I have a few, like the early rifles with grip caps and white spacer. Here is a couple 264’s with scarce 26” barrels

online upload photo

Sako Hi Power- 270 Winchester
Sako AII- 308 Winchester
Browning Safari Grade built on a Sako action-243 Winchester.

I'll take it!

Yes sir.
223 in L461 Bofors marked
222 in L461 Bofors marked
25-06 L61R
30-06 L61R

I’ve been on the lookout for the 264 with the 26” barrel but so far no luck

Sako 75 stainless here.

If wanting one now:

https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2023/03/sako-s20-rifle-sale-with-both-hunter-precision-stocks/

If you are talking about Pre-Garcia Bofors, here are a few in heavy barrels.

.243; 22-250; 222 mag; 222 Remingtion

Nice Kirk 👍🏻

I understand that my pre Garcia Bofors marked 223 is pretty scarce

Is it a heavy barrel?

No sir.

You will not regret the s20... dang at that price I might have to pick up another but this time in 300wm

Sako 223 in any early version is scarce. I have some really scarce of scarce in 223. A deluxe pre Garcia Bofors, and a Mannlicher, although it's not pre Garcia is is still very scarce. The heavy barrel is 223, but not Pre Garcia....

Kirk, you have one of the nicest collection of Sako’s I’ve seen.
Really nice

Here are another scarce couple of Sako Actions on H&R Ultra-Varmint rifles made in the early 1970's. a 17 Remington and 223...

The stocks resemble the Sako Deluxe to me. Beautiful.

Here is the 17 Remington and 2 pre Garcia bofors deluxes and another pair of scarce deluxes in 22PPC and 6mm PPC...

Wow. Guess my A7 doesn't qualify.

Y’all must have some fantastic gun shows up there. Really nice examples

I have an A II 243 heavy barrel.

Sako AV Männlicher 20" 375 h&h

I'm a fan!

Among a handful, one of my favorites is this AV in 25-06

Golden anniversary Sako

Beauty!

David, what year were those? Really nice. What caliber?

Sako AV, Deluxe, 280 Rem.

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7 mag, they made 1000 in 1972. That’s # 181. Never been fired, don’t think I’m going to fire it either.

Very nice.

Does my new to me Howa Dickson Golden Bear in 30-06 count for an L61R? 😎

I don’t know, made by Sako??

Sako AV, custom, 280 AI

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Seriously though, gun porn was basically invented with Sakos on display. You can notice their color from across the room. Only thing close to them is the older Browning Safaris.

Side note: My collecting is all Savage 99s and Pre 64 Model 70s. In that order.

Sako AII, custom, 7mm-08

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The L46 in the scarce chamberings of 222, 218 Bee, 22 Hornet, 7X33, and hardly ever encountered P46 single shot 22 LR…

Couple of Swedes......





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Colt Coltsman, 300 Win mag

The Golden Bear is a L61R clone.


“Soon after Howa releasing the Howa M300, the company began working on a new type of a hunting rifle in order to meet the demand for large-caliber bolt-action rifles in Japan. During the development, the designers used the Finnish SAKO L61R "Finnbear" as basis of the design.”

Custom:

Far left is actually a Mauser, the next is a Sako action 270, L57 220 Swift, L57 6mm Remington, L46 223 and another L46 in 222 Remington..

Nobody has Sako’s like Shrap

+1


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Western Field Sako L57 rebored to .358 win and a non import marked L57 .243

Pete & Repeat



Couple of Finnlights.

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Only one, a P72 22 rimfire, that is extremely accurate.

Couple Finnwolfs and a rare double of 244’s in L57 and L579 with a couple heavy barrels…

Amazing collection. 🤤

J. Sipp Custom, 221 Fireball
















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currently having one built in a 243 for my daughter. Will be using an L57 Action on this one..

Mannlichers in 222 mag, 223 and 22-250…

75's in 7mm WSM, 260 Rem.

AII in 220 Swift.

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The only Sako's I have are the TRGS M995 rifles

One each in 340 Wby Mag & 30-378 Wby and two in 7.82 Warbird

all are awesome shooters

I've had 3 of the M995's

First two were in the Lazzeroni Warbird's each of which i doubled my money,

Last was 338 Lapua.



Got a 338 Sedero RUM I liked better so it followed another home.....




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should have known .... lol ! can't compete with the G

I have a few left.

P94S 22 LR Finnfire
L46 222 Rem. "Mannlicher" stock
AI 222 Rem.
L579 220 Swift Varmit
Model 85 7-08 mm Bavarian
Model 85 7x64 mm Hunter
AV 7mm Rem. Mag
L579 308 WCF Deluxe
AII 308 WCF Hunter
L61R 30-06

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Anybody a fan of the peep they put on L61R's?..mb

Yes, I have used the "peep" sights (there are several different versions of them) on my L46 in 222 Rem., on two L579's in 308WCF and a L61R in 30-06.

I still have several of the "peep" sights in my gunbox gathering dust.

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M995 Sako, one of the best hunting rifles they ever made.

L691 Hunter in 300 Wby

A 338 Win Mag. Very early rifle, serial number 8. Sako boys say they weren’t made in order.

Rather nasty morning out, so what the hey!

My taste in rifles has evolved over the last half century, but Sako's were my first luv'.

Walked into the LGS many years ago when I first started collecting Sako's.



BAMMO, there it was!




At that time I was financially embarrassed and had to put this on lay-away.



Paid it out @ $25 per week, IIRC.



Even then many of the Sako's I encountered in my circuit of Pawn Shops and LGS's looked like thy had been in battle, or were stocked with "sapwood".



Not this one. It was pristine.












This one has 1 in 16 twist and with the 43 Gr. TSX



It remains my dedicated Turkey Gittr'

Come on April 1st.

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April first be here soon, lookout turkeys. I bow hunt them. I need to get bow out to practice.

I’ve got exactly one. A vixen 223 sporter. I’ve tried exactly one load in it Sierra 1365 over 748. .5” five shot groups. I quit right there. There was a heavy barrel 222 mag right next to it but I couldn’t afford both…. I got the 223. Leaving that deuce mag still haunts me….

so do you maroons pronounce it Say-Ko or Sah-Ko ?

Say-Ko is a watch ... hint

SOCK-O

say ko, I don't speak Finnish

Never trust anybody from a country that hasn’t won a world war. America has done that and says the word it is written; SAKO is long A so it is Say ko.

It is an acronym anyway…

Depends on the time of day/night,

and local talent!

Sometimes it pays to be innocuous.

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Who gives a cshit, I just like the rifles.

All beauties.

^^^that^^^
But my snobbery only goes so far. I pronounce CZ’s see zee not see zed.

Well, if somebody called you Alice and that’s not your name I think it really would matter so there is some merit to whether it’s say ko or sock o…

I’ve been called a lot worse than Alice Mr Shrap. I enjoy your hunting pics and pics of your rifles very much!!

We had a guy on our deer lease that pronounced it correctly. Everyone pronounced it incorrectly just to aggravate him. I just can’t wrap my fine 7th grade mind around Socko even if it’s correct.

I agree whole heartedly...

Sako A1, 222 Rem heavy barrel, with Optiloc base/low rings. Shoots in the "threes".

Will be selling it this year. Just not using it. My woodchuck gun. Don't chuck hunt anymore

Sako 85 223 heavy barrel limited run with special order wood and set trigger…

Sako Bavarian Carbine, 308 Win




Sako Bavarian Carbine, 30-06 Springfield



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Kirk- I figure that you will keep up on this thread. What is your view on the Marlin 322 in 222 with microgroove barrel. It hasn't been shot much and can get for 950.

I had one years ago and had it made into the custom gun I showed earlier in 223. It is nice as a L46, but not very pleasing to the eye. The micro grooves, I’m not sure if indeed it is Marlin Micro grooves or a Sako barreled action that Sako made with similar rifling to Marlin made Micro grooving.

I have seen other Sakos with the same rifling, so that is why I think it may be all Sako barreled action marketed by Marlin.

My preference would be to put a little more with the price and get a standard sporter in 222 than have the Marlin. I don’t find the 322 particularly attractive…

Yesterday I looked at a Sako Mauser chambered in 300 H&H. Blueing was great stock was a blond color and was fair. A couple of things threw me off. Ivory diamond under the action and double set triggers. Recoil pad and it was crushed.

Sako AV 30-06 left hand laminate. I bought the gun used in Edmonton in around 1996, Its a pretty good gun but it weights a lot.
Not the best choice for waking around when the snow is deep.

Guns in living rooms and on tables don't show what they are made for. I agree, the usefullness is more important than the looks. Here are a couple with a Sako Deluxe in 30-06 and a Sako deluxe in a Model 75 in 300 Weathereby...

That 7x33 sure is an oddity on these shores. Not a whole lot of seal hunting these days. Would make a cool javelina rifle.

Great pics, thats a beauty suburban in the back ground.

I like to kill stuff as much as anyone......



Sako AV, 375 H&H



which counted for my only 3 for 1 round.




L61R, 7mm Rem. Mag.







Sako 75 SVL, 260 Rem.

However, I also enjoy numerous other aspects of collecting rifles.




There is the enjoyment seeing a plan come together........



Sako Custom, S491, 223 AI.



development of loads












all the while thinking of hunting said rifle!



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Restoration is also a pleasure for some.



Like Brownings, it can be quite surprising what one can find.......








a "beater" i restored.....














I do luv the warmth of wood!




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Shiras moose from Montana…

MIghty fine!

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Custom 270…

218 Bee…

Deluxe 22 PPC…

Vixen 222, Deluxe 244, 30-06 Forester all pre 64

Pre 64 is for Winchesters. There is pre Garcia and pre 72 however that relates to Sakos.

244 deluxe is a hens tooth…

I figured someone might say that.

What I meant was I purchased them all new, in 58, 60, and the 06 in 63. And yes, pre Garcia. The phone was ringing so I cut the sentence short.

I know about pre 64 Winchesters, just happen to have a model 64.

This is a 7 mag I bought a few months ago

I bought this AIII in 1983 (I was 17 at the time) out of the Penny Saver in California. It was chambered in 280 Rem Imp at the time, but the throat was blown way, way out.
I still hunted with it until about 1990 then it went to the back of the safe for 30+ years.
I recently rebarreled it in 243 Catbird using a Hart blank.

Tony

Yah, a few.

M-78
P94s Hunter
.17 Rem AI hunter
2- .223 AI vixen/hunters
22 PPC AI SS
6 PPC AI hunter
.22-250 AII classic
.243 AII hunter
.243 M591 Hunter
3-.308 AII’s- Deluxe, carbine, varmint
7mm Rem Mag AV classic
3- .338 Win Mag AV’s- laminate hunter, hunter, and carbine.

In minecraft, on a leaky boat.

Sako -17 rem / p94s/ 22 ppc/ 6ppc/ 17 Remington/ 280 ackley and a 284 win and a 338 win plus a 22-250 HB

Sako -17 rem / p94s/ 22 ppc/ 6ppc/ 17 Remington/ 280 ackley and a 284 win and a 338 win plus a 22-250 HB and custom hi tech customs 223 that takes mini 14 mags.

Marty, if that Sako AV Laminate is too heavy for your liking, show me what Sako you would like and would be glad to give it to you, if you take me hunting with you!!😉. Those are a couple of real studs there. Nothing beats a huge Canadian whitetail.

just this one....

Latest acquisition, H&R Ultra Sako action in 223 to go with the 17 Remington…

Sakos

Kokotukkis.

Mighty fine

One that followed me home Saturday.......







Sako Deluxe, L579, Shilen Select Barrel, 6.5 MannBunn.








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TRG-22

Sako Deluxes in 22-250, 308win & 270win

Sakos in 260 Rem & 7mm-08

Sako Deluxe in 300WM

Very nice. The man bun will kill just as well as the cannons we have. You will like shooting it. I load 120 Barnes TTSX

Nice rifles you have over there in Katy sir. My guys and I put the plumbing and AC in Katy Taylor high school in 77-78. It was my first big job as a superintendent. We made good money on it.

Lots of great looking guns here! Color me green with envy.

At the time my favorite Sako. AV Classic in 7mm Rem. Mag. Wearing a McM hunter. 4.5x14x40. He was a little past 400 yds.

A pair...

Carbine L579 rebore.


.243 Forester L579 from early 60's

Lots of great pics, keep em coming.

Man I wish I’d have gotten into the sakos earlier in life. I’ve got a pile of 75’s, but there’s a lot of older ones I’d have liked to have bought when they were affordable. The 17 Remingtons have alluded me. I’ve got a nib I 75 action that’s gonna be a 17 someday. Great pics by everyone who shared! Maybe I’ll get mine out and get a pic to share.

My AI (and first Sako) bought in 1990, made in ‘88.
.17 Rem wearing a 4.5x14x40 Vari-X3. Love this rifle.

I have a couple that have been down the road and back a few times.

This is an old 222 Remington that still shoots great as long as I shoot light bullets. I think is has a 1 in 16 inch twist. Fun to shoot and a great rifle for scouting the woods.


This one is an old 308 I found in the used and abused rack at the gun shop. It came with a great bore and a beat up exterior that kept the asking price low and the selling price even lower. It has some small pits scattered along the barrel and action, but cutting the barrel back a couple of inches took care of the worst of it and the rifle is much more handy. It is out for some cerakote now and hopefully it will come back looking much better. While it has seen better days the rifle shoots great and is slick as butter.