![]() Despite the country's best efforts to acquire these spares abroad, it was becoming evident that an update was needed. Many of the examples in service were well worn and a good number required new barrels, stocks and other parts. In the 1920's the Finnish authorities were beginning to re-evaluate the M91 as the country's primary infantry arm. Note: Pics of rifle provided courtesy of moderator Claven2. Source: The Mosin-Nagant Rifle by Terrence Lapin, ISBN: 1882391217 and 33,061 total M28 production, 13,061 with Tikka barrelsĬanadian Collector Market Value Estimate: $ I checked and there is nothing on the site about the recall, I guess I'm not surprised by that.Rifling. The American distributor is Beretta USA at 1 800 636-3420. Here is the contact number for Stoeger Canada, they are the Canadian distributor for Tikka and Sako rifles. They told me that everyone who bought one of these rifles will be getting a letter stating the recall and how to send it back.At first they were doing barrel replacements and now they are replacing the whole gun. It took me about an hour of persuading to get the serial number list from the Tikka rep.The steel that is used in the making of the barrels is in question not the receivers.Apparently the steel has a high content of sulfur or some other additive to make the steel workable upon forging and finishing resulting in brittle barrels.Other people with these rifles have called or emailed Tikka and they will tell you your gun is not affected by the recall.The rep kept telling me the company policy and saying the rifle I was about to buy was not affected by the recall but it clearly fell within the serial number block he provided. The serial numbers range from 419140 to 461951.These are in the Tikka T3 stainless rifles, I'm not sure of the serial numbers for Sako rifles but both rifles use the same barrel manufacturer. "To all who have these rifles in stainless regardless of caliber.I just got off the phone with the Tikka rep for Canada and they gave me the serial number block for the recalled Tikka rifles. This was prompted by a discussion over at If you have doubts, call them and ask for info by serial number. He said that if you were not contacted by Beretta or by your dealer by now, you're OK. He said that the rifles in question have nearly all been sent back to Beretta, and to tell folks that the recall worked. This morning,, I spoke with Randall at Beretta's Customer Service, he said the recall is less of a serial number range issue, and more of a specific rifles in the serial range issue. ![]()
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