The bolt was given a slight cosmetic makeover, with the hammer covered by a conical shell. Sako has also produced a number of rimfire rifles, among them are the P72 Finnscout, the M78,the Finnfire and the Quad. Between andSako produced a lever-action gun, the Sako Finnwolf, in. InSako introduced the L61R "Finnbear" for long cartridges like the. This is a "medium action" intended for the. InSako launched a longer action, the L57, subsequently renamed L "Forester". The L has been very popular in Finland and Sweden, especially chambered for the. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in Sako started exporting pistol cartridges to Sweden in the s and continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges through World War II.Īfter further organizational shifts in state ownership, the company was sold to the Italian Beretta Holding in This cartridge was designed for and well suited to capercaillie and black grouse hunting, a popular sport in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Intwo years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empirethe Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. The barrels were all cold hammer forged and very smooth and uniform.It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles sinceand is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding. The had very smooth push feed loading and mechanical ejection, excellent triggers and positive safeties.
The A series of Sako actions were two lug bolts, similar to Mausers. It all started in Riihimaki, Finland A brief history of them might help. Never checked out a 75, but I know some of the other guys here have. A lot of custom rifles were built on this action. The action is a push feed although it looks like it is a CRF with the guide on the side of the bolt. It was on the AV action and handled the loads well. Sako AV Mannlicher? Does anyone know the what the Sako AV action is? If so, is it as good as the 75? Pro's and cons is of interest to me. Remember Me? What's New? Results 1 to 11 of Thread: Sako AV Mannlicher? Thread Tools Show Printable Version.
Please use the same username and password for all areas. Learn more! For your security, your account management area, forums and University require login. Alaska Outdoors Supersite offers several membership levels. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password?The contents of the Alaska Outdoors Supersite forums are viewable by anyone, and may be read by clicking the forum headings below. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Welcome to our club!! You must log in or sign up to reply here. Savannah ALMar 10, Finnbear is the name associated with all the long action Sakos.įjestad's Blue book is notoriously inaccurate when it comes to Sakos and not a good source of reference.
Sako didn't build rifles in order with the serial numbers, so estimating it's year of production is a guess.
Many stocks have been cracked by shooting these with loose screws!
The AV is the last of the L61R action variations.
It is the Mannlincher carbine configuration of the AV action. GreyFoxMar 10, You properly described the "type". Last edited: Mar 10, Savannah ALMar 9, I'd very much like to read a report on your experiences firing that little rifle, re: recoil, muzzle blast, accuracy, etc I live near Savannah too, PM Sent. Army for 27 years, and I enjoy my 3 grandsons. As a new member, I live in coastal Georgia, I am retired 9 years now, I buy and sell lever action rifles part-time, I was on active duty in the U. Could someone please tell me the model and possibly the year? I like the rifle a great deal to hold and swing and plan on bringing it to the range next week. It looks like a in size with a barrel attached. I was expecting the to weigh 10 or 11 pounds. I know little about Sako but just purchased a Sako AV serial a mannlicher with a When I received the rifle I immediately placed it on my accurate postal scale and the rifle with rings but without ammo or a scope weighs 7 pounds 10 ounces.