To think 58 years ago, this 17 year old kid purchased, with his total life savings to that point, a Sako Finnbear in .270 to continue his career as a government deer culler in the New Zealand Forest Service. This video humbled me and bought a tear to this old mans eye. Thank you for a wonderful tour and the subsequent video. I knew I had the best, I just didn't realise why, now I do.
Thanx as well. I bought a SAKO Forrester from Paramount Arms, Johannesburg,South Africa,in 308 Winchester,in the early 80's..still has it today..although I shoot my Ruger more..that Forrester is a "heartsrifle"..very special.
I worked in that factory 30 years ago. Familiar environment, buildings, but quite strange new machines, a lot of development and automation has taken place since then. Nice to see that.
My safe is full of Sako rifles, and none of them has ever had the slightest fault or issue. So nice to have a product that lives up to a reputation of perfection.
@@Lucysdad66 You should've contacted Sako. They're known to give a lifelong warranty on manufacturing defects. My late gunsmith cousin fixed a match-grade Sako at Sako's expense for a former competitive shooter. My cousin had been an apprentice at Sako, building said rifles, which were long out of production.
I still own my .222 Remington which I bought in the 60's and have shot literally 1000's of groundhogs with back when they were a real threat to cattle on a farm. With over 5000 rounds through it, it still shoots 3/4 qtr inch groups all day long. Long after the price is forgotten, quality lives on. Thumbs up to Sako
I sighted a friend's Sako in for him after his scope mount was replaced. This was thirty years ago before all the CNC and computers really came into use. It is still the most accurate production rifle I have ever shot. It printed a perfect tiny three-shot clover with all the holes overlapping by one-third. It was a beautiful walnut stock with a highly polished blued steel rifle in 30-06.
@@DieselRamcharger Yes I kinda remember that happening. That was a completely different kind of computer though. The gun manufacturing industry was not using the type of computers or programs we have today. Yes, they were using some basic X, Y, Z-axis computer-controlled machines but the industry still depended on analog computers back then.
@@ecleveland1 they werent basic. 1990 isnt that far back. Everything a modern CNC machine can do, we had machines that did it back then. The machines in the 90's were mostly NC. Which just means numeric control {Tape instead of silicone memory}. All NC/CNC machines just interpolate coordinates from the cartesian grid {XYZ} The only difference between machines of today and machines 30 years ago are 1} size of memory {cnc machines store everything in volatile memory, not on hard drives} 2} processor speed. how much code can be executed per second. older machines were slower so you had to write the code more compact. todays machines can process each line of code faster so the lines of code have become much more numerous in the program. This give you the chance to do some more creative things as the program can be much larger. IE deburring and engraving in the same cycle. PS i own a machine shop.
@@DieselRamcharger Yes, I remember still writing basic code back in the late 80s even when Windows was coming out but was really just a shell for dos. My main point in all this is the Gun industry is using more CNC particularly 5 axis machines today that they didn't have 30 or so years ago. We all get to benefit from the advances in technology in the shooting world.
@@ecleveland1 i dont mean C++. G Code. NC Machines have used G Code to program the coordinate plot since the 1950's. MIT developed gcode in 1958. Iwill tell you right now. I have 1980's machines and i have 2019 machines. They are all equally capable. The NC machines have had the tapes removed and are now Drip Fed from a PC over a serial connection. They are all CNC now. :)
Well, they Just Showed basic things. The never said about the finer things to make these guns so accurate. Cold hammering a barrel is one thing and the easy stuff. The finnishing of the barrels is the secret. The exact science of Heat threating, lapping and such.
I've got lots of once fired brass , just haven't got into reloading. My rifle is a Remington 700 BDL . Barrel is getting a bit rough, still shoots one moa. I also have a Savage 22 hornet.
I owned a SAKO Vixen back in the early 1990:s...there was only one big issue with that gun, and I hated I so much that I had to sell it in the end. ....... I hated that name, Vixen 😮😔.... Better with White Death, Belaja Smert or Taika Ampuja, So It would have referenced to Simo Häyhä 💪🙏
It Is not just a talk .It Is how they have made these for a decades .Quality Is not a cheap and a cheap Is not quality . Sako keep on going strong .And Thanks.
That may have been true 20 years ago, but if you check out some of the "cheap" rifles now, they might just surprise you... It's amazing what these new CNC machines can do!!! Every rifle is built to the exact specs the designer calls for. Really impressive how far machining has come!!! I still agree with your comment in as much as fine equipment is still fine equipment ;-)
You are spot on! I am a 60+ year gun collector and Sako and Tikka are the Best Buy on the market period! I bought Fierce rifles for my sons and they are about $1,000. More and don’t shoot any better! Fierce copied Sako action for a reason! The owner used to work for Christianson Arms and saw that it was better then the Remington action in so many ways!
I remember getting a tour of this factory back in Jan 1984 and it has certainly changed since then. I will always remember the hospitality shown to this young enthusiastic Sako lover from Australia. It has been the highlight of my union with a great product.
Sako makes one of the nicest production rifles money can buy. Fit and finish are excellent as well as the bolt being so smooth. The accuracy is excellent even with cheap hunting ammo. Great rifles!
I can say they make some of the finest rifles in the world. The quality of the raw material and the machining are world-class! If I had to take only one rifle with me out there in the wild it would be a Sako/Tikka. :) If you treat that gun right it will last you a lifetime and can be passed on to the next generation.
You know that the company is doing fantastic, when the guy from the mill is wearing an IWC Schafhausen watch made in Switzerland. That is a quality watch for a man who creates quality rifles.
@@PerroneFord I got a Big Pilot from my grandfather before he passed. Got me in to watches. My other hobby besides hunting and guns in general. But not a big spender, just have a few selected models and brands. Just bought a Sako 90 Adventure. Best rifle I ever had.
I purchased a Tikka several years ago and was impressed with the quality and accuracy. I have known about the SAKO heritage and craftsmanship for a long time which helped make the decision but after watching this video I completely embrace the SAKO firearm as a hunting and sporting weapon for generations to come. The video content and dialogue is second to none, thanks for such professional insight!
Thank you so much for the factory tour so we the consumer can see all the meticulous work and pride that goes into the finished product! I would love to personally tour every gun factory in operation, but since this will never happen for me, this is the next best thing!
I have a SAKO .25-06 Delux lightweight Hunter and it is the most beautiful firearm I own! The fact that it is more accurate than I am makes me love it even more!
Excellent documentary. I dont own any firearm and still I have learnt a lot from this video. Kudos to Finland and Finnish expertise. Also astounded by the Finnish guide's mastery of English; use of English words his grammer and diction.
Shot my first elk with my dad’s “pre-Garcia” Sako “7 em em.” To my 14 year old mind, there was nothing better. To my 37 year old mind, there still isn’t anything better. When I got married, I got my wife a Tikka T3 .243 so she could go with me. She’s taken quite a few mulies and an antelope with it. It’s the most accurate rifle we own. Thank you Sako.
Love your name. I just got my first bolt action with the Tikka T3x Supoerlite in .308. I'm putting a Primary Arms GLx 4-16x50mm HUD DMR ridicule on top. I can't wait to get to the range.Plenty of rifle for the mid-Atlantic. Hopefully Youngkin can beat the Clinton's bagman (McAuliffe) in Virginia on the 2nd? Let's go Brandon!
@@yareyare_dechi ~I read an article in a magazine that went through all the cartridge calibers and it said that the 204 Ruger was 'the' very best one for Coyotes, better than all the rest, being better than the 22-250, 223, 220 Swift, etc.. ~On the other hand where I live it is illegal (against the law) to hunt deer with any 22 caliber center fire (and of course the 204 is also illegal for deer). So this is the exact reason I would rather buy a 243 Win. instead because it is 'legal' for deer and can also be used for Coyotes, etc..
@@royjohnson465 it also illegal in my state in Australia to hunt deer or kangaroos with anything smaller than a .270. Fortunately I have a .303 and a type 99 that I use for them
As a Sako owner of .222, 22-250 and 30-06 rifles for nearly 50 years I can say that they are some of the finest rifles available. They are incredibly accurate and reliable weapons.
My grandfather had a Sako Riimaki 222 from the 50s it was the lightest finest most accurate I have ever seen. Amazing quality and craftsmanship! Top of the line !
Haven't owned a Sako...yet. My wife bought me a Tikka T3 Hunter back in 2007 (.308 Win). Stunningly accurate rifle. Has helped put several deer in the freezer. Love it so much I bought another - a T3X CTR in 6.5 Creedmoor, for general long range rec-fire and PRS competition. So easy to make hits at 1000 yards it's almost like cheating. Together they are easily the most accurate, well-made, smooth-actioned rifles I own. Many thanks to Sako/Tikka for making great products.
Sad that the majority of the population has to be punished for the actions of a few. Hopefully gun ownership laws there will change for the better in the future.
Thank you for the interesting video! I recently purchased a shiny new Tikka T1x MTR. Especially considering the price point, I am simply astonished by the quality of the gun. I could easily see paying considerably more than I did for the rifle. The care taken and pride in their product shown in the video, is obvious from the moment you open the box. Details matter to me and obviously to the good people at Sako/Tikka. My hat's off and a deep bow to the engineers, craftsmen (and women!) that build these amazing firearms. Producing something of such great quality sold at a fair price speaks to character. Respect from an engineer and target shooting enthusiast in the USA. Love the rifle.
@@MrSimandroid123 An acquaintance of mine worked as a test shooter at Sako for a short period. He told he was first excited what one might think to be a dream job for a gun nut, but he got fed up with it quite soon. They even gave him a so-called lead sled in order to better tolerate the recoil, but still firing several hundred high-power rounds a day, with every shot trying to reach the accuracy the rifle was capable of, was very exhausting. So he quit the job after a couple of months.
I did the same function as part of my gunsmith job with Weatherby Inc. for 12-years. Some calibers are fun to shoot as long as you use a Pachmyer shoulder recoil pad, (puss-pad we called it), ^~^ others were a nightmare (.460 Wby, .378 Wby and .458 Lott)... 0~o Surprisingly I like shooting the.416 Wby, The firing impulse was very neutral were as the previously mentioned calibers were tantamount to getting punched in the face ever time.
@@ditzydoo4378 have you ever had anything blow apart on you, I had a under over russian made shotgun blow itself apart when I had a kangaroo lined up 25 meters away both barrells fuck it scares piss out of you haha, the kangaroo just hoped away
I’ll never sell any of my Tikkas. Every other rifle in my collection is liable to be traded or sold, but once you get your hands on a tikka… never let that thing go. Just my standard off-the-shelf tikka t3x shoots under half-moa with match ammo. It’s nuts.
@@jeppemajlandgravesen6306 I’ll keep it in mind if I’ve ever got a pile of cash sitting around!! My goals for shooting over the next 5 years is to get into shooting at something like 1000 yards. And I also want to have heirloom-quality rifles to pass on before I die.
Late 60’s, I bought a Sako, 22-250. I didn’t know anything about Sako at the time, only it was the most beautiful rifle I had seen. Not only beautiful, but the ground hogs didn’t like it.
From Africa : Sako 85 in 308 ; stainless , laminated ; used for antelope ; Leopold scope ; camo tape on fluted barrel ; terrific rifle ; much admired by my colleagues .
Outstanding video! My last purchase was a Tikka, and it shoots sub-minute of angle with my hunting reloads. It is the most accurate hunting rifle that I have ever purchased. I have reloaded for myself and for others for many many years with many calibers and gun makes. Maybe one day I will own a Saka. I think they should send this video with every gun purchased.
Just started searching for some reviews of Roughteck T3x in .308WIN. Came to this video. And it is amazing. Great to see behind these incredible creators who are building these flawless pieces of great importance to the ecosystem and food chain
I too are interested in buying a sako 308 in the future. It's a big investment for me at 2200 dollars. Appreciate the insight into the manufacturing process.
@@larryalexander4833 great choice. A bit pricy for me currently. If you like a sako, check tikka as well. A lot of times they use the same components and you are only overpaying the brand name
Minnesota , White Tailed deer woods , north of the Mississippi River ! The beautiful walnut stock , lovely workmanship , exceptional trigger , and deadly accuracy of my SAKO 75 give me goosebumps every time I uncase this fine firearm ! And it never seems to miss . Heartfelt gratitude to the men and women at SAKO !
We need one of these rooms for Kentucky Ballistics... And thanks Sako for building the most accurate Factory Sporting rifle in the world.. The L461 6mm PPC
When I was in the military back in the 1960's I bought a Sako Finnbear in 270 Win. for $125 from our rod & gun club. It was an absolutely beautiful fire arm, the nicest I ever owned. Really wish I hadn't sold it
I purchased a Sako in 270 30 years ago. The gun needed little workup..just time at the range. Has always shot like on a string ...same today! Added a Tikka 300 win mag for long distance elk. Beautiful weapon out of the box! Deadly accurate. Doublely proud when I found out I'm of Finnish ancestry. Some of the greatest craftspeople on earth. And tough. Thank you for the tour..
Interesting video, shame the dude in the vest didn't let the Finnish guy speak more. There's no need to constantly interrupt him and sound like an infomercial.
The whole video was cringe. Pretty standard manufacturing facility, pretty standard firearms manufacturing facility. Yes they do it well, but there's nothing super unique going on.
@@canadaintheroughtv I have a number of Rugers in the safe. 5 to be exact. A 30-06, 223, 338 win Mag and a GREAT wildcat 338 Lapua I have had made by them and a 25-06. All Number ones. I will always know a round has been through the Win Mag leaves a tiny mark from the headspace tells me it has been there. I had thouroly done the math and it has never, ever been an issue. As far as the Lapua is concerned it will tip a big, bull elk at 500 yards or a moose or large bear in the same situation. The numbers have always praised the Number Ones as fine a character as can be had in this day and age. Brass is expensive but ANY WILD CAT are like that. You play, You pay, , , as my grandad and dad would say. they never let me down with wisdom like that eh, LOL. Great post bud. From Northern BC Canada......Dean.....
He actualy owned one, because SuojelusKuntain Ase- ja Konepaja SAKO literally means civil guard weapons and machining forge. And its worked his mosin nagant finnish upgraded version what he used whole winter war until hospitalized due exploding ammo to jaws.
@@riippumatonlinja I am glad you mentioned this. The Finn's have a long history of accurate rifle manufacturing. I am glad this tradition lives on. Been very happy with my Tikka T3X Hunter. Cheers
Great tour experience. Beautiful rifles. Impressive how the machine and human interface in the production process is so tight and quality minded. Wonderful educational experience. Thanks! (Btw, who and why would anyone dislike this amazing video?)
I love hearing Finns speak English and always wondered if English is as hard for them as Finnish is for English speakers. Some day I will own a high class Sako. And Simo Hayha is my hero.
👍 The worlds greatest sniper, Finnish born Simo Häyhä Used a Sako M/28-30 to take out over 500 Soviet Russians in 98 days. The M/28-30 was his personal rifle from before the Soviet invasion.
English for the older generations is often rally English since they didn't have English coming in trough every media as it's these days. Words in Finnish are pronounced as they are written and they follow the same rule when speaking English as well so certain English words can sound wonky since they wouldn't be pronounced that way for native speakers
@@samulivainionpaa9338 That is good to know. one of my best friends is of Finnish stock and couldn't speak English until he was 5yrs old. He can still rattle off Finnish like he was a native.
I bought a brand new Marlin XT-22 TRS. Right out of the box, it had a BENT BARREL. Thank you Spyros for explaining why I will ONLY buy Sako / Tikka rifles !!!!
Hopefully all those QC concerns will disappear with Ruger at the helm of Marlin now. I know I am excited for a quality Marlin rifle line up, to come back to the market. Also love my T3X Hunter. But those Finn's don't make big lever actions hahaha
@@duhni4551 Wasn't aware of that rifle. Sadly they haven't made them since the 70''s. Didn't look into, if they were chambered them in 444 Marlin/ 45-70. Those are the big boys I was referring to 😉👍
I missed the boat years ago when I didn’t immediately snag a sako in 222, it was a sporter weight rifle in a maple stock… very blonde with no figure, honestly ugly but I’m sure it was a tack driver. I redeemed myself by acquiring a beautiful laminated 85 in 6.5 x 55 and I absolutely love it!
Well, I have seen the inside of Savage and how they make rifles and now Sako. A world of difference. Was close to buying another Remington 700 but now think I will spend an extra Grand and get a Sako 85.
He actualy owned one, because SuojelusKuntain Ase- ja Konepaja SAKO literally means civil guard weapons and machining forge. And its worked his mosin nagant finnish upgraded version what he used whole winter war until hospitalized due exploding ammo to jaws.
I have a Sako Vixen in .222 that my father, who owned a Ford dealership here in Kansas, took in a partial trade for the first Thunderbird sold in western Kansas. It still has the original Weaver 6x scope with a post reticle. Such a beautifully proportioned rifle and extremely accurate. My father and I have bought several more Sako's over the years. I have bought, sold and traded dozens if not hundreds of guns over the years, but the Sakos, never.
If only the company that manufactures the Sig Sauer ASP airguns would have had even a fraction of the quality and quality control of what these guys have.. This was a way cool video to go thru. Thanks!!
Got two tikkas .A 6.5x55 lite stainless and a .223 tactical.I was offered a full.22 lr kit at a great price .It was made in China and I laughed out loud at the mess they made trying to copy a rifle .Buy cheap and you pay twice .Buy quality ALWAYS ....
Ps The accuracy of the Tikka rifles is incredible .....sst 129 heads for the 6.5x55 ....9mm group at 100 yards .Same for the .223 with Nosler 40 grain heads .Incredible
I bought my son a tikka T3 stainless in a laminated stock in 22-250 for his 21 birthday. It's a very accurate out of the box rifle and the only thing that I changed was some of the plastic components to aftermarket CNC machined aluminium and it beautiful.
To think 58 years ago, this 17 year old kid purchased, with his total life savings to that point, a Sako Finnbear in .270 to continue his career as a government deer culler in the New Zealand Forest Service. This video humbled me and bought a tear to this old mans eye. Thank you for a wonderful tour and the subsequent video. I knew I had the best, I just didn't realise why, now I do.
Very glad you liked the video so much, Happy Hunting!
Are you the same Sam Hunt,poet.
@@richardlennon4148 he is.
Thanx as well. I bought a SAKO Forrester from Paramount Arms, Johannesburg,South Africa,in 308 Winchester,in the early 80's..still has it today..although I shoot my Ruger more..that Forrester is a "heartsrifle"..very special.
@Aimo Koivunen Hehe, pervitiini Koivunen.
I worked in that factory 30 years ago. Familiar environment, buildings, but quite strange new machines, a lot of development and automation has taken place since then. Nice to see that.
Where they running more manuals back then, or NC's / CNC's?
@@MachinistJohn Yes, more manuals. When I started there in 1980, there were no CNC:s at all.Then they gradually began to acquire more and more them.
I would like to thank you for your part in making fine firearms. Lasting quality that will be one day be passed down to my son.
@@juusokarhu8821 Big respect to you and others for producing such a fine rifle!!!
I am sure you were making the finest rifles by your hand back then. New rifles can not beat old rifles finished by a craftsman’s hands like yours
My safe is full of Sako rifles, and none of them has ever had the slightest fault or issue. So nice to have a product that lives up to a reputation of perfection.
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I have 5 and my dad has 3 or 4 and one of his made around 1980 had a bad chamber and had to be recut all mine are md75's and newer
@@Lucysdad66 You should've contacted Sako. They're known to give a lifelong warranty on manufacturing defects. My late gunsmith cousin fixed a match-grade Sako at Sako's expense for a former competitive shooter. My cousin had been an apprentice at Sako, building said rifles, which were long out of production.
I love seeing companies that inject pride of workmanship into every piece of gear they manufacture.
I would shake hands with everyone there, they are part of the reason I can put food on the table. Thank you Sako and Tikka, never change!
And you could bought a smartphone too!
It's not part of their culture,nordic people are very reserved and shy, friendly after a couple of beers or shots of whiskey though.
@:l - you don’t have a job then?
@@bryanduncan1640 *part* of the reason I can put food on the table. I didn't say all of the food.
I don't get it, you work at sako ( ಠ ▵ ಠ)?
Among factory rifles, Sako's are the best in the business. Accuracy and finish are simply phenomenal.
We totally agree
Finland has monuments honoring their gunsmiths. Finland is a country that takes great pride in their firearms industry.
I still own my .222 Remington which I bought in the 60's and have shot literally 1000's of groundhogs with back when they were a real threat to cattle on a farm. With over 5000 rounds through it, it still shoots 3/4 qtr inch groups all day long. Long after the price is forgotten, quality lives on. Thumbs up to Sako
I sighted a friend's Sako in for him after his scope mount was replaced. This was thirty years ago before all the CNC and computers really came into use. It is still the most accurate production rifle I have ever shot. It printed a perfect tiny three-shot clover with all the holes overlapping by one-third. It was a beautiful walnut stock with a highly polished blued steel rifle in 30-06.
cnc and computers were in heavy use 30 years ago. lmao. dude you realize we landed on the moon 50 years ago. right?
@@DieselRamcharger Yes I kinda remember that happening. That was a completely different kind of computer though. The gun manufacturing industry was not using the type of computers or programs we have today. Yes, they were using some basic X, Y, Z-axis computer-controlled machines but the industry still depended on analog computers back then.
@@ecleveland1 they werent basic. 1990 isnt that far back. Everything a modern CNC machine can do, we had machines that did it back then. The machines in the 90's were mostly NC. Which just means numeric control {Tape instead of silicone memory}. All NC/CNC machines just interpolate coordinates from the cartesian grid {XYZ} The only difference between machines of today and machines 30 years ago are 1} size of memory {cnc machines store everything in volatile memory, not on hard drives} 2} processor speed. how much code can be executed per second. older machines were slower so you had to write the code more compact. todays machines can process each line of code faster so the lines of code have become much more numerous in the program. This give you the chance to do some more creative things as the program can be much larger. IE deburring and engraving in the same cycle. PS i own a machine shop.
@@DieselRamcharger Yes, I remember still writing basic code back in the late 80s even when Windows was coming out but was really just a shell for dos. My main point in all this is the Gun industry is using more CNC particularly 5 axis machines today that they didn't have 30 or so years ago. We all get to benefit from the advances in technology in the shooting world.
@@ecleveland1 i dont mean C++. G Code. NC Machines have used G Code to program the coordinate plot since the 1950's. MIT developed gcode in 1958. Iwill tell you right now. I have 1980's machines and i have 2019 machines. They are all equally capable. The NC machines have had the tapes removed and are now Drip Fed from a PC over a serial connection. They are all CNC now. :)
Something from my country to be proud of 🇫🇮
Definitely something to be proud of
Love my Tikka T3x TACT A1 in 6.5CM😎
You have every right to be proud.
Really impressed that SAKO opened their factory for this video. WONDERFUL
Well, they Just Showed basic things. The never said about the finer things to make these guns so accurate. Cold hammering a barrel is one thing and the easy stuff. The finnishing of the barrels is the secret. The exact science of Heat threating, lapping and such.
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Christmas list grew longer with this tour.
Man my wheels are turning as well, I’m thinking a 300 win short mag. I always liked that caliber now I have found the brand of rifle I want it in.
Had my SAKO Vixen L461 222 Mag. for over 50 years and is still a joy to shoot. Thank you Sako for making such a fine rifle.
Do you reload for your 222 mag? Factory ammo is hard to find. You can't find the Remington core loct anymore. Down to my last box
@@brianhoxworth3881 Yes I reload my rounds. Check with Nosler for 222 mag brass or you can resize 204s, a very close match. Hope this helps.
I've got lots of once fired brass , just haven't got into reloading. My rifle is a Remington 700 BDL . Barrel is getting a bit rough, still shoots one moa. I also have a Savage 22 hornet.
I owned a SAKO Vixen back in the early 1990:s...there was only one big issue with that gun, and I hated I so much that I had to sell it in the end.
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I hated that name, Vixen 😮😔.... Better with White Death, Belaja Smert or Taika Ampuja, So It would have referenced to Simo Häyhä 💪🙏
It Is not just a talk .It Is how they have made these for a decades .Quality Is not a cheap and a cheap Is not quality . Sako keep on going strong .And Thanks.
That may have been true 20 years ago, but if you check out some of the "cheap" rifles now, they might just surprise you... It's amazing what these new CNC machines can do!!! Every rifle is built to the exact specs the designer calls for. Really impressive how far machining has come!!! I still agree with your comment in as much as fine equipment is still fine equipment ;-)
In the mid-1980's my dad bought a Sako AV 7mm Mag at a local pawn shop. I remember going to the range and my dad was incredulous because the gun shot
You are spot on! I am a 60+ year gun collector and Sako and Tikka are the Best Buy on the market period! I bought Fierce rifles for my sons and they are about $1,000. More and don’t shoot any better! Fierce copied Sako action for a reason! The owner used to work for Christianson Arms and saw that it was better then the Remington action in so many ways!
I remember getting a tour of this factory back in Jan 1984 and it has certainly changed since then. I will always remember the hospitality shown to this young enthusiastic Sako lover from Australia. It has been the highlight of my union with a great product.
NSW remote rural here .
Sako makes one of the nicest production rifles money can buy. Fit and finish are excellent as well as the bolt being so smooth. The accuracy is excellent even with cheap hunting ammo. Great rifles!
......another is Lithgow from Oz.
I love my Sako. It is a carbine with a Manlicher full stock. Cal 30-06. Super accurate.©️®️
Even my "entry-level" Tikka T3 in .308 is buttery smooth and accurate--well under MOA in my relatively inexperienced hands.
Those SAKO guys glow with dedication and skills - no wonder they make so good rifles.
I can say they make some of the finest rifles in the world. The quality of the raw material and the machining are world-class!
If I had to take only one rifle with me out there in the wild it would be a Sako/Tikka. :)
If you treat that gun right it will last you a lifetime and can be passed on to the next generation.
Heirloom.
Of the hundreds of guns I have owned over 60+ years being a collector and can hunt with ANY rifle on the market I hunt with a Sako for a reason!
One the best firearm manufactory videos I have ever seen.Thank you.
You know that the company is doing fantastic, when the guy from the mill is wearing an IWC Schafhausen watch made in Switzerland. That is a quality watch for a man who creates quality rifles.
Not many people would know what that is. Nice catch!
@@PerroneFord I got a Big Pilot from my grandfather before he passed. Got me in to watches. My other hobby besides hunting and guns in general. But not a big spender, just have a few selected models and brands. Just bought a Sako 90 Adventure. Best rifle I ever had.
The whole video I was expecting Lauri and Anni to jump out and announce: "Welcome to the beyond the press channel!"
Hahahahaha! I’ll bet they know a lot of the folks at that factory.
You can tell the pride that man feels in his products. Nice video!
I purchased a Tikka several years ago and was impressed with the quality and accuracy. I have known about the SAKO heritage and craftsmanship for a long time which helped make the decision but after watching this video I completely embrace the SAKO firearm as a hunting and sporting weapon for generations to come. The video content and dialogue is second to none, thanks for such professional insight!
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Thank you so much for the factory tour so we the consumer can see all the meticulous work and pride that goes into the finished product! I would love to personally tour every gun factory in operation, but since this will never happen for me, this is the next best thing!
Very happy you enjoyed it!
My Tikka T3x Lite Stainless... Shoots factory ammo at UNDER 0.25 moa at 100 yards. Most accurate rifle I have ever owned.
I own a Tikka .308. Love it. Super accurate, sweet shooter, deer, Coyotes. Best I've ever owned.
I have a SAKO .25-06 Delux lightweight Hunter and it is the most beautiful firearm I own! The fact that it is more accurate than I am makes me love it even more!
Excellent documentary. I dont own any firearm and still I have learnt a lot from this video. Kudos to Finland and Finnish expertise. Also astounded by the Finnish guide's mastery of English; use of English words his grammer and diction.
Thanks!
I love my Tikka Stainless Varmint in .308. It was the first firearm I ever owned. So cool to see the factory it was made in!
Shot my first elk with my dad’s “pre-Garcia” Sako “7 em em.” To my 14 year old mind, there was nothing better. To my 37 year old mind, there still isn’t anything better.
When I got married, I got my wife a Tikka T3 .243 so she could go with me. She’s taken quite a few mulies and an antelope with it. It’s the most accurate rifle we own. Thank you Sako.
i got the t3x in .204 and it prints clovers at 100m. im sure the rifle can do better than that, but i sure as hell cant
Great UA-cam name 😂👍
Love your name. I just got my first bolt action with the Tikka T3x Supoerlite in .308. I'm putting a Primary Arms GLx 4-16x50mm HUD DMR ridicule on top. I can't wait to get to the range.Plenty of rifle for the mid-Atlantic. Hopefully Youngkin can beat the Clinton's bagman (McAuliffe) in Virginia on the 2nd? Let's go Brandon!
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~I read an article in a magazine that went through all the cartridge calibers and it said that the 204 Ruger was 'the' very best one for Coyotes, better than all the rest, being better than the 22-250, 223, 220 Swift, etc..
~On the other hand where I live it is illegal (against the law) to hunt deer with any 22 caliber center fire (and of course the 204 is also illegal for deer). So this is the exact reason I would rather buy a 243 Win. instead because it is 'legal' for deer and can also be used for Coyotes, etc..
@@royjohnson465 it also illegal in my state in Australia to hunt deer or kangaroos with anything smaller than a .270. Fortunately I have a .303 and a type 99 that I use for them
As a Sako owner of .222, 22-250 and 30-06 rifles for nearly 50 years I can say that they are some of the finest rifles available.
They are incredibly accurate and reliable weapons.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment
I am a Tikka shooter. Thanks for sharing.
My grandfather had a Sako Riimaki 222 from the 50s it was the lightest finest most accurate I have ever seen. Amazing quality and craftsmanship! Top of the line !
Very nice!
Best rifle I have ever owned. Best trigger!! Tikka are super!!!
Haven't owned a Sako...yet. My wife bought me a Tikka T3 Hunter back in 2007 (.308 Win). Stunningly accurate rifle. Has helped put several deer in the freezer. Love it so much I bought another - a T3X CTR in 6.5 Creedmoor, for general long range rec-fire and PRS competition. So easy to make hits at 1000 yards it's almost like cheating. Together they are easily the most accurate, well-made, smooth-actioned rifles I own. Many thanks to Sako/Tikka for making great products.
Like most Australians and New Zealanders I don’t even own a gun but found this video fascinating. Thanks.
Sad that the majority of the population has to be punished for the actions of a few. Hopefully gun ownership laws there will change for the better in the future.
You can own several if you have yr firearms licence.
Thank you for the interesting video! I recently purchased a shiny new Tikka T1x MTR. Especially considering the price point, I am simply astonished by the quality of the gun. I could easily see paying considerably more than I did for the rifle. The care taken and pride in their product shown in the video, is obvious from the moment you open the box. Details matter to me and obviously to the good people at Sako/Tikka. My hat's off and a deep bow to the engineers, craftsmen (and women!) that build these amazing firearms. Producing something of such great quality sold at a fair price speaks to character. Respect from an engineer and target shooting enthusiast in the USA. Love the rifle.
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Brilliant vid... So interesting ....Now it is clear to me why Sako rifles are probably the best there is
My Sako 85’s are my pride and joy. Nothing else comes close. Thanks Sako!
I own several Tikka\Sako rifles. Love them, and there is no smoother action than a Tikka! Period.
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Thank you so much for the respect and devotion that all of you put into each and every rifle you make. This is artwork in action God Bless y’all
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Love both my Tikka, 243 & 30-06.
That gunsmith doing the final range tests must have a shoulder of steel to do that all day long.
The best job in the world tho
@@MrSimandroid123 An acquaintance of mine worked as a test shooter at Sako for a short period. He told he was first excited what one might think to be a dream job for a gun nut, but he got fed up with it quite soon. They even gave him a so-called lead sled in order to better tolerate the recoil, but still firing several hundred high-power rounds a day, with every shot trying to reach the accuracy the rifle was capable of, was very exhausting. So he quit the job after a couple of months.
I did the same function as part of my gunsmith job with Weatherby Inc. for 12-years. Some calibers are fun to shoot as long as you use a Pachmyer shoulder recoil pad, (puss-pad we called it), ^~^ others were a nightmare (.460 Wby, .378 Wby and .458 Lott)... 0~o Surprisingly I like shooting the.416 Wby, The firing impulse was very neutral were as the previously mentioned calibers were tantamount to getting punched in the face ever time.
@@MrSimandroid123 I'd get bored af shooting 1MOA rifles off a fixed position all day long.
@@ditzydoo4378 have you ever had anything blow apart on you, I had a under over russian made shotgun blow itself apart when I had a kangaroo lined up 25 meters away both barrells fuck it scares piss out of you haha, the kangaroo just hoped away
I’ll never sell any of my Tikkas. Every other rifle in my collection is liable to be traded or sold, but once you get your hands on a tikka… never let that thing go. Just my standard off-the-shelf tikka t3x shoots under half-moa with match ammo. It’s nuts.
Do you know what Tikka means In english?
You shoud try a Schultz & Larsen rifle, hand made danish quality
@@vili1 I googled it just now, I guess it means dart 🎯
@@jeppemajlandgravesen6306 I’ll keep it in mind if I’ve ever got a pile of cash sitting around!! My goals for shooting over the next 5 years is to get into shooting at something like 1000 yards. And I also want to have heirloom-quality rifles to pass on before I die.
@@Rangvald8909 It means dart yes and also a Woodpecker you know the bird? 😀
as a Sako owner it is brilliant to see how it was made. I love my Sako
Agreed!
Late 60’s, I bought a Sako, 22-250. I didn’t know anything about Sako at the time, only it was the most beautiful rifle I had seen.
Not only beautiful, but the ground hogs didn’t like it.
Coyotes don't like a 22-250 either
Neither do feral cats.
Tikka M55 .270 and t3 in 300wm, years apart in time, both tack drivers. Brilliant firearms
From Africa : Sako 85 in 308 ; stainless , laminated ; used for antelope ; Leopold scope ; camo tape on fluted barrel ; terrific rifle ; much admired by my colleagues .
Outstanding video! My last purchase was a Tikka, and it shoots sub-minute of angle with my hunting reloads. It is the most accurate hunting rifle that I have ever purchased. I have reloaded for myself and for others for many many years with many calibers and gun makes. Maybe one day I will own a Saka. I think they should send this video with every gun purchased.
Thanks so much for the kind words. Glad your loving your Tikka, you'll love a Sako.
Brilliant thanks you all for your time great job speaking English so well much appreciated great video from Cornwall England 👍😃💯
I agree from Redruth excellent vid.
That makes both of us from Redruth 👍
@@davemartin53 Good man lol.
I own both Sako and Tikka rifles, and they are quality rifles. I am very pleased with the smoothness of the actions and quality.
Awesome. We’ve had the same experience
Just started searching for some reviews of Roughteck T3x in .308WIN. Came to this video. And it is amazing. Great to see behind these incredible creators who are building these flawless pieces of great importance to the ecosystem and food chain
Glad you enjoyed it!
I too are interested in buying a sako 308 in the future. It's a big investment for me at 2200 dollars. Appreciate the insight into the manufacturing process.
@@larryalexander4833 great choice. A bit pricy for me currently. If you like a sako, check tikka as well. A lot of times they use the same components and you are only overpaying the brand name
Minnesota , White Tailed deer woods , north of the Mississippi River ! The beautiful walnut stock , lovely workmanship , exceptional trigger , and deadly accuracy of my SAKO 75 give me goosebumps every time I uncase this fine firearm ! And it never seems to miss . Heartfelt gratitude to the men and women at SAKO !
We need one of these rooms for Kentucky Ballistics... And thanks Sako for building the most accurate Factory Sporting rifle in the world.. The L461 6mm PPC
Some of the best firearms in the world.
Absolutely!
When I was in the military back in the 1960's I bought a Sako Finnbear in 270 Win. for $125 from our rod & gun club. It was an absolutely beautiful fire arm, the nicest I ever owned. Really wish I hadn't sold it
I have two Sakos , among many others . The sakos have been my hunting rifles for over 30 years . Smoothest bolt action I’ve ever seen.
We agree!
Great video. Loved it.
Should be more of these tours of gun manufacturers.
Very interesting
I love SAKO and I love what you bring to us. Now I know why SAKO is so good. I want one.
Sakos are incredibly accurate
I purchased a Sako in 270 30 years ago. The gun needed little workup..just time at the range. Has always shot like on a string ...same today!
Added a Tikka 300 win mag for long distance elk. Beautiful weapon out of the box! Deadly accurate.
Doublely proud when I found out I'm of Finnish ancestry. Some of the greatest craftspeople on earth. And tough.
Thank you for the tour..
Interesting video, shame the dude in the vest didn't let the Finnish guy speak more. There's no need to constantly interrupt him and sound like an infomercial.
Obviously he is either an importer, salesman or a sales rep for the company.
So you are saying he did not let him Finish ?? :D :D :D
Thats exactly what I was thinking... "I wish he would shut tf up!" haha
Yeah, vest man definitely needs to keep quiet and let Mr. Finn talk more!
The whole video was cringe. Pretty standard manufacturing facility, pretty standard firearms manufacturing facility. Yes they do it well, but there's nothing super unique going on.
It took a while for the tour guide to show a smile,you know you're in,a nordic country.
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how clean and quiet that plant is
I have always loved Tikka and Sako rifles. Well-balanced, accurate, field-rugged. A delight to hunt with.
Agreed!
As a retired, job shop machinist I love this place.
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@@canadaintheroughtv I have a number of Rugers in the safe. 5 to be exact. A 30-06, 223, 338 win Mag and a GREAT wildcat 338 Lapua I have had made by them and a 25-06. All Number ones. I will always know a round has been through the Win Mag leaves a tiny mark from the headspace tells me it has been there. I had thouroly done the math and it has never, ever been an issue. As far as the Lapua is concerned it will tip a big, bull elk at 500 yards or a moose or large bear in the same situation. The numbers have always praised the Number Ones as fine a character as can be had in this day and age. Brass is expensive but ANY WILD CAT are like that. You play, You pay, , , as my grandad and dad would say. they never let me down with wisdom like that eh, LOL. Great post bud. From Northern BC Canada......Dean.....
Awesome!
@@canadaintheroughtv Where are you, ?
Ontario canada
That Hammering process is Amazing...Finland-Sako-
Tikka..definitely..absolutely
......ROCKMAN😎!
Quality rifles 120% my Tikka T3x Sporter never failed me yet :)
Very high quality for the money. Would highly recommend.
My Sako is my favorite hunting rifle. After watching this, I want another one.
This is like the Rolls-Royce and gun making impressive!
Simo Hayha the world's greatest sniper would have been proud to own a Sako/Tikka.
He actualy owned one, because SuojelusKuntain Ase- ja Konepaja SAKO literally means civil guard weapons and machining forge. And its worked his mosin nagant finnish upgraded version what he used whole winter war until hospitalized due exploding ammo to jaws.
@@riippumatonlinja I am glad you mentioned this. The Finn's have a long history of accurate rifle manufacturing. I am glad this tradition lives on.
Been very happy with my Tikka T3X Hunter.
Cheers
I own a Sako 300 win mag and it is the finest gun I own and I have lots it’s of guns. Sako is top notch for quality.
Finnish Pride ! Have a Tikka and love it, going to buy my Sako 85 Hunter today. Suomi !
I own both Tikka and Sako rifles outstanding craftsman ship on both gun's
Great tour experience. Beautiful rifles. Impressive how the machine and human interface in the production process is so tight and quality minded. Wonderful educational experience. Thanks! (Btw, who and why would anyone dislike this amazing video?)
A Remington employee..
A PETA microbe
You can't buy a better gun for the price. Smooth actions, great trigger, accurate barrels. I love them.
Agreed!
I love hearing Finns speak English and always wondered if English is as hard for them as Finnish is for English speakers. Some day I will own a high class Sako. And Simo Hayha is my hero.
I guess Finns have problems getting off that rhythmic articulation in any other language, not just English.
👍 The worlds greatest sniper, Finnish born Simo Häyhä Used a Sako M/28-30 to take out over 500 Soviet Russians in 98 days. The M/28-30 was his personal rifle from before the Soviet invasion.
English for the older generations is often rally English since they didn't have English coming in trough every media as it's these days. Words in Finnish are pronounced as they are written and they follow the same rule when speaking English as well so certain English words can sound wonky since they wouldn't be pronounced that way for native speakers
@@charles-y2z6c And Simona was a little fella like me. A very good friend of mine is Finnish so I was educated about Simo many years ago.
@@samulivainionpaa9338 That is good to know. one of my best friends is of Finnish stock and couldn't speak English until he was 5yrs old. He can still rattle off Finnish like he was a native.
I bought a brand new Marlin XT-22 TRS. Right out of the box, it had a BENT BARREL.
Thank you Spyros for explaining why I will ONLY buy Sako / Tikka rifles !!!!
Hopefully all those QC concerns will disappear with Ruger at the helm of Marlin now. I know I am excited for a quality Marlin rifle line up, to come back to the market.
Also love my T3X Hunter. But those Finn's don't make big lever actions hahaha
@@mot0rhe4d40 Sako does have lever action, SAKO VL63 Finnwolf
@@duhni4551 Wasn't aware of that rifle. Sadly they haven't made them since the 70''s. Didn't look into, if they were chambered them in 444 Marlin/ 45-70. Those are the big boys I was referring to 😉👍
@@mot0rhe4d40 Ah, my bad =)
I missed the boat years ago when I didn’t immediately snag a sako in 222, it was a sporter weight rifle in a maple stock… very blonde with no figure, honestly ugly but I’m sure it was a tack driver. I redeemed myself by acquiring a beautiful laminated 85 in 6.5 x 55 and I absolutely love it!
Sending love to Sako! I love my .270 tikka!
Well, I have seen the inside of Savage and how they make rifles and now Sako. A world of difference. Was close to buying another Remington 700 but now think I will spend an extra Grand and get a Sako 85.
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Now I know why my Sako's and Tikka's shoot so amazingly well. All of them shoot moa and a couple shoot half moa. They're my go to rifle.
You’ve got good taste!
Finns really are wonderful people.
I am only half Finnish, but I 100% agree! 👍
Thanks for show ing three guys talking about a production process .
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I adore my Sako & Tikka rifles.... I only wish they could talk..... with a Finnish accent
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You can tell everyone there takes great pride in what they do
Now if Simo Hayha had one of these rifles... They are worth every penny for this quality.
He actualy owned one, because SuojelusKuntain Ase- ja Konepaja SAKO literally means civil guard weapons and machining forge. And its worked his mosin nagant finnish upgraded version what he used whole winter war until hospitalized due exploding ammo to jaws.
Got a 308 Tikka... absolutely lovely.
Great tour. They’ve really embraced technology. Impressive QC program.
I have a Sako Vixen in .222 that my father, who owned a Ford dealership here in Kansas, took in a partial trade for the first Thunderbird sold in western Kansas. It still has the original Weaver 6x scope with a post reticle. Such a beautifully proportioned rifle and extremely accurate. My father and I have bought several more Sako's over the years. I have bought, sold and traded dozens if not hundreds of guns over the years, but the Sakos, never.
Love to hear it!
If only the company that manufactures the Sig Sauer ASP airguns would have had even a fraction of the quality and quality control of what these guys have..
This was a way cool video to go thru. Thanks!!
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Very informative, Sako makes one of the nicest production rifles in the world.
We agree, thanks for watching!
Got two tikkas .A 6.5x55 lite stainless and a .223 tactical.I was offered a full.22 lr kit at a great price .It was made in China and I laughed out loud at the mess they made trying to copy a rifle .Buy cheap and you pay twice .Buy quality ALWAYS ....
Ps The accuracy of the Tikka rifles is incredible .....sst 129 heads for the 6.5x55 ....9mm group at 100 yards .Same for the .223 with Nosler 40 grain heads .Incredible
My Tikka T3 in 9.3x62 is my favourite firearm rain hail or shine it performs flawlessly.
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I have a 1917 Finnish Mosin with a 1943 dated Tikka Barrel. It is frighteningly accurate for a wartime production rifle
I bought my son a tikka T3 stainless in a laminated stock in 22-250 for his 21 birthday. It's a very accurate out of the box rifle and the only thing that I changed was some of the plastic components to aftermarket CNC machined aluminium and it beautiful.
so, the most important place in this factory is with quality testing ... try explaining that to any chinese factory personnel
What you don’t trust Annyong the nine year old sweat shop inspector?
china dont know what quality is...... they just want to spit out in huge numbers
Japanese are mad about quality but they don't manufacture rifles for civilians .
@@darveshzamindar of cuz they make rifles for civilians. My browning lever action rifle is made in Japan.
@@darveshzamindar Howa brand rifles are Japanese and sold in the U.S.
I love sako and tikka got 1 tikka 2 sako and I wouldn't swap them for any other rifle the build quality 🙌🙌