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Old 11-19-2011, 11:05 AM
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[quote=LT17;119460]Do you have any evidence to back that statement up?

LT17:
Have a friend in the wholesale/retail gun business who was at the Riihamaki plant last fall. As a big buyer he got the royal tour including an Elk (moose) hunt. Told me he saw 100's of Sako Hornets stacked up waiting for shipment. The Hornet is still very popular in Europe. You will find that certain twist rate barrels from Sako are no longer available here as well, but are overseas.
Beretta has been a huge disappointment for Sako & Sako fans & my friend was told by the people in Finland that they very much regret selling to them. You will also notice that certain model rifles like the 85 Bavarian are not imported either. I think most Americans don't know how bad Beretta really is in understanding our market & especially how they market Sako.
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