L579 Article

[deergoose]

Seen this on Facebook......

Sako L579 Forester: Finely Tuned Finnish Bolt Action :: Guns.com

Finnish firearms manufacturer Sako has long been known for fine bolt actions. Today we are looking at one of Sako’s popular and more recent rifles: the Sako L579 Forester.

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DeerGoose

 

[wombat]

Good article DG.
first that I have heard, even from this site “ oil hardened steel”
The writer states could be heavy to hunt with, it clearly is a Varmint grade, and not really intended for long hikes, …..but I have a .222 Rem Mag, Heavy Barrel, that I carry and I am approaching 70yo…..!he also states the scope mounting option, he’s not happy with them?? Why not? Leupold make great and affordable rings to suit any scope option.
and then when he mentioned. Piccatinny rail, that did it, I nearly switched off!!
overall great article, and thanks for putting it up.
Jay.

 

[bloorooster]

Good article DG.
and then when he mentioned. Piccatinny rail, that did it, I nearly switched off!!

Same here wombat…the gun writer is young and we simply don’t play enough Xbox to understand the beauty and functionality of the piccatinny rail system

 

[icebear]

Nothing wrong with the Picatinny rail system. It's a solid, adaptable system. Perfect return to zero with QD rings. Works great on my Steyr SSG69 PII. It just isn't relevant to a vintage Sako, which has its own excellent mounting system. Putting a Picatinny rail on an L579 makes about as much sense as a night vision scope on a Trapdoor Springfield. Or, for that matter, as much sense as taking a heavy-barrel varmint rifle, hanging a Harris bipod on it, and then complaining it's too heavy to use as a walk-around deer rifle.

But what do you expect from a Facebook post?

 

[bloorooster]

True

 

[pecosbill]

Thanks, I have a mint L579 Forester in .243 that I bought used in the 80's that still takes a deer every now and then.

 

[mattimoose]

Good article DG.
first that I have heard, even from this site “ oil hardened steel”
The writer states could be heavy to hunt with, it clearly is a Varmint grade, and not really intended for long hikes, …..but I have a .222 Rem Mag, Heavy Barrel, that I carry and I am approaching 70yo…..!he also states the scope mounting option, he’s not happy with them?? Why not? Leupold make great and affordable rings to suit any scope option.
and then when he mentioned. Piccatinny rail, that did it, I nearly switched off!!
overall great article, and thanks for putting it up.
Jay.

I wince at picatinny's too! Vulgarities; but sometimes they are all you can get. I installed my first picatinnys in the last month after years of successfully avoiding them.