Sako Quad

The History of Sako

Sako (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy) is rifle and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Finland. It was founded in 1921, after the rifle repair workshop, opened in former Helsinki brewery, became independent of the civil guard. The workshop grew into a weapons factory, which produced hunting rifles as well as cartridges and moved its headquarters from Helsinki to Riihimäki. The first civilian rifle bearing the name Sako, was the L42, prototyped in 1942 and commercially manufactured a few years later.

After the World War II, domestic hunting culture thrived and Sako invested in development of hunting rifles. Due to this investment, domestic sales increased along with export to the USA and the rest of the world. In the 1980s, Sako merged with another firearm manufacturer, Tikkakoski and gained a valuable rifle line called Tikka. The production of military and law enforcement weapons started when Finnish defence forces ordered assault rifles and cartridges from Sako.

The company has changed multiple owners since 1921, but has ultimately been sold to Italian Beretta Holding in 2000. In 2006, Sako celebrated its 85th anniversary by launching a new hunting rifle family, Sako 85. In 2020, Sako introduced S20, the first truly hybrid rifle, designed for both; hunters and tactical shooters. Another novelty presented by Sako in 2020 was a brand new, lead-free Sako Powerhead bullet.

Sako Quad Rifle Review

Sako Quad is an extremely versatile rimfire rifle, introduced in 2006. It features a switch-barrel system, which lets you replace the barrels using a 5mm hex key in a matter of seconds. The user only needs to insert a hex key, turn it three times and then tilt the barrel upwards while pulling it out of the action. Afterwards, the user can simply insert another barrel and possibly change calibre, which makes Sako Quad extremely versatile, while retaining phenomenal accuracy.

There are four different barrels available, hence the name Quad. Additional barrels and magazines are sold separately and for simplicity's sake, they are colour-coded and marked to indicate matching pairs. The barrels have an O-ring of certain colour marked just in front of the barrel/receiver link, while the magazines have a coloured dot at the bottom. For mounting purposes, the rifle has an 11mm dovetail on the receiver. The stock is available in either wood or synthetic material.

*The front lens of the rifle scope should not be too wide, otherwise the replacement of the barrel is impossible, without demounting the rifle scope.

Sako Quad, chambered for .17 HMR

Figure 1: Sako Quad, chambered for.17 HMR (Source: https://rifleshootermagazine.co.uk/article/sako-quad-hunter-17hmr-in-depth-rifle-review)

Sako Quad Variants

The rifle comes in 5 variants:

hunter pro
range
varmint
synthetic
heavy barrel

Sako Quad Calibers

Calibres for Sako Quad are:

.17 HMR
.17 HM 2
.22 LR
.22 WMR

The receiver of Sako Quad, chambered for .22 LR

Figure 2: The receiver of Sako Quad, chambered for .22 LR (Source: https://www.guncity.com/sako-quad-blued-synthetic-threaded-22-371307)

Sako Quad calibers

Source: https://varuste.net/en/p48623/sako-quad-barrel-including-sights

Best Scope Mounts for Sako Quad

Fixed Scope Mounts for Sako Quad

For mounts made of aluminium we recommend BKL rings.
For mounts made of steel we recommend Warne rings.
For specific 34mm tube we would recommend Tier-one mounts.

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Sako Quad

Non-repeatable detachable mount like Rusan should be sufficient for Sako Quad rifle.

If you need mounts for rails instead of rings, we would recommend EAW.

Picatinny Rails for Sako Quad

Most of the Picatinny rails for 11mm dovetail would work well with Sako Quad.

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you have this rifle or any other rifle at home, we would really appreciate it if you could send us some photos of the rifle receiver (mounting surface of the rifle when there are no mounts installed), because it would help us expand our rifle mounts database. If you send us a photo of rifle receiver which we don’t already have, that would be of great value to us and we will definitely reward you for your help.

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