Were Tikkakoski Rifles ever available in Canada?

Woodbeef said:
Ahhh........should have said pre-Sako days. Sako bought the firearms business of Tikkakoski Oy in 1983. So were any sold here prior to 1983 is the question?
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Sure thing, the Tikka M65 was made in the 1970's to the early 1980's. The M65 was a .30-06 length action; the M55 was similar but the action was shorter for calibers .222 through .308.

Ithaca imported many of these rifles as the Ithaca LSA-55 and LSA-65, and they can still be found here for sale.
 
blargon said:
Sure thing, the Tikka M65 was made in the 1970's to the early 1980's. The M65 was a .30-06 length action; the M55 was similar but the action was shorter for calibers .222 through .308.

Ithaca imported many of these rifles as the Ithaca LSA-55 and LSA-65, and they can still be found here for sale.
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and the quality of Tikka rifles has declined every time a new model was introduced by Sako....of course Sako had to do something because the M55 amd M65 were as good or better than any Sako. I've owned 4 M55/65's and about a dozen Sakos....
 
Rembo said:
and the quality of Tikka rifles has declined every time a new model was introduced by Sako....of course Sako had to do something because the M55 amd M65 were as good or better than any Sako. I've owned 4 M55/65's and about a dozen Sakos....
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X2, I've had my eye on a LSA m55 in 6.5x55. Sweet rig....:) And they're priced in line with the older Sako models, which is an indication of the quality.
 
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