
The left side of the stock shows a hawk swooping down on a rabbit in a field scene, the right side shows a squirrel in a tree and the right rear has a large scene showing a roe buck chasing a doe out of the tree line into a field. Mounted on a nicely figured, fish scale checkered walnut pistol grip stock with floral scroll and game scene carvings, contrasting horn forend tip, carved horn grip cap, raised shadowline cheekpiece, sling swivels and a serrated horn buttplate. There is a Hensoldt Wetzlar Ziel Dialyt 8x scope with matching claw mounts. There is a blade front sight and no provisions for a rear sight. designation replacing Vixen Sporter, Vixen Carbine, Vixen Heavy Barrel, Forester Sporter, Forester Carbine.

There was a Sporter version with the option of open sights and a Varmint heavy-barrelled model named the Continental. Riihimaki is the town where Sakos are made, and was stamped onto the left side of the receiver - my L-46 in. There is an engraved claw mount on the barrel and a claw mount on the receiver bridge. The original barrels were made in steel manufactured by Bofors of anti-aircraft gun fame with precise concentric bores and accurate rifling. You will find that the Sako Quad is no ordinary rimfire, it is a small bore hunting and training firearm that functions as its own. Sako Quad butt stock spacers are available for modifying the length of pull. There is also silver wire inlay around the outside edges of the trigger guard and floor plate. The Sako Quad Synthetic comes with a stylish modern synthetic stock, blued barrels and a black rubber recoil pad. The pierced trigger guard has floral scroll engraving with a gold inlaid crow. The floor plate is engraved with a wooded scene with a gold inlaid fox about to pounce on a gold inlaid rabbit. Forums > Discuss all things related to Sako firearms here > Sako Medium Actions > Vixen Heavy Barrel Sporter Discussion in ' Sako Medium Actions ' started by kingcome7.
