Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

Well I thought I'd post up a few photos of a few firearms which a few people would be keen to see photos of.

I have my good mate Maurice to blame who bought a late model Sako A1 .223 a few years back which I was fortunate enough to get to use.

I had it in my possession for a short period of time where I did the load development for it with 63 gr Sierras and it shot beautifully.

When you get a rifle like that in your possession you realise how stunning the actions are, the fact it holds seven rounds in the internal magazine, the balance of the rifle though with that rifle it had the later model stock which is more suited for right handed shooters than us lefties but I still enjoyed carrying that rifle around where I shot a couple of goats and christened it on a sika hind.

Then I met a certain hard cased fella who's been nothing but shits and giggles and a negative influence on my bank account!

Through him I really got to appreciate the Sako vixens as he has a few on hand so his addiction has become contagious so I knew I had to get one for myself though I was always wanting to get a L461 for a project build and re barrel it into a 6x45 but when my mate pointed out a certain A1 on trade me at an extremely good price I clicked on the buy now and got that rifle and haven't looked back.



The thing I love with that rifle is again the smooth action, internal magazine and and it has the earlier stock more suited to us lefties, it still fits me very well and is just a joy to hold, carry and shoot.

There's something stunning about shooting a .222 even though I have a .223 which I've used a lot, the .222 just feels different when shooting it even though there's bugger all difference.

So back to the story... Well... I recently came across a L461 .222 for sale which my mate here on the forum also pointed out to me and even though I thought I could ignore it... denile.

When I looked a the A1 I have I just knew I had to get it a friend because if you own a A1 then you need a L461 and I know some day when I die my kids will likely fight over the A1 so I figured or at least justified to myself they can now have one each... that's what I'll tell the wife anyway if she ever finds out. :-[ :-[ :-/ :-/ :'( :'(







With old rifles like this you often wonder the story of where it's been, adventures had in the hills, the joy its bought.

The other rifle I have is a Sako 85 .222 but it's not mine!





It's been given to me to look after while its owner is working overseas for the next few years so I get to look after it until his return.

It's quite nice to compare the early Sako's to modern day Sako's and while the modern day rifles are well made I prefer hands down the earlier vixen's as they just scream class.







Now I'm thinking I might need an old Sako L579 in .243

Sticking with the Sako theme for a moment... a dirty old .243 Lefty I picked up the other day... this one is sure to be a safe queen. The only thing I cannot resist is temptation....

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Stunning piece of wood in that Rifle!
Congratulations.

Bolts on the wrong side

Originally Posted by gundoc

Good luck to you! I cannot get excited by anything made by Henry Repeating Arms.

Thanks, that's good enough for me to not buy a golden boy.

Bloody hell that's nice

Wow like the tigger strip walnut on that Sako have seen a few here like that.

Spectacular fiddle-back over the whole stock! Quite rare in a production rifle and bloody nice.

the stock on my annie is like that

Originally Posted by northdude

the stock on my annie is like that

I'd like to see that - got any pics?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Sig 516. Greystone suppressor, leupold IMS mount, leupold VX5hd 2-10 ZL2. First AR15 for me
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Nice a "pushrod" AR15

Still thinking of a 6.8SPC?

Originally Posted by 300CALMAN

Nice a "pushrod" AR15

Still thinking of a 6.8SPC?

To tell the truth im thinking of getting rid of it fullstop haha. Its just not me, I like hunting rifles and only really hunt alpine stuff and its just not practical in that regard for me

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

I'd like to see that - got any pics?

ill try and get a pic tomorrow

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

Sticking with the Sako theme for a moment... a dirty old .243 Lefty I picked up the other day... this one is sure to be a safe queen. The only thing I cannot resist is temptation....

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Two likes for that.......droooool.......