Unfortunately, Dentler BASIS bases don't support adjustments on the bases, meaning they are not as revolutionary as the Dentler BASIS VARIO.Įxplanation of Dentler mounts can be seen on our Roundtable video: It is one of the most reliable and accurate quick release mounts for Sako L691 on the market. The only Dentler rails available for Sako L691 rifles are Dentler BASIS, which allow only Dentler mounts to be installed on them.
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If we want to install scopes with rails or scopes with tube diameters other than these of Optilock rings, we need to reach for rings of other companies like Recknagel, EAW or Osuma, and they fit Optilock bases as well. One special feature of the Optilock rings are the polymer inserts (except the 34mm ring, which does not include inserts), which prevent scratches on the scope. We can insert rings onto these bases, but we must be careful, because Sako Optilock rings are available only for 1inch (25.4mm), 30mm and 34mm diameter scope tubes. Our recommendation for mounts Fixed mounts:įor fixed mounts on this rifle, we recommend Optilock Sako Long or Sako Extended mounting bases. So, if you want to buy mounts for Sako L691 or any other rifle from the list above, there is a high probability they will have Sako 85 M written in their name, because Sako 85 is currently the newest Sako model with tapered dovetail. Rifles which have the same mounting surface as Sako L691: Then it’s up to the user to do the research, whether the mount will fit their rifle if they don’t have the newest rifle model. Rifle mounts manufacturers mainly use only present day Sako rifles (Sako 85) to designate which mount fits which receiver length.
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With this, Sako achieved mounting system consistency, so even mounts made for today’s “Sako 85” series of rifles will fit the receivers of older Sako rifles.
This means that some Sako rifles have the same mounting surface on the receiver, despite being decades apart considering their production date.
One thing worth pointing out when it comes to rifle mounts is that Sako has been using the same tapered dovetail mounting system for a few decades already. It was designed for 7 different calibres:
It shares the same receiver, meaning the mounts that fit on Sako 85 M rifle will also fit on L691. Sako L691 is remarkably similar to modern Sako 85 rifle, more specifically Sako 85 M. Another novelty presented by Sako in 2020 was a brand new, lead-free Sako Powerhead bullet. In 2020, Sako introduced S20, the first truly hybrid rifle, designed for both hunters and tactical shooters. In 2006, Sako celebrated its 85th anniversary by launching a new hunting rifle family, Sako 85. The company has changed multiple owners since 1921, but has ultimately been sold to Italian Beretta Holding in 2000. The production of military and law enforcement weapons started when Finnish defence forces ordered assault rifles and cartridges from Sako. In the 1980s, Sako merged with another firearm manufacturer, Tikkakoski and gained a valuable rifle line called Tikka. Due to this investment, domestic sales increased along with export to the USA and the rest of the world. The first civilian rifle bearing the name Sako, was the L42, prototyped in 1942 and commercially manufactured a few years later.Īfter the World War II, domestic hunting culture thrived and Sako invested in development of hunting rifles. The workshop grew into a weapons factory, which produced hunting rifles as well as cartridges and moved its headquarters from Helsinki to Riihimäki. It was founded in 1921, after the rifle repair workshop, opened in former Helsinki brewery, became independent of the civil guard. Sako (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy) is rifle and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Finland.