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>>>>>>L579 SAKO 243 .... VALUE...?<<<<<

Sako Collectors Club Discussion Forum

Can you guys help me know what I have... and it's value..?

It's a Sako L579 Forester Made in Finland 243 cal heavy varmint barrel SS#45557 Bofors Steel barrel.

Thank you so much.... I'm in the dark here....LOL
 
You have exactly what you described. A Varmint model L579 (medium action) Sako in 243 Win with the "Bofors" stamp on the barrel. Sako started making the L579 around 1959 & stopped using the Bofors stamp around 1968. To find out it's born on date you can click on "Factory Records Service" at the top of this page & request the factory data, as your rifle falls within the serial number range we have records for. Value is dependent on many variables, so placing a value, sight unseen, over the internet is difficult, if not impossible. Perhaps if you check the gun auction sites & peruse our forum you will be able to estimate it's value from the vast amount of info about the L579s available here.
 
Condition is a huge variable in valuing a firearm. If your rifle is a "beater" with chewed up stock and shot out barrel then its value might be no more than that of the action, or possibly $500. If it is pristine and original with no modifications then it fair market value would easily top $1,000. If it is equipped with some attractive accessories like rings and scope that could add hundreds -- depending on what they are.

But in addition to condition, the time of the year, location, and a number of other variables (even the movement in the stock market) can come into play and skew the price by a considerable amount.
 
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