As this is written, the single-set trigger is available only on two versions of the Model 75: the Varmint with walnut stock and blued steel and the Varmint Stainless Laminated (VSL). The barrels of both measure 235/8 inches, with the one on the VSL wearing lightening flutes. And, yes, the new single-set trigger will work fine on any Model 75 rifle, even the one I have owned since 1996.

Soon after returning home from the varmint shoot I had a Model 75 Varmint Stainless Laminated in .223 sent to me for a bit of serious accuracy testing on paper. Prior to heading to the range, I equipped the rifle with a Burris 6-24X Black Diamond scope, which brought its weight to 10.75 pounds.

In addition to checking out the Federal and Black Hills factory loads I used on the varmint safari, I threw in a couple handloads that seldom fail to shoot extremely accurately in any rifle in which I choose to try them. As you can see in the chart, not a single one of the four loads exceeded 0.60 inch for five shots at 100 yards. Think of match-grade accuracy combined with the best trigger presently available on a factory rifle and you have the Sako Model 75 Varmint.

Burris Diamond Riflescopes
There was a time when I had little use for any riflescope with a tube measuring larger than one inch. Then one day while on an industry-sponsored hunt for whitetail deer, I was issued a rifle wearing a Burris 2.5-10X Euro Diamond and, if you will forgive me for the pun, immediately saw the light.

The Euro Diamond and its top-quality lens system with multiple coatings and Burris's own Hi-Lume antireflective process is rated at 99.5 percent light transmission for each lens surface, and I'm convinced that's no brag. With up to 4.7 inches of eye relief, any member of the Euro Diamond line is quite suitable for use on a hard-kicking rifle. Reticle options presently available are Ballistic Plex and 3-Post #4, the latter in standard or illuminated style. Magnification options are 1.5-6X 40mm, 2.5-10X 44mm, and 3-12X 50mm.

After returning home from that deer hunt, I eventually got around to using a 1.5-6X Euro Diamond on a couple of outings and liked it so much I decided to try other members of the Diamond family. First came the installation of a 6-24X Black Diamond on an incredibly accurate Volquartsen custom Ruger 10/22. The one I have is a first-generation scope with parallax adjustment up front whereas on the latest version parallax is adjusted by turning a knob located on the left-hand side of the turret housing.

That makes it much more convenient to use in the field than the old front-adjustable scope. Windage and elevation adjustments of the entire Diamond family have steel-on-steel contact points, and each scope comes with Burris's famous "Forever Warranty." Each scope is purged 24 times with laboratory-grade dry nitrogen to absorb moisture and is then sealed.