Best rifle in the world. Wish we could still get them here in the US but cannot.

I am from Texas and I’m a proud owner of four Sako rifles . One L57 in 243 win. And three L579 foresters one is 243 the other two in 308 win. They are fine rifles with no plastic or aluminum cheep shit on them !

That is a very old scope for sure

Nice rifle! Excellent video. Your English is quite fine. Thanks for sharing.

Inherited one. It's a very, very sweet little rifle.

Thanks for the video. I own an L46 in 222 Rem that was re-stocked years ago in a custom fiddle-back maple stock. My problem is only trying to find a spare magazine for under $200 here in the states. I also own a later model S491/A1 varmint model in 222 Rem as well. Both rifles will shoot consistently under MOA at 100 yards and beyond. The combination of the well-made actions and barrels and the inherent accuracy of the cartridge have made them excellent prairie dog rifles for me.

I inherited one. It's in better shape than that one in the video but it doesn't give you any clues as how premium of a rifle it really is. I lost the magazine. Took forever to find another one. It was pricey but worth it. That magazine hunt opened my eyes on how rare and valuable that rifle is. The rifle I have seems to like any 222 Remington ammo I shoot through it because I get groups like the one in this video no matter what. This is a testament to the rifle rather than my shooting ability.

Really enjoyed your video! Weaver introduced the B4 and B6 in 1954 to replace the rimfire G models.

Your scope is about a $10 Canadian item and I am truly amazed at your group size. I would like to say that a quality scope would do better but I don’t believe it would. Really fine shooting. I would loose the tape it really isn’t doing anything and the rifle would look a lot nicer without it. Great video though.

The L-46 is a later model. That is the Riihimaki model. Great rifles. The scope is an American Weaver actually made for a rim-fire 22 rifle. It looks like somebody filed the taper from the dovetailed receiver rings to take the smaller clamp-on mount. Probably done when the gun was new in the early 1950s.

Original Weaver scopes from El Paso, Texas were very good scopes and are still in use today by many shooters they have been out of business for several years the ones today marked Weaver are not the same company. I have searched out the old Weavers to put on my vintage and modern rifles t6hey are good stuff.

Any idea how to remove the extractor for this action?

Sako Finnbear, Vixen, and Forester rifles were fine weapons. So pricey. You will NOT get a Sako for the price of a Winchester. Sako is a hallmark brand by far.

I want to build another custom 6.5x55 for seem reson I want a long barrel thinking a 30 inch . I was told to get barrel from Sweden. What's your thoughts about that

Its a keeper. Treasure your rifle.

I really like the 222, and I really like rifles made in finland, great stuff!

My 6,5x55SE is in a Sako 85 Finnlight. Great round. Discovered the Norma 156Grain Oryx bullet and while expensive it is a tack driver and plan on using that for deer this fall. You have a nice set up there with the Weatherby. I have a stainless Vanguard in .270 I'm going to have Douglas re-barrel to 9.3x62.

He won’t see the glued.

I have a Brun model one tight groups sweet shooter

English very good!

From the 50s thats good considering might be rifling wear is all but still hitting good, I'd bump it up 👆 a touch on the scope a few clicks. Buts its deadly right now. God bless 🇺🇸

I wouldn’t change a thing on your fathers and grandfathers rifle. Just enjoy it.

These Sako L46 rifles and the later L461 are beautiful firearms. The proportions are exquisite and quite fine checkering on the stocks.

Just been reloading some rounds for a mate, decided I would do some research on the Triple2, I liked what I read and found myself a TIKKA 595 in .222r . Now I am looking forward to developing a load and shooting some groups.

The wind was blowing very strongly when you shot the second group. No wonder the group isn't as tight as the first one!

What is the tape for ?

Very nice old setup

What ammo did you shoot the first time? I see you have a modern box of norma, if its the jaktmatch in 55 grains? The 222's generaly dont like the 55s at all. Why norma went from 50 gr to 55 in their 222 loadings is beyond me, but i guess they didnt want to make a 50 gr bullet for the 222 when their market is 223 wich uses a 55 grain. My rifle shoots 55's at 15cm/100 meters at best. But 50's go really good.

I had also from my father this kind of Sako L46 with 222 Rem (with out the tape) witch he get as a gift when he gradueted from Tecnical school in 1956. I had to change that orginal 1950's Browning scope to modern Tasco. My Sako L46 222 Rem is also extremly accuret.

I have sake heavy barrel special and 7 mm rem mag almost 12 pounds boy does it shoot great !

I like this type of rifle very much.

It just really highlights the great manufacturing craftsmanship at Sako Finland.

Lot to be said for having Grandfathers rifle. My father taught me to shoot with a .22lr that was his fathers. My son has it now and is teaching my granddaughter to shoot with it.

How many price

Nice rifle! I have a Sako Finnbear from the 1960's chambered in 30-06. Those Sako rifles are workhorse and very dependable.

Good result for that combination in those light conditions BUT earlier or later in the day, it will not be adequate. Old scopes like the steel tube El Paso Weavers, can be fun to use at the range and from mid-morning to mid-afternoon; in the field. Earlier or later in the day, you need better glass, especially once you reach forty years of age. Thank you for showing us this excellent heirloom rifle, once again. I like the idea of using a snaffle hook to attach the sling. Was that inspired by a machine gunner’s sling attachment? Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.

But the wind was blowing!

Beautiful sporter

What an accurate rifle. It has a Mauser action. That is a high value rifle.

Hi! Nice video. How is the trigger, any pre travel? Heavy or light? Consirend buying one my self for the black grouse toppjakt. They are pretty cheap in here finland, about 100e-500e depending of condition.

Nice!

Weaver scopes manufactured in El Paso TX, USA (prior to Japanese manufacture) are highly prized here in the States. I'm lucky enough to have two of them (one T series, & one K) that fell in my lap over the years. The T6 has sat on my .22-250 for 28 years. Have no desire to change it as the two have work beautifully together.

I have a similar L46 in a stutzen and also in cal. 222 rem. Mine was made in 1961 and shoots lights out with with RWS 50 grains bullets. It is a rather heavy rifle for being a 222 rem but the trigger, birch wooden stock and blueing of the rifle are really amazing. You would have to search hard to find a rifle with a similar high end finish these days, this is old school quality.

Fantastic.

Love the triple deuce

That’s a literal gold mine to the right collector???

I have a sako A1 in 17 REM cracking rifle, great shooting 👍

Love the shooting mat too !!!

Nice rifle. Good start after 20 years. The 200 STR has interested me for a while and I may ask a man who imports quality second rifles from Sweden to here (NZ) if he can get me a nice example in either 6.5x55 SE or 7.62x51 NATO. I previously purchased a ZG 47 in .30-06 off him. An excellent rifle. Your first shot was (in English) a flyer. I suspect that you left the barrel dry after cleaning. I stopped doing that with centre-fire rifles about twenty years back, if not longer. I put a wet patch through the barrel, if I consider it necessary, then a dry patch and THEN a clean patch with some Ballistol sprayed on it. Shooting over bare rifling makes sense with a .22 Rimfire that has just been cleaned but there is no obvious merit in doing so with a centre-fire unless you are lacking a suitable light oil. I tend to go at least a hundred rounds before I do a full clean of a centre-fire barrel except when (rarely) using corrosive primed surplus ammunition. If you are shooting plenty of full power target ammunition during a centre-fire match, it might make sense to clean the barrel after it has cooled down, if that barrel is prone to fouling with those projectiles.