Sako TRG

Sako TRG
Sako TRG-42 rifle
Type	Sniper rifle
Place of origin	Finland
Service history
In service	2000–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Afghanistan War, Iraq War
Production history
Designed	1989 (TRG-21/41) 1999 (TRG-22/42)
Manufacturer	Sako
Produced	1989–1999 (TRG-21/41) 1999–present (TRG-22/42)
Variants	TRG-21, TRG-22, TRG-41, TRG-42
Specifications
Weight	4.7 kg (10.4 lb) empty (TRG-22 black) 4.9 kg (10.8 lb) empty (TRG-22 green/tan/dark earth) 5.2 kg (11.5 lb) empty (TRG-22 fold. stock 510 mm barrel) 5.4 kg (11.9 lb) empty (TRG-22 fold. stock 660 mm barrel) 5.1 kg (11.2 lb) empty (TRG-42 black) 5.3 kg (11.7 lb) empty (TRG-42 green/tan/dark earth) 5.8 kg (12.8 lb) empty (TRG-42 fold. stock 690 mm barrel)
Length	1,000 mm (39.37 in) (TRG-22 510 mm barrel) 1,150 mm (45.28 in) (TRG-22) 1,020 mm (40.16 in) (TRG-42 fold. stock 510 mm barrel) 1,200 mm (47.24 in) (TRG-42)
Barrel length	510 mm (20.08 in) (TRG-22 and TRG-42 fold. stock) 660 mm (25.98 in) (TRG-22) 690 mm (27.17 in) (TRG-42)
Cartridge	.260 Remington (TRG-22) .308 Winchester (TRG-22) .300 Winchester Magnum (TRG-42) .338 Lapua Magnum (TRG-42)
Action	Bolt-action
Effective firing range	800 m (875 yd) (TRG-22 / .308 Winchester) 1,100 m (1,203 yd) (TRG-42 / .300 Win. Mag.) 1,500 m (1,640 yd) (TRG-42 / .338 Lap. Mag.)
Feed system	5-, 7-, or 10-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Aperture rear (with flip-up open tritium night/combat sight); day or night optics

Sako TRG-22/42 sniper rifles were developed by the Finnish firearm manufacturer SAKO of Riihimäki. The TRG-22 is designed to fire standard .308 Winchester ammunition, while the TRG-42 is designed to fire more powerful .300 Winchester Magnum and .338 Lapua Magnum ammunition and therefore has a larger action and barrel as standard. The rifles are available with olive drab green, desert tan/coyote brown, dark earth or black stocks, and are also available with a .

Normally muzzle brakes are fitted to reduce recoil, jump and flash. The Sako factory TRG muzzle brakes vent sideways and are detachable. Generally TRGs are outfitted with a Zeiss or Schmidt & Bender PM IItelescopic sight with fixed power of magnification or with variable magnification. Variable telescopic sights can be used if the operator wants more flexibility to shoot at varying ranges, or when a wide field of view is required.

In 1989 Sako Ltd. (Riihimäki, Finland) introduced the TRG-21 precision rifle as a sniper rifle model chambered for the .308 Winchester cartridge. A more hunting oriented variation of the TRG was later introduced as the TRG-S M995, which uses the same receiver (short action) and bolt (different bolt handle) as the TRG-21 with the exception that the receiver is open at the top rather than possessing a cartridge ejection port on the right side as found with the TRG-21. Subsequently, a second sniper rifle with a 20 mm longer scaled up magnum action emerged as the TRG-41 in order to take advantage of the .338 Lapua Magnum cartridge. Similarly, a hunting variant of this model, again using the same bolt (different bolt handle) and with the receiver open at the top was introduced as the TRG-S M995 Mag in magnum calibres up to .338 Lapua Magnum.