 The trial rifle turned out very accurate, and a small batch was manufactured for the civilian market before the merger of Sako and Valmet.The produced rifles however didn't yet incorporate all of the features developed during the development, such as the multi-calibre rifle patent (Finnish patent № 72807), which featured an aluminium bedding block (chassis) to which barrelled actions of different calibres could then be quickly changed.The produced rifle was meant to be a military sniper rifle in many of its features.