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Swede on the ground
Sweden
Приєднався 19 бер 2021
Now on Instagram: swedeontheground
A Swedish dude living on a small farm, doing what I like: shooting guns, outdoor living, training, farming and family.
Main focus for this channel will be prepping.
A Swedish dude living on a small farm, doing what I like: shooting guns, outdoor living, training, farming and family.
Main focus for this channel will be prepping.
SAKO L46 Riihimäki from 1950s is back!
My old beautiful SAKO 222 Remington testshooting from 200 meters.
It was spot on from 100 meters, will it perform again?
It was spot on from 100 meters, will it perform again?
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Відео
SAUER 200 STR BACK HOME AFTER 20 YEARS!
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My old competition rifle, The SAUER 200 STR (6.5x55) is finally back home. Shooting it for the first time in 20 years!
6,5x55 Swede: Weatherby Winter shooting
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My favourite caliber, 6,5x55 Swede, shot thrue a Weatherby Vanguard. 200 yards, winter cold.
SAKO L46 Riihimäki 222 Remington, AMAZING gun!
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My old SAKO sees daylight for the first time In years, and surprise me a lot.
CZ 452 VARMINT .22LR: SWEDISH REVIEW
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CZ 452 Varmint version, a 22 lr Chech bolt-action rifle. In this video I give you some quick thoughts on It, and take It out to the range shooting targets from 50 yards, and a couple of sodacans. Enjoy.
Best rifle in the world. Wish we could still get them here in the US but cannot.
I am from Texas and I’m a proud owner of four Sako rifles . One L57 in 243 win. And three L579 foresters one is 243 the other two in 308 win. They are fine rifles with no plastic or aluminum cheep shit on them !
That is a very old scope for sure
Nice rifle! Excellent video. Your English is quite fine. Thanks for sharing.
Inherited one. It's a very, very sweet little rifle.
Thanks for the video. I own an L46 in 222 Rem that was re-stocked years ago in a custom fiddle-back maple stock. My problem is only trying to find a spare magazine for under $200 here in the states. I also own a later model S491/A1 varmint model in 222 Rem as well. Both rifles will shoot consistently under MOA at 100 yards and beyond. The combination of the well-made actions and barrels and the inherent accuracy of the cartridge have made them excellent prairie dog rifles for me.
I inherited one. It's in better shape than that one in the video but it doesn't give you any clues as how premium of a rifle it really is. I lost the magazine. Took forever to find another one. It was pricey but worth it. That magazine hunt opened my eyes on how rare and valuable that rifle is. The rifle I have seems to like any 222 Remington ammo I shoot through it because I get groups like the one in this video no matter what. This is a testament to the rifle rather than my shooting ability.
Really enjoyed your video! Weaver introduced the B4 and B6 in 1954 to replace the rimfire G models.
Your scope is about a $10 Canadian item and I am truly amazed at your group size. I would like to say that a quality scope would do better but I don’t believe it would. Really fine shooting. I would loose the tape it really isn’t doing anything and the rifle would look a lot nicer without it. Great video though.
Thanks, Yes the grouping was amazing. I think the scope was very limited on a little longer distance. No, the tape is probably not necessary at all!
The L-46 is a later model. That is the Riihimaki model. Great rifles. The scope is an American Weaver actually made for a rim-fire 22 rifle. It looks like somebody filed the taper from the dovetailed receiver rings to take the smaller clamp-on mount. Probably done when the gun was new in the early 1950s.
Original Weaver scopes from El Paso, Texas were very good scopes and are still in use today by many shooters they have been out of business for several years the ones today marked Weaver are not the same company. I have searched out the old Weavers to put on my vintage and modern rifles t6hey are good stuff.
Any idea how to remove the extractor for this action?
Button on the opposite side from where the bolt handle rests when it is closed.
Sako Finnbear, Vixen, and Forester rifles were fine weapons. So pricey. You will NOT get a Sako for the price of a Winchester. Sako is a hallmark brand by far.
I want to build another custom 6.5x55 for seem reson I want a long barrel thinking a 30 inch . I was told to get barrel from Sweden. What's your thoughts about that
Its a keeper. Treasure your rifle.
I really like the 222, and I really like rifles made in finland, great stuff!
My 6,5x55SE is in a Sako 85 Finnlight. Great round. Discovered the Norma 156Grain Oryx bullet and while expensive it is a tack driver and plan on using that for deer this fall. You have a nice set up there with the Weatherby. I have a stainless Vanguard in .270 I'm going to have Douglas re-barrel to 9.3x62.
He won’t see the glued.
I have a Brun model one tight groups sweet shooter
English very good!
From the 50s thats good considering might be rifling wear is all but still hitting good, I'd bump it up 👆 a touch on the scope a few clicks. Buts its deadly right now. God bless 🇺🇸
I wouldn’t change a thing on your fathers and grandfathers rifle. Just enjoy it.
These Sako L46 rifles and the later L461 are beautiful firearms. The proportions are exquisite and quite fine checkering on the stocks.
Just been reloading some rounds for a mate, decided I would do some research on the Triple2, I liked what I read and found myself a TIKKA 595 in .222r . Now I am looking forward to developing a load and shooting some groups.
The wind was blowing very strongly when you shot the second group. No wonder the group isn't as tight as the first one!
What is the tape for ?
Very nice old setup
What ammo did you shoot the first time? I see you have a modern box of norma, if its the jaktmatch in 55 grains? The 222's generaly dont like the 55s at all. Why norma went from 50 gr to 55 in their 222 loadings is beyond me, but i guess they didnt want to make a 50 gr bullet for the 222 when their market is 223 wich uses a 55 grain. My rifle shoots 55's at 15cm/100 meters at best. But 50's go really good.
Thats is a really good observation! Yes, i bought new ammo for the second video. Will check it up, thanks.
I had also from my father this kind of Sako L46 with 222 Rem (with out the tape) witch he get as a gift when he gradueted from Tecnical school in 1956. I had to change that orginal 1950's Browning scope to modern Tasco. My Sako L46 222 Rem is also extremly accuret.
It is great to keep a rifle in the family! I am thinking of putting on a modern scope, but kind of wanna keep it like it is.
I have sake heavy barrel special and 7 mm rem mag almost 12 pounds boy does it shoot great !
I like this type of rifle very much.
It just really highlights the great manufacturing craftsmanship at Sako Finland.
Lot to be said for having Grandfathers rifle. My father taught me to shoot with a .22lr that was his fathers. My son has it now and is teaching my granddaughter to shoot with it.
How many price
Nice rifle! I have a Sako Finnbear from the 1960's chambered in 30-06. Those Sako rifles are workhorse and very dependable.
Good result for that combination in those light conditions BUT earlier or later in the day, it will not be adequate. Old scopes like the steel tube El Paso Weavers, can be fun to use at the range and from mid-morning to mid-afternoon; in the field. Earlier or later in the day, you need better glass, especially once you reach forty years of age. Thank you for showing us this excellent heirloom rifle, once again. I like the idea of using a snaffle hook to attach the sling. Was that inspired by a machine gunner’s sling attachment? Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
Yes, the scope absolutely has it limitations. But still, it works decent. Glad you liked it 👍
And the sling, i use it for different rifles, so I like to switch it easy.
But the wind was blowing!
Correct, it was a bit windy. But excuses are..excuses.
Beautiful sporter
What an accurate rifle. It has a Mauser action. That is a high value rifle.
Hi! Nice video. How is the trigger, any pre travel? Heavy or light? Consirend buying one my self for the black grouse toppjakt. They are pretty cheap in here finland, about 100e-500e depending of condition.
Thanks! Sorry for late response. The trigger has no pre-travel, and I would say Its medium hard. I will SOON make a follow-up...promise!
Nice!
Weaver scopes manufactured in El Paso TX, USA (prior to Japanese manufacture) are highly prized here in the States. I'm lucky enough to have two of them (one T series, & one K) that fell in my lap over the years. The T6 has sat on my .22-250 for 28 years. Have no desire to change it as the two have work beautifully together.
I have a similar L46 in a stutzen and also in cal. 222 rem. Mine was made in 1961 and shoots lights out with with RWS 50 grains bullets. It is a rather heavy rifle for being a 222 rem but the trigger, birch wooden stock and blueing of the rifle are really amazing. You would have to search hard to find a rifle with a similar high end finish these days, this is old school quality.
Fantastic.
Love the triple deuce
That’s a literal gold mine to the right collector???
I have a sako A1 in 17 REM cracking rifle, great shooting 👍
Love the shooting mat too !!!
Nice rifle. Good start after 20 years. The 200 STR has interested me for a while and I may ask a man who imports quality second rifles from Sweden to here (NZ) if he can get me a nice example in either 6.5x55 SE or 7.62x51 NATO. I previously purchased a ZG 47 in .30-06 off him. An excellent rifle. Your first shot was (in English) a flyer. I suspect that you left the barrel dry after cleaning. I stopped doing that with centre-fire rifles about twenty years back, if not longer. I put a wet patch through the barrel, if I consider it necessary, then a dry patch and THEN a clean patch with some Ballistol sprayed on it. Shooting over bare rifling makes sense with a .22 Rimfire that has just been cleaned but there is no obvious merit in doing so with a centre-fire unless you are lacking a suitable light oil. I tend to go at least a hundred rounds before I do a full clean of a centre-fire barrel except when (rarely) using corrosive primed surplus ammunition. If you are shooting plenty of full power target ammunition during a centre-fire match, it might make sense to clean the barrel after it has cooled down, if that barrel is prone to fouling with those projectiles.
A flyer, Yes thats it! You are right, the barrel was dry. How and when to clean the barrel is up for debate...i think some people over-clean their rifles, but Im not staying What Is right and wrong... Thanks for your comments, i can HIGHLY recommend the Sauer. Have ordered a scope, will maka a follow-up video...
@@swedeonthegrounds … best way to make shooters raise their voices is to talk about barrel cleaning practices. Julian Hatcher mentions a 1903A1 rifle used at Springfield Armoury, in his Hatcher’s Notebook. The bore was cleaned after each shooting session with an ammonia-based cleaner, dried out and then oiled. No brushes, no cleaning paste; just wet and dry patches. That rifle fired a huge number of rounds without loss of accuracy or appreciable wear. If you do not have a copy of that Julian Hatcher book, I can give you the chapter and page details OR do a scan and email it to you, Great fun when you get sick of someone rabbiting on about the wonders of bore paste. I understand that the current bore paste trend (as opposed to the pre-gilding metal barrel-fouling issues with high velocity ammunition) was created by a former apprentice of Ed Shilen, who wanted his bench-rest customers to wear out their barrels prematurely via excessive cleaning. Nothing changes🙂! Have a good week.
The Howa rifles I've read had some chamber problems. I didn't know Weatherby chambered their guns in 6.5x55 Swede. My pet hunting rifle is a Ruger m77 in 6.5 and it's a cherished possession. I hunt whitetails and varmints with it using 120-140gr bullets and as long as I do my part it has not failed me. Happy Hunting from WI USA.