer the benefit of the doubt and that is the kind of company I prefer to buy from. I get those who will keep buying it and I understand that most of their products probably work without an issue.I wasn't 'deciding' on this rifle for 18 months. I still want the rifle. I just want it to function as promised.
For the last 18 months I was trying ammo, rings, multiple scopes, trips to the range each time. I live over an hour from a decent range and I work a full time job and own a business. It doesn't work for me to swing by the range each week. On top of that.
I kept assuming it was something I was doing. Ammo, rings, scope, my shooting, something loose. Etc.And to all the comments about this being a long time.
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They have a '2 YEAR WARRANTY'!Lesson learned on my part to be more careful with receipts. I will start keeping digital copies. However, some companies will give the customer the benefit of the doubt and that is the kind of company I prefer to buy from.
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To all who have these rifles please be advised of the recall on T3 Stainless rifles with serial numbers starting with 419140 and going to 461951.I was about to buy a Tikka with the serial number 435081 and the Stoeger rep told me my rifle was fine and safe to shoot.Although he would not give me any guarantee especially when the serial number fell within the list he provided. Hows that for PR work on the buying public ? The Sako rifles are affected too as they use the same barrel manufacturer. If you have one of the rifles with those serial numbers you are urged to call Beretta USA at 1 800 636-3420. In Canada call Stoeger they are the Canadian importers for Tikka and Sako rifles at 1800 263 1945. The rifles in question have barrels made from sub standard steel and are subject to rupture.If you call don't let the sales rep tell you the rifles are fine, they are walking the company line on this one.Stoeger Canada said they are sending letters to all who bought these rifles.What about if the rifle has been sold a few times?Look up the story about the Sako that blew up in Victoria BC , Canada and you will see that it was one of these rifles in question.Of course they made it out to be the shooters fault by saying he overloaded the rifle but in reality he was using factory ammo that resulted in the blown up rifle.
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The Finnish hunting rifle manufacturer Sako has recalled nearly 3,000 of its guns with a potential defect that could cause it to break apart when fired. In October, Mark Almeida, a 45-year-old American living in University Place, Washington, suffered injuries to his hand when his new Sako 300 Winchester Short Mag Finnlight model rifle exploded while he was shooting at a firing range.
'The target was 200 yards away when I pulled the trigger. The gun let out a powerful explosive sound that I had never heard before, and it broke up in my hands', he explains. He was rushed to hospital with four broken bones in his hand. He was in surgery for four hours.
After the incident, Sako ordered a recall of its series of 2,700 weapons.
Sako CEO Henry Paasikivi says that a total of six guns are known to have malfunctioned in the same way - one of them in Finland. In one case, a Swedish boy lost the tip of his thumb.
The barrels would break up lengthwise into several fragments, and in some cases, other parts of the gun also broke. The problem was attributed to a weakness in the stainless steel used in the manufacture. Guns of the series in question were sold to several countries, from the United States to New Zealand, before the defect was noticed.
All buyers have been notified, and most of the guns have been returned to the factory for repairs or replacement, except for a few in the United States.
The faulty rifles were manufactured at the company's factory in Riihimäki last year. They include Sako and Tikka models.
When the problems arose, Sako immediately discontinued production and deliveries of the models, and began to recall them from retailers, and contacted individual buyers.
However, the company did not make any public statements at the time. 'We did not consider that necessary, because we were able to reach all owners of the weapons in other ways', he said.
'We have got all of the guns back, except in the United States, and 90 percent of the weapons we sold there have been located. All consumers have been contacted a long time ago.'
Paasikivi says that the weapons will be repaired, if necessary, and sent back to the owners.
'The target was 200 yards away when I pulled the trigger. The gun let out a powerful explosive sound that I had never heard before, and it broke up in my hands', he explains. He was rushed to hospital with four broken bones in his hand. He was in surgery for four hours.
After the incident, Sako ordered a recall of its series of 2,700 weapons.
Sako CEO Henry Paasikivi says that a total of six guns are known to have malfunctioned in the same way - one of them in Finland. In one case, a Swedish boy lost the tip of his thumb.
The barrels would break up lengthwise into several fragments, and in some cases, other parts of the gun also broke. The problem was attributed to a weakness in the stainless steel used in the manufacture. Guns of the series in question were sold to several countries, from the United States to New Zealand, before the defect was noticed.
All buyers have been notified, and most of the guns have been returned to the factory for repairs or replacement, except for a few in the United States.
The faulty rifles were manufactured at the company's factory in Riihimäki last year. They include Sako and Tikka models.
When the problems arose, Sako immediately discontinued production and deliveries of the models, and began to recall them from retailers, and contacted individual buyers.
However, the company did not make any public statements at the time. 'We did not consider that necessary, because we were able to reach all owners of the weapons in other ways', he said.
'We have got all of the guns back, except in the United States, and 90 percent of the weapons we sold there have been located. All consumers have been contacted a long time ago.'
Paasikivi says that the weapons will be repaired, if necessary, and sent back to the owners.
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