It has excellent workmanship and gained a reputation for accuracy - mine will put 3 shots into less than 1/2' at 100 yards. Its trigger was a copy of the Winchester M70 trigger. It has a distinctive rectangular block-shaped bolt shroud with the safety on the R side of the shroud that blocks the firing pin, stamped trigger guard, detachable single stack magazine, and a beech wood classic style stock which was stained to resemble walnut. 22 Hornet but quickly adapted to the then new.
The earliest model imported here was built on the L-46 action, designed for small cartridges such as the. Riihimaki is the town where Sakos are made, and was stamped onto the left side of the receiver - my L-46 in.
I believe that Riihimaki is used to refer to the early Sako rifles.
