*** Last documented Bofors marked barrel sometime in 1968. ** M74 Super made between 1974 until 1977? The list starts with L46, 22 Hornet, SN 5074 and ends with several Garcia imports in the 70's and a few Stoeger imports to the early 80's. This list has been compiled from the original MSN Sako Collector's Club(now defunct) owners provided original hangtags or similar documentation. There is very sketchy information on these fine collectibles.

They were chambered in 22LR, 22 Mag and 22 Hornet. These were offered in various chamberings, stocks including a mannlicher and various finishes. There were 3 versions of the L61R and L579 models, the sporter, a deluxe model and a full stock Mannlicher version.įrom 1972 until 1983 Sako made several small bores, the L46, P54, P72, P75, M78 and P94. 270 and similar.įor a short while, Sako produced a clip fed lever-action gun, the Sako Finnwolf(VL63) chambered in. In 1961, Sako introduced the L61R Finnbear for the long cartridges like the. More to come, must post before browser dumps it Where the wild things are.

Based on Sako’s records 77, L rifles were made between late and the end of, averaging per year. Realizing this is not new territory, thought I’d compile information here. This is a 'medium action' was designed for the. Joined: Jan Somewhere between lost and fou When researching serial numbers vs caliber vs date of manufacture, I’m finding several inconsistencies. In 1957, Sako developed a longer action, the L57, subsequently renamed L579 Forester in 1959. Many countries used the L461 in winter biathlon Olympic competition and it has an almost mythical status among aficionados.

The L461 has been very popular in Finland and Sweden, especially chambered for the. The L46 was later re-designated the L461 Vixen. The Sako model L46 chambered in 7x33 is considered extremely rare in the United States although more common in Europe. This cartridge was designed for and well suited to Capercaille and black grouse hunting, a popular sport in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Sako developed the 7x33 cartridge based on the 9x19 pistol cartridge, by making a longer case and 'necking' the case down to 7mm calibre (7.21mm bullet diameter). The first civilian rifle bearing the Sako name was the L42 Luodikko rifle model 1942, chambered for the 7x33mm Sako cartridge, prototyped in 1942, and commercial production started after WWII as model number L46. Background and history of the Sako commercial rifle:

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