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Anyone here experienced Sako sticky stock?
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:17 pm
I have a finnlight that hasn't been taken out of the safe in years. I grabbed it the other day and the rubberized stock is sticky to the touch, almost like contact cement.
No contact info I can find online for Sako. Does anyone have an email for their customer service?
No contact info I can find online for Sako. Does anyone have an email for their customer service?
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Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:23 pm to DownSouthDave
Yes. I have a Sako A7 that is so bad I let a buddy borrow it for his daughter and they wrapped it in Saran Wrap 
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:28 pm to Rize
Looks like browning had a similar issue and made good by replacing them. It doesn't seem Sako is as willing. I'd still at least like to find someone to complain to.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:36 pm to DownSouthDave
Owned by Beretta.
Call the Beretta HQ and see what they say.
Call the Beretta HQ and see what they say.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:04 pm to bbvdd
This has been a known issue for years. Beretta will just tell you to pound sand from what I’ve heard.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:06 pm to DownSouthDave
Remington had an issue with the butt pads on a few and they corrected it.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:07 pm to DownSouthDave
In the past, it was not unusual for the rubber material on cameras to get sticky like that. There was not a solution to fix it because it was deteriorating. Sako should replace that stock.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:08 pm to Rize
Yeah, contacting Beretta may be my best bet. I was just hoping someone had gotten it taken care of.
That's what other forums seem to say. But, I've had really good luck with Beretta customer service. They bought back a Franchi I-12 that wasn't functioning properly and they repaired a 20ga A400 xplor that wasn't cycling light loads.
Hopefully my luck keeps up.
I thought that the rubberized stock was super nice when I bought it, it was a selling point. I kind of have the red arse that it's falling apart.
That's what other forums seem to say. But, I've had really good luck with Beretta customer service. They bought back a Franchi I-12 that wasn't functioning properly and they repaired a 20ga A400 xplor that wasn't cycling light loads.
Hopefully my luck keeps up.
I thought that the rubberized stock was super nice when I bought it, it was a selling point. I kind of have the red arse that it's falling apart.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:33 pm to DownSouthDave
Let me know what they say so I can send mine back
It just pisses me off that you spend $1000 plus on a gun and have to buy a replacement stock for it because of poor design.
It just pisses me off that you spend $1000 plus on a gun and have to buy a replacement stock for it because of poor design.
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:27 pm to DownSouthDave
Yes. I have the A7 with the POS stock and after about year 7, it was pretty bad. Almost like the stock began to melt. I contacted Baretta and they refused any help. I ended up replacing it with a Bell and Carlson stock that I like 10 times better. It's a great shooting gun (always has been), but now I don't have to peel any leaves and various other debris off the stock after I use it.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:41 pm to Rize
Yeah, I think that rifle is $1500 or better. It blows my mind that they don't want to stand behind it. Especially something that's so obviously a design flaw.
I'll have to check out B&C. No idea what replacements are out there. Especially for the amount I want to spend.
I'll have to check out B&C. No idea what replacements are out there. Especially for the amount I want to spend.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 6:30 pm to ICitall
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Yes. I have the A7 with the POS stock and after about year 7, it was pretty bad. Almost like the stock began to melt. I contacted Baretta and they refused any help. I ended up replacing it with a Bell and Carlson stock that I like 10 times better. It's a great shooting gun (always has been), but now I don't have to peel any leaves and various other debris off the stock after I use it.
Could you link the stock you bought? About to buy one soon.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 7:38 pm to DownSouthDave
I had an Xtrema that did this. No help from Beretta. I had a Benelli M2 that did the same thing. They sent me a new stock set, no questions asked.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 8:12 pm to DownSouthDave
My Finnlight had the issue and I finally got fed up with it and tried the brake cleaner route to remove the soft touch. I just did it a couple months ago and I’m pretty happy with the result. I took it slow but didn’t take all the precautions I read about like taping off the inserts and recoil pad. It’s now just a slick black stock with the same grey rubber inserts. It’s not as nice as it was new but much better than the sticky stock.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 8:13 pm to Rize
Posted on 1/31/23 at 12:27 pm to flyby
Your rubber inserts are as sensitive, if not more so, using my Xtremas as indication.
Posted on 1/31/23 at 3:39 pm to turkish
Duratouch is the issue. I can not believe they are not doing anything about it. Browning took care of mine and I would raise hell with them and inform I would be posting to every outdoors forum I could find about them not standing behind their product.
Posted on 1/31/23 at 4:55 pm to ICitall
Anybody have any experience with Boyds? I've got a Tikka with the plastic stock. Nothing wrong with it, I just wanted to tinker with it since the season is over.
Posted on 1/31/23 at 5:52 pm to Flats
I just put my tikka in a krg bravo and it’s pretty sweet
I have my 10/22 in a Boyd’s overmoulded and I like it butni prefer the bravo for sure
I have my 10/22 in a Boyd’s overmoulded and I like it butni prefer the bravo for sure
This post was edited on 1/31/23 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 1/31/23 at 6:10 pm to flyby
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My Finnlight had the issue and I finally got fed up with it and tried the brake cleaner route to remove the soft touch. I just did it a couple months ago and I’m pretty happy with the result. I took it slow but didn’t take all the precautions I read about like taping off the inserts and recoil pad. It’s now just a slick black stock with the same grey rubber inserts. It’s not as nice as it was new but much better than the sticky stock
Google “painting a rifle stock with stone texture paint” buddy of mine did one with krylon and multiple coats of flat sealer and it came out pretty slick. I was gonna paint my daughters pink gun a while back but ended up just selling it and upgrading.
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