My second go at auction rifles.

[finnbear270]

Had an extended road trip starting Monday morning 04:45, Fueled up at 05:00 & launched for Reloading solutions at Kidlington (These people are so accommodating,as I arrived early), Aftab completed transactions in double quick time & I re launched to Holt's over on the Sandringham estate, collected said auction unknown Sako Vixen in .222 Remington, landed back home in North Wales 18:45, The rifle has obvious signs of its age,& its serial number puts it around 1976 ish, bore is fairly bright and has been left on 24 hour soak, an inky mess was flushed out of the bolt with a high power brake cleaner.
Will try some factory 50 grain through when I get it set up.

 

[scotch_egg]

Nice road trip. You should have taken advantage and gone out for a muntjac whilst down in deepest Norfolk.

Gets some photos up. If it doesn’t shoot you can always put some more work out @Ronin way

 

[finnbear270]

Nice road trip. You should have taken advantage and gone out for a muntjac whilst down in deepest Norfolk.

Gets some photos up. If it doesn’t shoot you can always put some more work out @Ronin way

Had a Muntie Buck step out in front of the Jimny at about twenty yards as I turned off the main road onto the estate.

 

[Heym SR20]

A good road trip. I once did one from Edinburgh down to Holts to pick up my Hambrusch built combination gun.

We spent the night at the local Rose and Crown, picked it up from Holts, drove to Suffolk for a farming friends 40th Birthday. He had a box of 16 bore cartridges so we went and dealt with a good number of squirrels. Then to London for a couple of work meetings, that of course included a trip to J Roberts & Sons to pick up two boxes of 7x65r rifle ammo.

Then back up North.

 

[User00040]

Had an extended road trip starting Monday morning 04:45, Fueled up at 05:00 & launched for Reloading solutions at Kidlington (These people are so accommodating,as I arrived early), Aftab completed transactions in double quick time & I re launched to Holt's over on the Sandringham estate, collected said auction unknown Sako Vixen in .222 Remington, landed back home in North Wales 18:45, The rifle has obvious signs of its age,& its serial number puts it around 1976 ish, bore is fairly bright and has been left on 24 hour soak, an inky mess was flushed out of the bolt with a high power brake cleaner.
Will try some factory 50 grain through when I get it set up.

If it is a 'real' L461 (not A1), then it has an adjustable firing pin.

It is very important that you check the firing pin protrusion before shooting it, as many have lost their retaining screw over the years and thus have excess protrusion from the firing pin hole which could pierce primers.

Sako Forester (L579)

Yes it’s definitely a l579 Interesting. No L579 I have ever seen has a bolt shroud, but the A11 and the later M591 do.

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[zanes]

Been a good while since I've called in at Aftab's! How is he for stock these days?

 

[finnbear270]

Been a good while since I've called in at Aftab's! How is he for stock these days?

I always phone them up & ask, not been disappointed yet.

 

[finnbear270]

A small portion of puzzlement, barrel has been shortened around an inch as there is present a small screw point at muzzle end, (along with an apparent "recrown" done with a stone axe), puzzlement being this rifle should not have sported iron sights?.
Also looks to have worn some sort of mod at one time.
Later type bolt shroud (none adjust firing pin, BUT the legend "L461" and "Vixen" impressed to barrel.
No mention underside of "Bofors". Trigger group stamped "Finland".

 

[finnbear270]

Pics., IF it is a tomato stake I will run it up to Andy.

 

[User00040]

Pics., IF it is a tomato stake I will run it up to Andy.

Is there something wrong with the dovetail or is the picture off-kilter?

 

[20-250]

What on earth’s been done to the top of the action? Looks like the ejection port has been extended forwards, cutting into the rail above it.

 

[finnbear270]

Calm yourselves chaps, David Bailey I am not!, Lens focus on the phone has done a squiffy as I was concentrating on the legend impressed to the barrel.

 

[finnbear270]

The stock has had its Nitromors bath, & is now in its first coat of stock oil. (A good scrub with a brass bristle shoe brush cleaned out the chequering nicely)

 

[finnbear270]

The first Holts rifle here,

What aday to buy a rifle unseen!!

:shock:, April fool's day today then :roll: I Found a Tikka T3 lite 25.06 on Holts, sealed bid auction,So bid for it (not madly though) I just had the e mail from them for payment, here's hoping it's not a lemon :suss:, comes with a sling / scope & 40 factory rounds + spare mag.

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[20-250]

Calm yourselves chaps, David Bailey I am not!, Lens focus on the phone has done a squiffy as I was concentrating on the legend impressed to the barrel.

That's a relief!

 

[Bo Diddley]

the Jimny

You sir are hardcore to do the road trip in a Jimny.. hats off to you

 

[Lampwick]

Had a Muntie Buck step out in front of the Jimny at about twenty yards as I turned off the main road onto the estate.

You did that trip in your Jimny?

 

[finnbear270]

You did that trip in your Jimny?

Roger. I think it's called Jimnylove. .... I am under the radar in the fight for that gap on the roundabout.

 

[Ronin]

Well the crown is interesting Steve ,,,,

 

[finnbear270]

Well the crown is interesting Steve ,,,,

If it is a shotgun it's heading your way!