Thread: Sako lovers

Originally Posted by Bos

Can you buy a carbon stock for a L461?

I spoke to Ken Henderson when he perfected the Howa Mini stock about one for my A1. He said it would fit ok but I'd need to do the inletting myself. Wish I had bought a couple now...hind sight, what a bugger Ken left this world.

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No worries
Just a thought. Probably shoots all the better for having its original stock (plus a little bit of glass bedding)

Originally Posted by No.3

Ok, you win this thread. Those TRG's are bloody nice, but I do contest that Sako forgot to include the trolley for the porters to drag the thing behind you...

They are All bloody-heavy i reckon . My 6.5x55 AV weighs near 10lb with optilocs ,scope sling etc. I see 'CAC' has one identical on the yellow-site (my stock is darker/nicer! ) for 2.4k starting , bare-rifle only . I'm seriously-tempted to flute my barrel or trade it for a 222

Something i bring out on special occasions, basically a safe queen. Calibre .243 and I've never fired it.

Originally Posted by Mathias

I spoke to Ken Henderson when he perfected the Howa Mini stock about one for my A1. He said it would fit ok but I'd need to do the inletting myself. Wish I had bought a couple now...hind sight, what a bugger Ken left this world.

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Kroseg doing them now

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Kroseg doing them now

Did you get one of theirs?

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Originally Posted by Bushwalker

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Something i bring out on special occasions, basically a safe queen. Calibre .243 and I've never fired it.

A culler in the NW Ruahines played with one but got rid of it because it got too much bush material in the lever. Said it was a nice rifle but not suited for dragging through the scrub. THis from a man who lightened his BSA CF2 270 with a mercator. Did this in front of us in the old Ironbark camp and Maropea Forks. He had a janola plastic bottle 1/2 cut and screwed onto the front of his scope to keep water off the lens and dirt out of it as well. Cunning idea.

My two hunting metrics, here in Canada, Sako AV in 7x64, I have fitted Sako 85 Iron sights to the AV, and a 85 barvian in 9.3x62, couple 6PPC here, one at least, on its way to NZ next time i travel,
got a old L48 in .17 fireball in NZ, .222 vixen and a Finnlight,

Originally Posted by southernman

My two hunting metrics, here in Canada, Sako AV in 7x64, I have fitted Sako 85 Iron sights to the AV, and a 85 barvian in 9.3x62, couple 6PPC here, one at least, on its way to NZ next time i travel,
got a old L48 in .17 fireball in NZ, .222 vixen and a Finnlight,


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Would you mind putting up a pic of the 6ppc ?

Originally Posted by 300_BLK

Kroseg doing them now

Is it a proper L461/Al stock or are they just fitting them into a L579/All one?


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Originally Posted by Dreamer

Is it a proper L461/Al stock or are they just fitting them into a L579/All one?


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Adapted Howa mini

Originally Posted by Bushwalker

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Something i bring out on special occasions, basically a safe queen. Calibre .243 and I've never fired it.

Way back in the day, a mate had one of these in 243. Unfortunately a previous owner had broken the stock at the wrist and had made a shocking job off glassing it up. I offered to tidy it up and trimmed it all down and epoxied back over the raw chopped strand and painted just the wrist section black. Fitted a 4x32 scope back on it and went to try it out. Holy shit was that thing accurate! 5 shots in 3/4 all day long, and wasnt fussy about ammo. Played with it for a few weeks and then gave it back to him. Think he sold it for a '94 and a pig dog.

Originally Posted by TeRei

A culler in the NW Ruahines played with one but got rid of it because it got too much bush material in the lever. Said it was a nice rifle but not suited for dragging through the scrub. THis from a man who lightened his BSA CF2 270 with a mercator. Did this in front of us in the old Ironbark camp and Maropea Forks. He had a janola plastic bottle 1/2 cut and screwed onto the front of his scope to keep water off the lens and dirt out of it as well. Cunning idea.

Don't think I'm likely to take a knife to it or take it hunting in the bush, happy enough with it as a safe queen

Sako 75 Finnlight 300 Rsaum. Love it!