I have two of the older Sako L579's, one rifle in .243 and one carbine that was a .243 but has been rebored to .358.
I like them a lot for their size, smoothness of operation and balance.
I've only been able to shoot a few of the smaller Vixen rifles, but came away feeling that they are the pinnacle of small bolt action rifles. They're scale is perfect in my eyes.
The standard length action is no doubt great, but I find it to be heavy and bulkier than I prefer - I've only shot a couple (.270 & .338) but that was my feeling at the time.
The current wood stocked offerings today need to go on a diet. IMHO...
