I bought one of those little Sako actions from an army buddy in about 1994. He bought it from the rod and gun club when he was stationed in Germany, so it's probably at least 40 years old now. It was new when I bought it. I've long been a .17 Remington fan so I bought a barrel from Numrich arms that was a take-off from disassembled H&R rifles imported in the, I think, 70s. It was a very light 20". An old friend of mine in Bozeman screwed it on the Sako action and also stocked it in an early MPI synthetic stock. I've only shot one load in it with Remington 50gr PLHPs. It clocked 3900 and shot into a half inch. I like the .17Rem but found it iffy on coyotes out past 250 yards. So, I'm thinking of re-barreling it in .17 Hornet or .221 Fireball. JBs article on the .17 Hornet has gotten me cogitating on a new for me chambering.
