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Sako l61r barrel makings 338 win mag

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wmumma05

Well-Known Member
Hello all,
This is my first time checking back in quite some time. I need some of your great knowledge. I found a l61r with serial number of 20,4** in 338 win mag and only stamp on barrel is on left side .338 win mag. I'm thinking this serial number puts it early /mid 60's. I told the gentleman that it should have made in Finland on left side and Bofors steel on right side. Not to mention that the caliber stamping should be on top of barrel in front of receiver. I know this all to be true, but he claims gun is original and I say it was rebarreled. Is there any way this could have been original? Feel bad for having him travel, but didn't purchase for this reason. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Wayne
 
Lots of people simply don't know what they have or its history. I just spent most of the afternoon chasing a Browning Superposed that the seller honestly believed was virtually mint. Upon inspection it clearly had been refinished and the checkering on the grip was almost sanded completely away. The metal appeared clean, but in the poor artificial light it was impossible to see the quality of its finish. However, the action lever sat squarely in the middle of the tang, an indication that it had had many a round through it to have worn-in that much.

If a barrel on a Sako doesn't have the factory markings then it is simply not a Sako barrel.
 

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