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I’ll take more pics when I can in a few daysLet's see photos of the whole rifle, especially the caliber marking at the base of the barrel.
....I have not known of a .222 mag that was not a L469 or L461! Wow! bloo
5.6x35R is the metric designation for the 22 Hornet. If that rifle is factory original, I think the auction house has made an error calling it a 22 Vierling, which was the same as the 22 WCF. It is nearly identical to the Hornet having a slightly different rim diameter & shoulder location, but sometimes Hornet ammo will chamber & fire in a Vierling rifle. Just my two cents.Certainly a unique rifle if indeed a .222 mag. Htown83
A few interesting rifles there douglastwo, L57 one piece fullwood and .222mag ta boot.
But the L46 .22 Vierling ! Pretty much an obsolete cartridge, but Wow !
Right! It wouldn't surprise me if Sako did chamber some .22 Vierlings, but they often marked (and recorded in their records) their .22 Hornets as "5,6x35R" (note that the Europeans use a comma where we typically used a period to represent a decimal). Those marked that way were probably intended for shipment to European outlets.5.6x35R is the metric designation for the 22 Hornet. If that rifle is factory original, I think the auction house has made an error calling it a 22 Vierling, which was the same as the 22 WCF. It is nearly identical to the Hornet having a slightly different rim diameter & shoulder location, but sometimes Hornet ammo will chamber & fire in a Vierling rifle. Just my two cents.
I believe that is normal practice in Finland and much of Europe. The comma separates whole numbers from fractional, as we use a period. Where the decimal is in the beginning of an expression, as in the name of a caliber, a period is used. So, .22 caliber is .22 caliber, the same as in the US and Britain. But the number 0.22 would be 0,22. Not confusing if you grow up with it. Think about English spelling and how confusing and inconsistent that is to a non-native speaker. For that matter, I'm completely comfortable with the metric system most of the time, for distance, weight, volume, etc. but I have a lot of trouble straddling between Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures, even though Celsius is simpler, more logical, and easier to work with. It's all in what you learn when you're little.Also notice in the printing on the ammunition box that ".22 Vierling" uses a period for its decimal whereas "5,6x35R" uses a comma as a decimal. Schizoid.
Deersako, if you have access to the ammo you pictured take some
measurements of the case & let us know how they compare to the 22 Hornet. My bet is that they are just 22 Hornets marketed to Europe where Vierlings were chambered for it. The popularity of the Vierlings with this round being the small bore option was probably the reason Sako chambered their bolt rifle for it. Once again, just my two cents.