I am an admitted Sako addict and this morning while perusing a LGS I found a Sako Forester 220 Swift with a Weaver K6-W in Redfield rings.
I knew that this was going to end badly when I picked it up from the rack and the owner just smiled.
Other than a couple of stock dings and someone using the wrong size screwdriver on one of the floorplate screws the old girl is in great shape; we hagled over price (for all of maybe one minute)and I put it on layaway.
So exactly how rare are these things, as I've been a Sako nut since the early 1970's and while rumored I'd never seen a 220 Swift before today?
The importer stamp on the bottom of the barrel is Garcia, Washington DC so I'm thinking early 70's.
I can't wait to bring it home, then get it to the range and off to chase a few "chucks".
So I'm back in the 220 Swift business and it's a vintage Sako to boot.....life is good.
I'll post pictures when I get it home.
Now to purchase dies and brass.

Lucky is right--in the past 30 years i've only seen--and handled--four of them...

quite rare to appear, even on Gunbroker--but if and when they do, the tariff is usually somewhere around the $1600.00--$2000.00 range.

Damn! I have wanted one of them for years.

Great find.

Dink

While not common, I don't think they are as rare as say, a 22 PPC AI sporter or a 591 in 222 Mag.

However, someone selling one is rare and many who used them shot the snot out of them, at least the ones I've come across were.

Sounds like you are a lucky bastige, great find!

That is a lucky find,I had one in 243 that I bought in 75 and stupidly traded it..

Hi Vel, let's just say I got it for a lot less....$900.00 + tax.

orion03
Hell even a blind pig finds an acorn now and again.
Thanks

That sounds like a great rifle in a cool caliber!

that is a fabulous deal on that rig.

back in about 1981--1983, the retail price on sako's was about $660.00, if i recall correctly.

unless there is something quite unusual wrong with that rifle--something that cannot be spotted by an intial inspection--i'm sure you will like the rig--alot.

those sako's have very stiff receivers, good barrels, decent checkering, respectable bedding, and--the rings typically line up well with the action and barrel axis, as the dovetail receivers are accurately machined/centered...

I had one, I also had a divorce in 92 so you can see where this is going. Life has some good and some bad I guess...

Dober