I found this rifle at a local gun store a few days ago. I took it to the range with a few of the factory rounds that came with the rifle as well as some of my own handloads.
I have this exact rifle. Did some digging, and got this. The PPC Target rifles with the target triggers were built on the AI action in a single shot configuration. They had a special serial number sequence that started with an A, B, or C, depending on what year they were built, followed by 3 numerical digits. They were all made between 1987 & 1990. Mine is A831, so the 831st rifle of the first production year i am assuming
@AquaWhale88 Yes, you are quite correct. Sako also built the same model in 22 PPC. There was only one letter prefix with numbers ending at 553. These rifles are quite uncommon in comparison. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience with this rifle and caliber.
@@markcarew6724I just picked up unit A018, 22PPC. Probably the last one I'll ever see for sale, so I went ahead and picked it up. I'll make a video soon with them! Thanks for your video Mark :)
A year ago I bought a L61R in 270win from aroud 1966-1967 for 400€ for the younger of my sons. The first hand loads of 110gr Hornady V-Max with N-135 turned in at
They are beautiful. I bought one about 8 or 9 months ago and put it on layaway and got it home and looked at it and kept it in out of rain. It came with original box ,very clean. I bought sako rings and topped it with a Nikon scope i had bought used a few years ago, that i just put on last week a 2.5-10 power. Then i purchased the reloading dies and all the extras. Along with 6 boxes of loaded ammo that was traded in by the same guy. Cant wait try it.
You certainly won't be disappointed with the rifle. After your first use of the rifle at the range, you may wish to put a more powerful optic on your new gun in order to make the most of its accuracy potential. Thank you for watching and sharing an interesting experience.
Now that's a Grouse "heads shot" set up.. 👌 Very sweet rifle you picked up.. I get excited strolling into the local gun stores because you never know if a gem will be found that day & yes I have brought home a few too many 😊
I also enjoy wandering through gun shops, two stores in particular. I have picked up many beautiful and interesting firearms over the years. Thank you for watching the video.
That is indeed my idea of a great afternoon. This rifle was a wonderful gun shop find, and I will enjoy testing various theories of my own making in the coming years. Thank you for watching, Toadley Browne.
Nice one Mark you have got one hell of a rifle there and you did right to purchase it, also it looks like it still shoots like it is brand new, i didn't even know Sako did a single shot version of this rifle so ye brilliant let me know how you get on with it my friend 👍.
Thank you for watching, I appreciate your kind comments coming from such a skilled hunter. Sako built 2180 of these rifles in 6mm PPC and 553 in 22 PPC for the North American Market between 1987 and 1990. Demand for these imports were strong in Canada during this time and about half of these rifles were imported here into Canada, surprisingly. These rifles have a solid bottom, one piece receiver - designed for the Hunter Class of benchrest competitions. The NBRSA and IBSA quickly changed the rules governing these Sako rifles, placing them into the much more challenging Light Varmint class in the 1990 season. Probably one of the reasons Sako stopped making these models. These rifles, when they rarely come up for sale, get top dollars - generally in the $2k to $3.5k CDN price range. I paid $2400 CDN for this rifle, which I thought was very reasonable for a largely unfired example with extra goodies. I apologize for the crude video and poor production values.
Beautiful piece! Is that a original barrel?? I recently acquired an l579 ( 1962) custom build.. it has a C W OLSEN BARREL and a beautiful custom thumbhole stock ,,, its a heavy beast
Yes, it certainly is a beauty. Yes, that is the original factory barrel, I believe it had been fired once in the factory. I would really like to see a picture of your L579 - if possible as I am not familiar with C W Olsen barrels. Thank you for watching and leaving a kind comment.
Thank you for your confidence in my abilities, Ghost Rider. I just have no stamina for a weekend match; I can shoot a few groups in an afternoon but nothing beyond that timeline.
Interesting I don't shoot 6 mm PPC but my dad does. So I know a little bit about it And I think some 6 mm PPC shooters are gonna be interested in that H322 and the Sierra bullets cause that's not typically what they use My dad's rigs are 5K plus and I don't think I've seen one shoot groups like yours I have 5 sako's and none of them. Come close to that that's a keeper
Thank you for watching and leaving a thoughtful comment. For some reason, I often don't get timely notifications for comments on my videos . . . The H322 and Sierra 70 grain HPBT Matchking bullets are old technology - 40 years old. I would imagine most competitive shooters in benchrest competition with the 6mm PPC are using custom made/semi custom bullets in the 65 to 68 grain weight class, like Bergers or Holisters, ect. They would likely be using newer powders like 8208BR or Vihta Viouri Oy N134 and the highest attainable velocities, obtainable only with the use of a 12" drop tube. These rifles are definitely exceptional in the precision department, certainly close to a $5000 benchrest rig - in my experience. This rifle shoots groups at least 90% as good as my Stolle Panda PPC benchrest rifle. Thanks for leaving a great comment, my apologies for the late response.
The Sako single shot benchrest rifles in 22 PPC are quite uncommon. Only 553 were ever built by Sako. I haven't seen factory 22 PPC ammunition in Canada since the very early 1990s. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
Those groups are absolutely insane! Beautiful rifle and next-level shooting skill!
Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
I have this exact rifle.
Did some digging, and got this.
The PPC Target rifles with the target triggers were built on the AI action in a single shot configuration. They had a special serial number sequence that started with an A, B, or C, depending on what year they were built, followed by 3 numerical digits. They were all made between 1987 & 1990. Mine is A831, so the 831st rifle of the first production year i am assuming
@AquaWhale88 Yes, you are quite correct. Sako also built the same model in 22 PPC. There was only one letter prefix with numbers ending at 553. These rifles are quite uncommon in comparison. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience with this rifle and caliber.
@@markcarew6724I just picked up unit A018, 22PPC. Probably the last one I'll ever see for sale, so I went ahead and picked it up. I'll make a video soon with them! Thanks for your video Mark :)
A year ago I bought a L61R in 270win from aroud 1966-1967 for 400€ for the younger of my sons. The first hand loads of 110gr Hornady V-Max with N-135 turned in at
Sako rifles are brilliantly accurate; thank you for watching.
They are beautiful. I bought one about 8 or 9 months ago and put it on layaway and got it home and looked at it and kept it in out of rain. It came with original box ,very clean. I bought sako rings and topped it with a Nikon scope i had bought used a few years ago, that i just put on last week a 2.5-10 power. Then i purchased the reloading dies and all the extras. Along with 6 boxes of loaded ammo that was traded in by the same guy. Cant wait try it.
You certainly won't be disappointed with the rifle. After your first use of the rifle at the range, you may wish to put a more powerful optic on your new gun in order to make the most of its accuracy potential. Thank you for watching and sharing an interesting experience.
That’s beauty, rare as hens teeth. Thanks for sharing. All the best from Scotland 🏴 GD
Thank you for taking the time to watch and leaving a comment. My wife has long term friends who live in Annan, Scotland. Cheers from Canada.
Now that's a Grouse "heads shot" set up.. 👌 Very sweet rifle you picked up..
I get excited strolling into the local gun stores because you never know if a gem will be found that day & yes I have brought home a few too many 😊
I also enjoy wandering through gun shops, two stores in particular. I have picked up many beautiful and interesting firearms over the years. Thank you for watching the video.
Beautiful rifle!! Thanks for sharing and great shooting.
Thank you for watching and leaving a kind comment. It was my lucky day walking in to the gunshop and seeing this beautiful rifle.
Beautiful rifle and a shooter .
Thank you for watching, James. All the best - MJC
Those groups wow
Sweet rifle, and amazing accuracy. Thanks for sharing. Great shooting!!
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Nice group there. Not competing and just enjoying the day with those results is my idea of a great outing.
That is indeed my idea of a great afternoon. This rifle was a wonderful gun shop find, and I will enjoy testing various theories of my own making in the coming years. Thank you for watching, Toadley Browne.
I have my eyes on the new Sako carbon 90. Redesigned over the 85. None is USA yet. Congrats
Thank you for watching; hopefully the new Sako models make their way to North America early in 2024.
Just also picked one up similar with single digit serial number and appears to be unfired. Hope it shoots as well as yours.
I believe all of these rifles are exceptionally accurate; thank you for watching the video.
Nice one Mark you have got one hell of a rifle there and you did right to purchase it, also it looks like it still shoots like it is brand new, i didn't even know Sako did a single shot version of this rifle so ye brilliant let me know how you get on with it my friend 👍.
Thank you for watching, I appreciate your kind comments coming from such a skilled hunter. Sako built 2180 of these rifles in 6mm PPC and 553 in 22 PPC for the North American Market between 1987 and 1990. Demand for these imports were strong in Canada during this time and about half of these rifles were imported here into Canada, surprisingly. These rifles have a solid bottom, one piece receiver - designed for the Hunter Class of benchrest competitions. The NBRSA and IBSA quickly changed the rules governing these Sako rifles, placing them into the much more challenging Light Varmint class in the 1990 season. Probably one of the reasons Sako stopped making these models. These rifles, when they rarely come up for sale, get top dollars - generally in the $2k to $3.5k CDN price range. I paid $2400 CDN for this rifle, which I thought was very reasonable for a largely unfired example with extra goodies. I apologize for the crude video and poor production values.
Beautiful piece! Is that a original barrel??
I recently acquired an l579 ( 1962) custom build.. it has a C W OLSEN BARREL and a beautiful custom thumbhole stock ,,, its a heavy beast
Yes, it certainly is a beauty. Yes, that is the original factory barrel, I believe it had been fired once in the factory. I would really like to see a picture of your L579 - if possible as I am not familiar with C W Olsen barrels. Thank you for watching and leaving a kind comment.
55 thousands wouldn't be competitive? You need to find a match and show them how it's done Mark!
Thank you for your confidence in my abilities, Ghost Rider. I just have no stamina for a weekend match; I can shoot a few groups in an afternoon but nothing beyond that timeline.
Interesting I don't shoot 6 mm PPC but my dad does. So I know a little bit about it And I think some 6 mm PPC shooters are gonna be interested in that H322 and the Sierra bullets cause that's not typically what they use My dad's rigs are 5K plus and I don't think I've seen one shoot groups like yours I have 5 sako's and none of them. Come close to that that's a keeper
Thank you for watching and leaving a thoughtful comment. For some reason, I often don't get timely notifications for comments on my videos . . . The H322 and Sierra 70 grain HPBT Matchking bullets are old technology - 40 years old. I would imagine most competitive shooters in benchrest competition with the 6mm PPC are using custom made/semi custom bullets in the 65 to 68 grain weight class, like Bergers or Holisters, ect. They would likely be using newer powders like 8208BR or Vihta Viouri Oy N134 and the highest attainable velocities, obtainable only with the use of a 12" drop tube. These rifles are definitely exceptional in the precision department, certainly close to a $5000 benchrest rig - in my experience. This rifle shoots groups at least 90% as good as my Stolle Panda PPC benchrest rifle. Thanks for leaving a great comment, my apologies for the late response.
That shows there is a good indian behind the bow .......
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I have the 22ppc with a Hart barrel rifle is a sako neck is .245 i don't load can't find ammo
The Sako single shot benchrest rifles in 22 PPC are quite uncommon. Only 553 were ever built by Sako. I haven't seen factory 22 PPC ammunition in Canada since the very early 1990s. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.
Bullshit