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Sako Article from April 1973 - Jim Carmichel in Gun Sport and Gun Collector Magazine

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Sako Article from April 1973

Eric,

Great bit of history. Thanks for sharing. Gotta like that "Cover-girl" :fave::fave:

S-A
 
Good stuff Eric and Welcome to the Club....The last page shows a picture of the M 72 with the rarely seen skipline checkering...We have members all around the world and only one has ever come up with a skipline checked M 72 in the flesh....if there is anyone else out there in possession of one , please let us know with a pic or two! - Bloo
 
Bloo, I have a catalog with a skipline M72, but that's the closest I've come ot one.

By the way, the spiel under the photo of the Finnbear notes that it has a "three bolt lugs for safety". This article would have been written in late 1971 or early 1972 for publication in the May 72 issue, so it was apparently before Sako "officially" made the changeover to the two-lug bolt. We've always marked 1972 as the year of the changeover, but as with all things Sako, the change would have been gradual as they used up their three lug bolts.
 
Hello Eric. Very nice article. Thank you for sharing. I agree S-A. Very lovely cover girl. I am fortunate enough to have "adopted" one of those stocks. A beautiful work of art. Looking for the right combination barreled action to mate with it. No luck yet but always hoping. Cheers everyone. sakojim.
 
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