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FN Mauser SAKO question.

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Looked at a FN Mauser today that intersted me, It had a goergeos stock with cheek piece on it. Had the FN reciever with cross over safety, The barrel had step downs from the reciever to the muzzle about 3 of them and believe the butt pad was redish in color. Caliber 8mm. Other than that I did'nt see any SAKO markings. Anyone heard of a SAKO step down Barrel ? Newbe requesting assistance, Thank You.
 
tinnoker- Might you have been looking at the old Browning Safari with the FN action and the step barrel. I think the Sako high power has a staight (non stepped) tappered barrel.-Misako
 
To my knowledge, Browning didn't chamber anything in their Safari series in 8mm. However, Sako did build some 8x60 rifles on the FN action. I can't say whether they used a step barrel. Also, FN marketed its own rifle that was very similar to the Browning and the Sako, and it may have been offered in 8x57, 8x60, or 8x60S (the difference in the two 8x60's is that the non-S uses a .318" bore and the S uses a .323 bore.)

Hold the phone! I just remembered where I saw a Sako 8x60 for sale. I looked at the photo and it doesn't appear to have a stepped barrel. Here's a link where you can look for yourself:
http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_i...=8801&osCsid=2de9f77742a2439f304a415f7e71c841
 
Well I had to back and take another peek at it. It only had a four number serial number, Not the 100,000 as I read in another post SAKO's apperantly wood have. I could'nt find SAKO or Finland anywhere on her. It had the same front site as the SAKO stonecreek download had. There were proof marks all over it in the shape of a bird with super small numbers undernieth. Cant find anything close to them in my blue book.
 
The bird thing rings a bell, tinnoker. I think there was something on Gunbroker .com forums about the rifle. I don't think anybody ever figured it out so it looks like your work is cut out for you.-Misako
 
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