Recent content by Riksa

There was a private message asking about the cost to get the rifle to US. I checked it to get a rough estimate and here is the same info for anyone considering buying this rifle. The export permit and transportation cost from Finland to US would be ~1000€ (Finnish export permit and paperwork &...

Yes it is. Africa calibers are not so easy to sell in Finland. That is also reason for the low(ish) asking price.

For sale: A well-kept Sako 85 Safari in caliber .416 Rigby. I have been the sole owner since new, and the rifle was purchased in 2018. The rifle is accurate and shoots groups under 1 MOA with Sako factory ammunition. Included are Ernst Apel quick-release mounts installed on the rifle, over 100...

Hello DmacD, welcome to Finland! Let's hope the weather is nice when you are here. I'd check following places (reasonably close to downtown Helsinki) Varuste.net and Varusteleka shops are close to each other. Varusteleka is originally a military surplus selling business but due to Russian...

One more pic of the set up

You have a very beautiful rifle! I have similar Sako but in .416 Rigby. It has Enrst Apel detachable mounts installed (https://www.eaw.de/en/). They are good and keep zero well. Scope is Swarovski Z8i 1-8 which I can warmly recommend. Only thing I don't like is that the scope sits quite high...

Fantastics bull and a great story! Thank you for sharing it with us. Tough hunting with some highs and lows is what makes great memories.

Thanks for the awesome report! Great read (as always). Hope you get back to Africa soon so that we can read more of these stories

Fantastic safari and a great story. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Very much looking forward to the rest of the trip. Sounds like a great adventure

450 grain Woodleigh FMJ will go through a large elephant bull with a lung shot behind the shoulder.

Fantastic safari and even better story telling by you! Thank you for the story.

Congratulations! What a great write up and start for the story. Thank you for sharing it with us!

Congratulations! What a great hunt and experience

I'm not sure if I will ever be able to drool enough during my lifetime to make justice for this rifle