I have been to the SAKO factory when I worked for Beretta, as Beretta owns Sako. I will tell you that their firearms are built with best possible craftsmanship. The way they hammer forge a rifle barrel, and hammer-forge the rifling instead of cutting it, is just amazing. While there they took me on a moose hunt, and put me on stand, and as I heard the dogs barking in the distance . . . I fell asleep from severe jet-lag, despite my attempts to stay awake. Then they drank scotch at 10am, which was not for me. Off point, but a good memory!
