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finnfire magazine
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:49 am
by silhouette13
hey all you Finnfire owners,
i love mine, shoots awesome, and its pretty good looking too, the magizine sits flush and doesnt seem to have much to grab on to to pull them out, any tips?
the guy who had it before me had double side taped some little foam blocks, they do work, but i feel they are an attachment and techniclly not legal for hunter.
words from the ise please? i shoot fast enough i can struggle the 10-15 seconds needed but would like some finnesse.
thanks
dave
Re: finnfire magazine
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:35 pm
by Jason
I don't shoot a Sako, but with most rifles if you press/pull the magazine release then the magazine should fall out of the gun. I had two out of five of my Anschutz magazines that wouldn't free fall when I pushed the magazine release. A little investigation revealed that the housing that they go up into was just slightly off-center, only enough for those two to be affected. Loosening the screws and wiggling the housing around until those two would fall free fixed it. Now all of them fall right out into my hand when I hit the release. Along with that, you might also check to make sure that nothing in there is bent and touching where it shouldn't and also that there's no corners and such that have formed a burr through use that are now dragging against something.
Re: finnfire magazine
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:41 pm
by shooterAL
Pretty simple; with the bolt closed, just flick the release, mag will drop out.
I used a finnfire for a lot of years, then just had to have an Annie.
Sako works....Annie????
Re: finnfire magazine
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:57 pm
by board
At the moment I've got an Anschutz 1416 Thumbhole, the one with the 14 inch barrel, in .22LR It's aCracking piece of kit, but sadly it just doesn't get the use it deserves at the moment. Lately I've been thinking of selling it to put the money towards the new Swaro rangefinder bins, I'm most of the way towards them and a quick sale of Annie would most likely cover the rest.
Eventually, i would want another .22, and when that time comes i want the .22 i always wanted, a Sako Finnfire varmint, a rifle that needs no introduction really. The only thing that worries me about it is the availability of spare parts, and in particular, Magazines. Does anyone Know if the Sako Quad .22 magazine is compatible with the Finnfire?
On the block is my awesome .22 Silhouette Rifle, it served as my back-up gun for about 2 years so it has seen very little use but is as dependable/accurate as my primary.
Easily produces 1" groups at 100 yards
Two packages are available for this rifle
1.
(1)Extended rubber buttpad/plate (will include original)
-original box and manual
(1) Sako 5-shot magazines
$900 FTF or add actual shipping cost.
or
2.
$1200 and comes with
(4) Sako Magazies
(1)RFtech. aluminum trigger guard (will include original)
(1 set)J&P hex action screws
(1) J&P spring kit (will include original)
(1) extended rubber buttpad/plate (will include original)
*original box and manual included
Re: finnfire magazine
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 6:05 pm
by Leadlobber
I had the same issue with trying to get the empty mag out of the rifle . I found moving the bolt forward helps to push the mag out when the release is pushed. I also added a "tab of electrical tape " I folded the tape onto its self hanging down and one wrap around the mag to hold it in place . Its simple and has worked for me for years .