• Hey All! Lately there has been more and more scammers on the forum board. They register and replies to members requests for guns and/or parts or other things. The reply contains a gmail or hotmail address or similar ”anonymous” email addresses which they want you to reply to. DO NOT ANSWER ANY STRANGE MESSAGES! They often state something like this: ”Hello! Saw your post about purchasing a stock for a Safari. KnuckleheadBob has one. Email him at: [email protected]” If you receive any strange messages: Check the status of whoever message you. If they have no posts and signed up the same day or very recently, stay away. Same goes for other members they might refer to. Check them too and if they are long standing members, PM them and ask if the message is legit. Most likely it’s not. Then use the report function in each message or post so I can kick them out! Beware of anything that might seem fishy! And again, for all of you who registered your personal name as username, please contact me so I can change it to a more anonymous username. You’d be surprised of how much one can find out about a person from just a username on a forum such ad our! All the best! And be safe! Jim

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    Selling or exporting a Sako :461 Mannlicher?

    UK based with a 1964 L461 Mannlicher full length barrel. Shot maybe 700 rounds. Very nice condition. I wanted to know the costs of selling it in the USA. It is unusual in that the barrel (600mm) is full length rather than a carbine and it has front and rear sights. As it is 51 years old it is...
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    To sell in the UK

    My L461 Mannlicher in 222R with full length barrel. 1964 with iron sights. It is a rare configuration so just wondering if it is realistic to offer to export? http://www.sakocollectors.com/forum/threads/l461-manlicher.4274/#post-11750
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    A2 bolt grub screw

    Jim, Thanks for your comments. It is interesting what you say as I have an L461 bolt from 1964 and I have removed the grub screw to take apart the firing pin & spring and the housing. Each hole is 3mm diameter. FWIW Sako added the shroud to prevent any flash back on the A series. The Sako...
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    A2 bolt grub screw

    Firing pin assembly. There is a grub screw on the underside of the bolt shroud which ensures the firing pin spring is kept in place. On mine someone has tried to drill out the grub screw and failed. I had taken it to a smith who could not drill out the grub screw as he said it was hardened as...
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    Bonanza dies

    I got them secondhand from a guy whose wife bought them some time ago. He has a .223 so she got it wrong and he didn't want to upset her by telling her about I guess. I paid $40 equivalent for them. As new as I said, so I have no idea how I have two seaters. Thanks for the info about...
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    Bonanza dies

    I acquired a three die set in .222R. Unused by the look of things, complete with instructions. I was expecting a F/L, neck and seater, I got a F/L, seater and BR seater, which is unusual, strange and true. Why did they do this? Looks good quality though, have to compare rounds made with...
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    L461 bolt stop spring replacement

    Thank you Bloorooster. I ordered a Beetle spinner from the bay of E and I'll see if it works. Other avenues are to order one from Sako via the importer. Also a gunsmith had asked a spring maker to make a batch some time ago but he has not been in touch with them recently and he will chase this...
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    L461 bolt stop spring replacement

    Hi guys, I think the bolt stop spring has broken on my gun. The indications are that the gun will not eject cases/rounds as per usual, I lift the bolt with the case on the end of it, pull it back and it stops and the case does not move. The bolt stop is floppy and lacks the normal spring...
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    New member, new Sakos

    .223 is 1968 or 1969 based on serial number so an early one. if you scroll to the bottom of the forum page there is reference material giving an idea of production dates.
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    .222r oal

    Thanks, mine is also an early rifle S/N 66*** so same twist rate. I checked the overall length of my rounds loaded with Sierra 50grain varminter and the OAL to tip measured between 2.165-2.175" so I am close to your figures for the Speer.
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    Reassembling L456 trigger group

    There is a Vixen manual on the Sako web site which has an exploded diagram of the gun albeit the drawings of the trigger parts are pretty small and there is a diagram to show how to adjust the trigger as well on page 4. www.sako.fi/old.php and select on the LH menu. Edit: for some reason that...
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    Fitting night vision on a Sako Forester

    Short action Optilock bases screwed to a weaver rail then mount the sight on the weaver rail. Steel is better than alum for the rail. Near Manufacturing make the rails in Cananda. Any decent gunsmith could knock up a rail in the UK.
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    .222r oal

    I have a load for my 1964 L461 222 24" barrel Vit130 21.5gr, 50gr Sierra SP (1330) CCI400. I was using a Bushnell Trophy scope 3-9x40 which really was not upto the job at 100 yards. I now have a better scope (Meopta) so I will be going to the range when the wind is minimal to do more testing to...
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    sako a1 223 v/b problem!!

    You don't say how well it groups? If it ain't broke don't fix it. I read comments on here regarding fore-end pressure for Sakos and the opinion is that the pressure is there for a reason, ie better groups. This is one: http://sakocollectors.lefora.com/2009/08/18/accurizing-a-pre-garcia/ Equally...
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    Is this a trigger or a safety problem?

    There was an article on how to adjust this trigger on the old site of the Sakocollectors club and someone's personal experience of adjusting the triggger. I copied both if you want them?
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    Demand For Sight Hoods

    I need one for an L461. Can you ship to the UK?
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    Stock ID please

    I was told it was a Sako stock but model is unknown. From the large size of the floor plate cutout it looks like a L61 ish type.
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    Stock ID please

    From this rather poor picture. I thought positive ID was possible based on the inletting alone. http://yfrog.com/86p8281368fj
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    461 firing pin spring

    There is a manual on the sako web site under old models but all you do is to rotate the handle clockwise by 90' whilst gripping the bolt in the left hand and the handle unsprings from the bolt and then you can remove the spring
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    Near Manufacturing rail , smith question.

    I emailed Near to ask about a weaver rail, he then told me his UK distributor is Steve Kershaw in Howden East Yorkshire, UK. Steve Kershaw is a gunsmith with a good if not excellent reputation, although I have not used him. Steve said the actions are so hard he would rather not drill them as he...

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