Actually it wasn't the first Sako centerfire action the L42 that came out in 1942 was, but was chambered only in the 7x33mm. I don't use adapters or put scope mounts on top of scope mounts.ĭanny, There are tons of L46 Sakos out there. If I had found that there were none available, I would have ruled the L46 out. Now that I see that I can get rings specifically for the older rifles, I will keep my eye out for an L46. I thought that maybe all current rings for Sako were maybe made for this system with nothing to fit the older integral mounts. I got confused when looking at Sako rings and found this Optilock stuff. I passed up an L46 many years ago and regret it even though I shoot LH. Lately I have been thinking of getting a more vintage rifle. I think that the Leupold Sako mounts sound good. One good source for original Sako mounts (as well as used Sako rifles and some parts) is SakoSource: I haven't needed the external windage adjustment in the Sako mounts. I've used both the original Sako mounts and the Leupolds and I think I prefer the Leupolds for their greater flexibility. Given the excellently-conceived integral tapered dovetail scope-mounting system machined into the Sako receivers (starting with the L46 action and continuing to the present 85s), the use of bases just seems redundant to me when it's so easy just to clamp rings directly onto the already-existing dovetail. They too have windage adjustment (and also the rear base protrusion that limits flexibility), but they seem over-engineered to me, requiring bases that clamp on to the dovetail, and rings that drop into the bases. The one advantage of the Sako mounts (if you're mounting a 1.0" scope) is that they have windage adjustment.Īnother option is the newer Sako Optilock mounts-available in both 1.0" and 30 mm.-that use a two-piece base/ring setup. Some Sako owners simply file off the protrusion to allow greater flexibility in the positioning. The Leupold mounts don't have this protrusion, and this fact allows flexibility in positioning of the rear mount. This is because the original Sako mounts have a protrusion at the back of the bottom of the rear mount that drops into a recess in the receiver, thus dictating the position of the rear mount. A number of Sako owners prefer the Leupold mounts to the original Sako mounts because they permit more flexibility in ring spacing. The Leupold ring mounts that also clamp on to the tapered dovetail are available in both 1.0" ad 30 mm.
First, the original Sako mounts that clamp on to the tapered dovetail were only made in 1.0" ring size.
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