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SAKO Finnlight “Rubber” stock
Posted on 11/14/21 at 7:00 pm
Posted on 11/14/21 at 7:00 pm
Bought three years ago from a shop in Hammond I believe. Saw the deal on this board . Happy with rifles performance but the stock is junk.
It is safe stored, but the material the stock is made of seems to be getting softer and more sticky. Lint, dirt, leaves. Anything adheres to it
I called beretta customer service, the lady told me they had several calls regarding this but beretta isn’t doing anything to replace these defective stocks. Holy smokes, a fourteen hundred dollar gun with trashy stock and nothing from one of the largest gunmakers in the world!
Please let me know if you have one of these with the same problem. And if you got it fixed. I am hating the thought of spending several hundred on a new stock.
It is safe stored, but the material the stock is made of seems to be getting softer and more sticky. Lint, dirt, leaves. Anything adheres to it
I called beretta customer service, the lady told me they had several calls regarding this but beretta isn’t doing anything to replace these defective stocks. Holy smokes, a fourteen hundred dollar gun with trashy stock and nothing from one of the largest gunmakers in the world!
Please let me know if you have one of these with the same problem. And if you got it fixed. I am hating the thought of spending several hundred on a new stock.
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Posted on 11/14/21 at 7:16 pm to mallardhank
I’ve got one.
I did some research and a few folks were rubbing it down with something to get rid of the stickiness.
I did some research and a few folks were rubbing it down with something to get rid of the stickiness.
Posted on 11/14/21 at 9:11 pm to Rize
Get a Boyd’s stock. I put the spike camp on my tikka lite last year and man what a difference. Yea it’s not 4.75 lbs any more but it sure as shite tamed the gun down and made it shoot a lot better.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 5:16 am to mallardhank
Well the good thing is you have an absolute awesome action/barrel. Look into a H/S Precision or McMillan after market stock. You’ll end up with a semi custom gun and can continue to trick it out! Good luck!
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:06 am to mallardhank
I like bell and carlson stocks
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Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:23 am to mallardhank
This has to be the same situation with the Browning stocks. I would check and see if they have a recall on them to replace the stock, browning does now.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:46 am to 4mileduckman
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like bell and carlson stocks
I have one and it is very noticably of much higher quality than any other synthetic stocks I own or frequently handle. If OP plans to keep the rifle forever, its worth getting a good aftermarket fiberglass stock like b&c or on the nicer side, manners or mcmillian.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 9:13 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Google duratouch stock issues
Browning has been great about warranty work. I put camo tape over mine. I was told that any solvents will be temporary and the stickiness will return.
Browning has been great about warranty work. I put camo tape over mine. I was told that any solvents will be temporary and the stickiness will return.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 10:44 am to mallardhank
i bought a hogue overmolded stock for my mini 30, its on a shelf collecting dust. it picks up dog hair, dirt, lint, etc and catches on my shirt every time i try to shoulder the rifle
saying i hate it is an understatement
saying i hate it is an understatement
Posted on 11/15/21 at 4:59 pm to mallardhank
I’m about to lose it with these fricks. Same story. Bought an 1800 dollar finlight. Amazing gun. Hunted a couple times in the mountains. Never used mosquito spray or gun cleaner on the stock. Gun is a total safe queen. Now its like grabbing super glue. My only theory is the solvents used to clean other guns used more often gas off in the safe and caused the polymer to degrade. I’m going to carbon fiber but can’t even get customer service to respond, ( they have had my gun for a year). I’m about to send them a nasty gram. It’s a faulty product. They should at least give out wood or carbon at cost.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 5:10 pm to gsvar2004
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Get a Boyd’s stock. I put the spike camp on my tikka lite last year and man what a difference. Yea it’s not 4.75 lbs any more but it sure as shite tamed the gun down and made it shoot a lot better.
Did you bed it? I recently got a .270 T3x Hunter with the wood stock and it just highlighted how loud and cheap feeling the plastic on is on my Lite, so it's getting swapped. I'm trying to decide between the Spike Camp and the thumbhole featherweight, but I'm also trying to decide whether to order bedding material. I doubt it needs it but I like tinkering.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:04 pm to misterc
quote:. I’d go wood. Plastic stocks are shite and rifles are too damned ugly these days.
They should at least give out wood or carbon at cost.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:13 pm to White Bear
Thank you do much for the responses. I tried for three weeks before getting a human and she said beretta wasn’t doing anything about this.
I have a Boyd’s on a sako finnbear, thumb hole 264 win mag and I had to do some wood trimming to get everything to fit then glass bedded the recoil lug and two inches in front of the action and other minor points. Used Brownells acra glass.
I have a Boyd’s on a sako finnbear, thumb hole 264 win mag and I had to do some wood trimming to get everything to fit then glass bedded the recoil lug and two inches in front of the action and other minor points. Used Brownells acra glass.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:40 pm to mallardhank
As I think downshift says the bell and Carson stocks are good for plastic, I’m re-evolving into a blued metal and walnut baw though.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:41 pm to White Bear
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the bell and Carson stocks are good for plastic,
There's a massive difference between plastic and fiberglass stocks. The only thing they have in common is they aren't wood.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Yeah I’m using “plastic” generally but I agree based on my limited experience.
There's a massive difference between plastic and fiberglass stocks.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 8:51 am to White Bear
I'm turning into a walnut and tung oil junky after doing a DIY garand stock. Its durable and super good looking.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 10:17 am to mallardhank
Find a gunsmith who can redo it. I think green dragon guns can do it. Just get it cerakoted or something. Or duratouch does some rough texture stuff that would be cool.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 12:35 pm to mallardhank
Wow them not taking care of this is surprising. With a little research it is obviously a recurring issue. I would think they would jump on this since Browning already had the class action filed against them for the exact same thing. Seems like losing new business would be worse than spending the money to correct current owners issues, but that is just me.
Posted on 11/16/21 at 12:46 pm to BeerThirty
I would certainly expect better from beretta/sako, especially with what is supposed to be top tier stuff.
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