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Sako Sako A11

Sako Collectors Club Discussion Forum

Basing anything off just a serial number with any Sako is very difficult, as Sako did not make rifles in sequential order nor keep concise records. We have no factory records for the AII, but what info we have suggests that your rifle was made after the conversion to CNC machining in 1985. More pics showing stock configuration, caliber & recoil pad, etc. could possibly reveal more.
 
Your rifle has the standard grade "Hunter" stock as Sako called it, which puts its production time frame in the mid to late 1980's. It's barrel length will be 580mm or about 22 7/8". The magazine holds five rounds. The tapered dovetails on top of the receiver accept original Sako ringmounts or other mounts from a number of manufacturers. It appears to be in very nice condition.
 
I've got the same rifle. Mine was a bring-back by a serviceman stationed in Germany. I still have the rear sight on mine. It's wearing a 6x42 Leupold sitting in optilock r&b's. If you haven't done so, make sure you snug down all of your action screws before you try developing a load. I was getting vertical/ diagonal stringing before I did that, now it consistently shoots 1/2 to 3/4 inch with pretty much anything I shoot through it. That's using the 6 power. I'd really haven't shot it a whole lot. I've taken it Whitetail hunting a couple times, has two bucks to its credit and a couple coyotes. I think everybody's right on their guesstimate for date of manufacture being in the late 80's. I'll have to dig mine out to see what the serial # is.
 
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