I am willing to bet that your local dealer took care of things for you. The Sako distributor in Canada ( Stoeger) is not noted for speedy or easy turn arounds with warranty issues.
Not local dealer but local distributor (FN Sports/R.Nicholls). I was actually gonna do it through you guys (hence my PMs from last fall to you), but the manufacturer told me to go to FN. They're fast, but the smiths they use are clowns and it took a few trips before they (finally) got things right.