They are great rifles. Here is a funny thing. You tube limited ads because of its sexy name:) Ha Ha Ha Thanks for watching the video.

The 222 was my first centerfire as a kid. The darn thing would hit em. Thank you for you kind words:)

@@ToadleyBrowne BTW its Sako not Seiko

This one is also imported by Garcia and seems to be a later cylindrical bolt. What's a tenth of a grain between friends:) H-4198 works great in that caliber. Thanks for watching!

You are a riot:) 7:00 in the morning and I am laughing. Thank you for that. Might be starting up the video machine today to celebrate April fools day. It's been a while and from time to time it feels like it has all been done. Might cut my Prius in half with some M-855's......

I want to try that powder as well. Thanks for the information.

Thanks! It was a fun day at the range my friend:)

You have good eyes. Those Sako's have a milled rail in the receiver that is tapered. It is a tad odd looking and I think the previous owner had to settle on those rings as it is hard sometimes on those guns getting the right height to get a 50mm close to the barrel. Since then Sako now offers some very nice looking mounts. Thanks for watching and your comment KCB38.

@@ToadleyBrowne I wish you many years of good shooting with it. I've been wanting to add one really classic bolt action to my collection and seeing this one only makes me want one more.

The 6PPC is a fantastic round. Still looking around for the right gun to get a PPC in and the Sako would be a fine candidate. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Rick! It didn't take much load development on this one:)

I couldn't see the group until I walked down. Well, I guess load development is over:) Thanks William

@@ToadleyBrowne Some of my best groups were printed when I didn’t spot them during firing - sometimes the less you know the better the results!

It really says something when a 45 year old gun shoots as well as some dedicated bench guns. The magical 222. What's not to like about that very efficient round. Thanks for watching.

@@ToadleyBrowne Mike Walker doesn't get enough credit. Developed the Triple 2 and other .22 and 6mm centerfire rounds and the Remington 700 series. Bench shooters should know who he is.

The rifle has a front sling mount. The Harris Bipod attaches to the sling mount.

“Old Gal”? That rifle is waaay too youthful for you, Mr. Pollard!

The Sako mounts are tapered and a pain to figure out(and extremely expensive) as you have probably discovered:) If I was in your position I would use the existing Weaver mounts for the 1 inch tube and find another 40mm scope objective if the Redfield is not to your liking. Redfield used to have excellent glass. Before you re-invent the wheel, take that 3-9 out and give it a try. I was hitting IPSC size targets at 500 yards today with my simple Nikon 3-9 BDC. on my Henry lever action 45-70 rifle. If you really hate the Redfield there are a number of scopes out there with 1 inch tubes and 40 MM objectives that will get you to the next level of magnification without raising your cheek weld. The gun in the video is as issued in the 60's-early 70's with these bases and mounts that I have no idea what they are. A writer from Chuck Hawks had some comments regarding this topic: You will get better strength, lower cost, less weight, less parallax, and greater depth of field with the 40mm objective. Human eyes are not the best on the planet; much technical light transmission cannot be detected, much less used, by the human eye. Most of us do not want our scopes mounted as far away from the barrel as possible. Necessarily, larger objectives prohibit close scope to bore mounting. Human eyes quickly lose the ability to distinguish color as the light fades; the human eye's deficiencies pretty much negate the theoretical advantages of large objective lenses.

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@@ToadleyBrowne TKS!

Yes.