The older Sakos are Mausers built to higher quality standards. In my world, the rifles built by craftsmen, not computers, have souls. The first one hole group I saw was from a Sako in .243. It belong to an older gentleman who let me shoot a group through it. Very solid rifle, but out of my price range. At that time,I had a Sears Parker-Hale that I paid about $225 for. I would enjoy owning a Sako, Belgian Browning or a pre-64 Winchester, but now I am at that practical thinking age.