The Sako 9,3x54R

[perttime]

Do you know, what the "L" means in 9,3x53 R/L

HWL

Sorry. Unless..... It could be a translation of R ??? Rimmed = Laippakanta (as in rim-base, or flange-base).

 

[HWL]

Civilianized Mosin-Nagants used to be common in moose hunts. Not anymore. Almost everybody has gone for more modern rifles.

This is so sad…..but quite the same in Germany,.... everyone has a Blaser R8, and the finest rifle ever, the Mauser M98 is nearly forgotten.

We should have a facebook group for the "Sako M39 Hirvikivääri" and it's 9,3x53R cartridge.

The friends of the 7x33 Sako have one,....."For oss som ønsker sako 7x33 tilbake i produksjon" ….. nice guys there.


HWL

 

[Gangsterofboats]

Resurrecting this thread as I recently acquired one of my grail Sakos, the equally rare 8.2x53r Hirvikivääri. I’ve been after one of these for a long time. They are very svelte 7lbs and handle superbly. These got a lighter profile barrel that the big 9.3 versions posted earlier in the thread. Those were built from m/39 barrel blanks and probably weight at least a pound more. Here she is: