Hey Guys and Gals!
Over the last 18 months or so I´ve not been so openly active on the forum. This due to some boring health issues and a couple of not very successful surgeries. Not life threatening in any way but slightly life changing in some respects.
I had to replace some internal parts but they may not be 100 percent compatible with my persona?
But I´m on the forum daily to do backend work and to keep track of you all.
And now I have great news for you all! Great Great News!
Through a collector friend and member here, I was invited to the Sako factory in Riihimaki last summer where we had a super nice time!
We were greeted by the CEO himself, Kari Karjalainen and two of his staff members and had a very good meeting where they told us a little about Sako history and Sako production today. We were then shown a lot of the current rifle production line before we were shown around in both the ammo factory and the rifle factory, still by the CEO himself.
As you can understand this was a HUGE moment for us and we savoured every hour, minute and second of it!!!
Here is a pic of yours truly to the left and Kari Karjalainen to the right. The third person is also a member here but I will let him "out" himself if he wishes to do so.
But time goes by to fast when you are having fun so eventually we had to leave. But I left with a very positive feeling we had something going on and I have been emailing a little with both Kari Karjalainen and Claes Björksten who is the Marketing and Communications Director at Sako since then. I also met Claes in Stockholm a couple of months ago.
And last week I visited Riihimaki yet another time to meet with Claes and other Sako staff and their ad people. I will get back to you about this meeting at a later date but "times they are a-changin" to quote Robert Zimmerman.
Among many things we visited the new Sako museum which is under construction so to speak and man did I get to see some real rarities! A Sako shotgun, a couple of very early L46´s and many many other interesting models.
For example, if you can tell what this is you will get a Gold Star Membership!
I´ve deliberately kept quiet about all this and it is soon time to start revealing some of the mysteries in the Sako history. You just have to butter yourselves with a little patience!
There will be many changes and new things coming up soon so stay tuned to the best Sako community anywhere!
And thanks a lot to all new and old members!! You guys are the best!
Jim
Over the last 18 months or so I´ve not been so openly active on the forum. This due to some boring health issues and a couple of not very successful surgeries. Not life threatening in any way but slightly life changing in some respects.
I had to replace some internal parts but they may not be 100 percent compatible with my persona?
But I´m on the forum daily to do backend work and to keep track of you all.
And now I have great news for you all! Great Great News!
Through a collector friend and member here, I was invited to the Sako factory in Riihimaki last summer where we had a super nice time!
We were greeted by the CEO himself, Kari Karjalainen and two of his staff members and had a very good meeting where they told us a little about Sako history and Sako production today. We were then shown a lot of the current rifle production line before we were shown around in both the ammo factory and the rifle factory, still by the CEO himself.
As you can understand this was a HUGE moment for us and we savoured every hour, minute and second of it!!!
Here is a pic of yours truly to the left and Kari Karjalainen to the right. The third person is also a member here but I will let him "out" himself if he wishes to do so.
But time goes by to fast when you are having fun so eventually we had to leave. But I left with a very positive feeling we had something going on and I have been emailing a little with both Kari Karjalainen and Claes Björksten who is the Marketing and Communications Director at Sako since then. I also met Claes in Stockholm a couple of months ago.
And last week I visited Riihimaki yet another time to meet with Claes and other Sako staff and their ad people. I will get back to you about this meeting at a later date but "times they are a-changin" to quote Robert Zimmerman.
Among many things we visited the new Sako museum which is under construction so to speak and man did I get to see some real rarities! A Sako shotgun, a couple of very early L46´s and many many other interesting models.
For example, if you can tell what this is you will get a Gold Star Membership!
I´ve deliberately kept quiet about all this and it is soon time to start revealing some of the mysteries in the Sako history. You just have to butter yourselves with a little patience!
There will be many changes and new things coming up soon so stay tuned to the best Sako community anywhere!
And thanks a lot to all new and old members!! You guys are the best!
Jim
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