InSako introduced the L61R 'Finnbear' for long cartridges like the. This is a 'medium action' intended for the. InSako launched a longer action, the L57, subsequently renamed L 'Forester'.

The L has been very popular in Finland and Sweden, especially chambered for the. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in Sako started exporting pistol cartridges to Sweden in the s and continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges through World War II.Īfter further organizational shifts in state ownership, the company was sold to the Italian Beretta Holding in This cartridge was designed for and well suited to capercaillie and black grouse hunting, a popular sport in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Intwo years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empirethe Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles sinceand is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding. Pb_user_ / Octo/ Sako av vs finnbear / comments

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