#SundayGunday: Sako Model 90 Hunter

by
posted on June 30, 2024
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. **

On this week's #SundayGunday, we check out the Sako Model 90 Hunter, an elegant bolt-action crafted in the finest traditions of Finland. The gun’s most eye-catching feature is its finely grained walnut stock. A slightly elevated comb and cheek piece perfectly aligns the eye with a magnified optic, while its clay red recoil pad helps lend the rifle the traditional aesthetics of yesteryear. Both the grip and fore-end are textured for purchase, and sling swivel studs reside on the underside for the addition of a sling or bipod.

Though our test model had all stainless components, the gun is also  available with a matte-blue finish on everything but the bolt and trigger. Its receiver is bult with a large ejection port, which allows top loading in the field when seconds count. Generally, however, its push-feed action feeds from a detachable box magazine holding either four or five rounds, depending on chambering. The heart of the rifle is its three-lug bolt. When the bolt is cycled, one of the lugs points straight down, to reliably pluck the next round off the top of the magazine. Its 60-degree throw, meanwhile, encourages lightning fast follow-up shots while still leaving tons of space between bolt handle and optic.

Sako Model 90 on White

Shots are released via an adjustable Sako trigger. This trigger allows for five different pull weights without even disassembling the rifle, adjusted very simply via a Torx screw inside the trigger guard. It generally comes from the factory set to around 3.5 pounds, and trigger blade position is also adjustable. Atop the receiver, an Optilock mounting system not only makes it easy to affix a scope, but also allows a clear view of open sights, which are available from the factory on the blued-barrel model. All barrels are cold-hammer-forged, stretching either 20, 22 or 24 inches, depending on chambering.

The Sako model 90 Hunter is available in .308 Winchester, 6.5 Creedmoor, .243 Winchester, .300 Win. Mag., 7mm Rem. Mag., .270 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield, and sports a manufacturers suggested retail price of $2,299. For more information, visit sako.global or berettagalleryusa.com. And for more #SundayGunday any day of the week, check back with us here at americanhunter.org.

Latest

Draper Shooting Citori 825 Sporting
Draper Shooting Citori 825 Sporting

#SundayGunday: Browning Citori 825 Sporting

This week on #SundayGunday, we’re checking out the Citori 825 Sporting shotgun, from Browning. A classic over/under, this is a scattergun designed to shine on the sporting clays course.

In Memoriam: Frank R. Brownell III, June 24, 1939 – June 18, 2025

American Hunter sadly marks the passage of a legendary businessman, marketer and friend of hunters, gun owners and the Second Amendment: Frank R. Brownell III, who with his father, Bob, and son, Pete, placed Brownells Inc. and its products foremost in the minds of gun owners everywhere, passed away on June 18, 2025, after a lengthy illness, just six days away from his 86th birthday.

An Ode to the Ruger 10/22

Philip Massaro writes a glowing encomium of his father's favorite little rimfire—the Ruger 10/22.

Grant Deadlines Approaching in Arizona and Michigan

Groups in Arizona and Michigan still have time to apply for grants from their respective wildlife departments.

July Invitational Brings Conservation and Sporting Traditions Together

The Will Primos Invitational, a premier conservation and sporting event, takes place July 18 to 19 at the historic Omni Homestead Resort & Spa in Hot Springs, Va.

First Look: Prime Archery Form 30

Prime Archery by G5 Outdoors has introduced the Form 30, which adds a 30-inch axle-to-axle model to the Prime Form line of bows. The Form has coupled two of Prime’s most significant technologies to create a new pinnacle for the company.



Get the best of American Hunter delivered to your inbox.