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Oilfied Ed

Oilfied Ed

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Quick intro! Good morning! Brand new to Sako ownership. Actually in the past month I have purchased 4. So i might have a slight issue! Ha.
.222 Rhiihmaki mannlicher guessing mid 50's
.243 L579 Forester guessing mid 60's
.22-250 varmint Forester 72. This one is incredible. I have the box, Styrofoam, plastic, hang tag, and the box it was originally shipped in. And the wood is amazing flamed tiger striped walnut (guessing walnut)
.222 Rhiihmaki Sporter

They are all incredibly beautiful.

I will post pictures when I have a little more time.

Have a great day everyone!
Ed
 
Welcome to our forum. Pics are always welcome, too! Just a heads up. Riihimaki is the town that the Sako factory is located, not a Model designation. Your 222 Rems are both a Model L46. Your two L46's & the L579 would fall within the range of serial numbers the club has factory records for. Click on "Factory Records Service" on the upper left of this page to request production & shipping records if you like.
 
Hello Ed,

I have a L461 .222 Rem. HB made in 1978, and my rifle has almost the same stock as your 72 although mine has more tiger Stripes. I talked to Steve SC some years ago about Sako rifles that were made in the 1970's having much better figured walnut then 1950's & 60's Sako rifles. I think Sako might of got hold of a high quality batch of walnut in the late 1960's and early 1970's and Ed and I have been lucky enough to have owned Sako rifles with that great quality walnut.

Blackjack
 
blackjack said:
Hello Ed,

I have a L461 .222 Rem. HB made in 1978, and my rifle has almost the same stock as your 72 although mine has more tiger Stripes. I talked to Steve SC some years ago about Sako rifles that were made in the 1970's having much better figured walnut then 1950's & 60's Sako rifles. I think Sako might of got hold of a high quality batch of walnut in the late 1960's and early 1970's and Ed and I have been lucky enough to have owned Sako rifles with that great quality walnut.

Blackjack
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Couldn't agree more on the lucky part! Thanks Blackjack!
 
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