RE: King of the underworld
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Diligence vanquishes hard luck. That's quite the statement, and it's meaning seems rather fitting for what this rifle's been conceived for. It's certainly a neat touch to have this on the gun, not to mention how menacing it can be to have it named after the King of the Underworld.
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I had some other names for it but figured to go with something Finnish would be nice.
You know what would go well with your Finnish rifle? An equally Finnish, Nokia-Sako box of ammunition. Yep, it's made with that Nokia in mind, the one that made phones, and I believe this relic is a pack of .308 rounds.
I like the warning: Keep out of the reach of children.
Oh really, shit, thanks for reminding me.
These are pretty cool. Collectors item maybe? I never knew they produced these.
Definitely not safe for children 😆! I saw this as a joke a while ago, and I thought that they'd photoshopped the Nokia logo onto a box of Sako rounds. Apparently they're real, and pretty much an out-of-date relic. I think they might do well as a collector's item.
I was going to say that they may be quite rare...Wold be cool to own some.
I've learned a couple of things since I wrote that. In 1983, SAKO merged with Tikka, and the both of them later merged with Valmet, a Finnish state-owned firearms company in 1986. The ownership was split with Nokia at the time, hence the name. Then, the whole partnership was sold to Beretta in 2000, which they still own today!
I tried to find postings of these cartridges being on sale, but alas, I failed.
I own several Tikka firearms (very good quality) and one Sako, (even better quality, and more expensive by a long way). They are both quality guns. Those Finns know a thing or two about shooting for sure.
They definitely do. I guess that comes as no surprise from the Finns, given that it's the homeland of Simo Häyhä, "The White Death". Back in the Winter War of 1939-1940, he's had over 500 confirmed kills on the Soviets... In temperatures ranging from −40 °C to −20 °C. It's the sort of weather where I might need a bonfire under my balls to keep it from shrinking inside out! He had a SAKO as well, and it was apparently a modified Mosin-Nagant. He was later wounded by an explosive round by the Soviets, as it hit his lower jaw... Ouch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_H%C3%A4yh%C3%A4
Yes, I've read much about him, certainly one of the best military marksmen, and to do it all in those conditions. I've been to Finland, my family live there, but never in the winter...But I've been in the snow and it's cold. I shot a competition here in once, a long range one over a weekend, and on each day of competition it didn't rise above 1 degree until around 10am and then only to around 9 degrees. lIt was very difficult to shoot as the body doesn't react the same and the rifle does different things. Of course, his rifle (and ammunition) would have been set up to deal with the prevailing conditions.
I don't think I've ever been to temperatures in the single digits, let alone the negatives. I'm starting to appreciate the sweaty humidity of the tropics now 😶
I'm sitting at my home office with a polar-fleece zip up jacket and a beanie on right now...Admittedly I have all the doors open for fresh air, but it's cold! It's about 12 degrees outside here. Right now in Far North Queensland where my brother lives it's 28 degrees and 56% humidity...The contrasts of Australia huh?
Such a huge variance in temperature, definitely! Too bad where ever you go here, it's just hot. You can't escape it!
I just put the heater on and closed the doors...Bloody beanie wasn't doing it for me! Lol.
At least it'll keep your noggin warm, eh?
15 and sunny here today. Nice day for a walk. Going to park on the city fringe and walk to the hospital to visit my dad...Get some exercise.
Exercise is always good, though it's 32 degrees here. How's your dad doing, by the way? Not feeling too bad, I hope.
I was just in the hospital with him an hour ago. He was transported there last night. He is not very well, didn't know I was there despite waking up when the specialists came to see him.
He has no circulation in legs (blood) and one is worse than the other. A small sore on his foot that developed 10 months ago is not healing. Tendons are showing through it and the wound is growing. he falls almost daily and is in a lot of pain that the oxycodone isn't really dealing with. Amputation is an option but due to the fact he has no blood circulation it may mean they end up chasing the blood up his leg in multiple operations going higher each time and that would be bad. He is too fragile and I'm told he would probably not survive the process. I wouldn't approve it anyway, as his power of attorney and enduring guardian.
So, it's pain relief and a waiting game. He is probably palliative at this stage and if that happens will probably end up on morphine. The strange thing is that sometimes he is quite lucid, still has no memory, but can hold a conversation. Not at the hospital today where I sat there and watched him scream in pain, push out tears and scream at the doctor. He looked like someone that wanted to see an end of it all. Not really a pleasant thing for me to see in my dad I suppose, but that's my lot in life as I'm the only one here to deal with it.
So, nah, he's not going so well. Cancer, blocked arteries, poor blood circulation, dementia...I would have shot myself long before now.
Oh dear, I'm very sorry to hear all this mate. It's not easy to see someone you care about suffer so much pain, and it'll likely never be easy until they rest for the last time. I only wished there are ways to make it less painful for the both of you. It might be difficult, but I'm sure that despite all what's your dad's been facing throughout all this, I'm sure he's happy to know that you're there for him for all that. Watching and caring over him, even if his memory might be fading, there's still some Galen in there.
Stay strong and take care, always ❤️.
Thanks mate. It's a pretty shit situation to be honest but we're working through it, doing what we can for him and hope to bring some dignity and comfort to his last moments here. Thanks for your message, much appreciated.