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My take is that anything information wise is better than nothing even if there are some errors (we can all hash those out over time) and would hate to loose your knowledge.
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I don't know if you realize how great it is to have a seriously knowledgeable person to discuss this stuff with.Īny chance of getting what you have published it or having a place we could download it? I had followed you other posts and your writing a book. They are among the very best bolt action rifles ever made.Murph, I love them and have hunted all over the earth with them and never had any failure or hick-up and nothing but exemplary performance. A later eighties AV actioned gun added about 25 years ago. I have only a few SAKO rifles left now, two in '06. It is a 5 digit number and still in my possession. I bought my first SAKO in 1970, a used L61 R in 30-06. They are among the very best bolt action rifles ever made. There truly is something about the looks of the gun that grab you (or me for sure) I bought my first SAKO in 1970, a used L61 R in 30-06. This one is dinged up a bit and worn some but the action is like new so expect its like most, carried a fair amount and not shot much. I won’t hunt with it, but we are target shooting 1903s so it fits in.
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I found a 30-06 in the 20,000 serial range and bought it.
We did not have a lot of money so for my dad to buy her that kind of a gun was both a statement of how he felt about her as well as the repudiation Sako had. My dad bought my mom a very early Finnbear in 270 caliber. Sort of detracts.Īlso as they are fewer produced than the latter (two?) importers, that has appealįor myself, its nostalgia. I think the appeal of the pre Garcia is not having the Garcia name stamped on a nice gun. I know this is dated for chiming in, but this is for Murphy who knows his Sakos. I don't understand your statement about the S/N doesn't add up with the model? Care to explain? The were considered by many to be among the very best of their type at one time. They are a little heavy by today's standards but very well made guns of blued steel and walnut. They are still very good working rifles and very accurate in the hands of a good rifleman. Some do sell for considerably more, however. You will see some for sale for more than that but selling and buying are two different things. In nice looking condition, and of course sound mechanically it is worth top dollar of about $800. If you can find an importers stamp it will say Firearms International, Wash. They are not any better than those made ten or fifteen years later and in fact have a couple of issues from a functional standpoint, but some collectors prefer (pay more money for) the pre Garcia guns. Garcia was the importer for a while and for some odd reason, no legitimate reason, the "pre-Garcia" dates are more desirable guns in the SAKO market place. This rifle was made in the "pre-Garcia" date range. The mid length action (L57, L579R) for 243, 308, etc is called a Forrester and the short action (L46, L461, L49) for the 222 Rem, 223 Rem., etc.
The name Finnbear refers to the 30-06 length rifles.
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I cannot pin down exactly as I just have a general run of numbers for the L61R from 1962 until 1973, which was serial number 90,xxx. The 31,267 serial number puts the manufacture of the L61 R rifle at about 1965 time frame. (The L61 refers to the year 1961 for the design.) Before that time they made very nice rifles on FN made Mauser actions for that length cartridge. I know a little about SAKO rifles, having owned a few and studied several more.The L61 R was their first 30-06 length action and began about 1962.
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