Shortly after, the 491 and the 691 were launched. In 1992, the first of the 'newer' Sakos, the 591, was introduced as a replacement for the L579. Only the bolt face recess was enlarged to suit the PPC case. These actions are the same external dimensions, and have the same bolt diameter as the 222 Remington, 222 Rem. 22 PPC and 6mm PPC cartridges, when Sako introduced these former wildcat cartridges as commercial cartridges, denoted '.22 PPC USA' and '6mm PPC USA' to avoid confusion with the specialized bench rest cartridges which required a 'tight neck' chamber. The L579 could be delivered with detachable magazine although the default was a hinged floorplate.ДЇrom 1987 to 1992 a version of the short (Vixen) action was produced for the. This visual design was also used on the later models (M4/5/691, M75, M85). The bolt was given a slight cosmetic makeover, with the hammer covered by a conical shell. The complete rifles were still designated L461/L579/L61. 22 Long Rifle.Дuring the 1980s (1987), Sako started using the AI/AII/AV designations (previously used for models imported to the US) for the three action lengths in Europe. Sako has also produced a number of rimfire rifles, among them are the P72 Finnscout, M78, Finnfire, Quad and Finnfire II. 30-06 and 6.5Г—55mm.Д«etween 19, Sako produced a lever-action gun, the Sako Finnwolf, in. In 1961, Sako introduced the L61R 'Finnbear' for long cartridges like the. This is a 'medium action' intended for the. In 1957, Sako launched a longer action, the L57, subsequently renamed L579 'Forester'. 222 Remington cartridge and has a great reputation among aficionados. The L461 has been very popular in Finland and Sweden, especially chambered for the. This cartridge was designed for and well suited to capercaillie and black grouse hunting, a popular sport in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Sako developed the 7Г—33mm cartridge based on the 9Г—19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge, by making a longer case and 'necking' the case down to 7В mm calibre (7.21В mm bullet diameter). The first civilian rifle bearing the Sako name was the L42 (Luodikko model 1942) chambered for the 7Г—33mm Sako cartridge, prototyped in 1942, and commercial production started after World War II. After further organizational shifts in state ownership, the company was sold to the Italian Beretta Holding in 2000.

In 1986, the arms manufacturing division of the government-owned Valmet conglomerate (what itself had been derived from the Valtion KivГ¤Г¤ritehdas, VKT) was merged with Sako and called Sako-Valmet, with ownership split evenly between Nokia and Valmet.

ДЄnother Finnish firearms manufacturer Tikkakoski, which owned the Tikka brand, was merged into SAKO in 1983. Sako started exporting pistol cartridges to Sweden in the 1930s and continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges through World War II. The Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja moved from Helsinki to an ammunition factory in RiihimГ¤ki on 1 June 1927, and reorganized as SAKO in the 1930s. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in 1921. In 1919, two years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, the 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.

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