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No flies on either of those! I think highly of the Sako P72/M78, but I'll have to admit that I especially like the more slender stock of the Anschutz as well as its set triggers. Which one holds a tighter group?
Is it just me, or does the cheek piece/buttstock look like it was influenced by the early L-46?
Nor have I. Maybe there are others out there somewhere, but yours is special enough to call it "unique" until someone shows us a twin.The thing about the older Sako .22s is that, aside from my supposedly unique (or at the least very rare) M78 fullstock, I have never actually seen one
Handled one at a local gun store. It's priced at near a grand & has been sitting on their shelve for almost a year. This one is much better than the Steyr, but the stock has that funny fake feel to it & they just don't come across as a $900+ rifle. If you have an older Sako 72 or 78 rimfire, my guess is you won't be rushing to buy one at the price point it is sitting at.By the way, I've never seen a Sako Finnfire II. Does anyone have any comments on it?
It's just my humble opinion, but it seems to me that the CZ is just about the best buy in quality rimfires followed by the Browning T-Bolt as far as new production goes. I have a pre-WWII Winchester 69A "Junior Target Rifle" that puts both the Finnfire II & the Zephyr to shame. I wouldn't trade it for both those rifles & it won't bring half what their price tag is.Thanks for the reviews, Paulson. It's always good to hear from someone knowledgeable who has actually handled the subject gun in the flesh.
Your comments on the Steyr echo much of what a review in "Rifle" magazine had to say, although, like any publication which depends on the advertising of the products they review, their comments were couched in as diplomatic terms as possible. I own a couple of Steyr Mannlicher-Schoenaurs and their workmanship is as among the best in the world -- but the latest one is a Model 1956. A lot can change in two-thirds of a century. Like Icebear, I suspect that the Zypher II may be made by a contractor. I recently came across a relatively inexpensive Oberndorf Mauser .22 NIB which was from a contractor but marked with the famous Mauser banner to enhance its market appeal.