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In 1992, a guy I knew special ordered one of these. He put 8 rounds through it, said it was too loud, took off the scope, put it back in the box, and sold it to me for $700. (He also gave me the box of Sako ammo with the empty brass and 12 unfired rounds.) Complete with box and papers. It sits in my safe today, and it's much better looking than the one on Gunbroker. Maybe one day it will sell for enough to make up for all the money I've lost on rifles over the years.
I bought one in 6 PPC at an auction in 2013.
I've never even seen a .223 Classic, and you passed one up because you were being kind? That's the stuff of Sako Collector nightmares.
It was a large auction of a deceased gunshop owner. The handguns sold first and everybody in attendance was bat-sh*t crazy for handguns. They were also nuts for .22 Rimfire ammunition, which was in short supply at the time, and were paying 15 and 20 cents per round, even for the cheap promo stuff. Anyway, I sat through the entire auction of handguns, thinking that with the irrational bidding that was going on I would never be able to buy any of several Sakos in the auction. But when they ran out of handguns and started on the long guns everyone just sat on their hands. I was so surprised at how weak the bidding was that I bought the first rifle up, a CZ in .221 Fireball, for a song, even though I had had no intention of buying it.
When the Sakos came up I think I bought all but one, and the one I didn't buy was because I felt sorry for the only other guy who was bidding and decided to let him have it (I've since kick myself for being such a kind person because the one I let get away was a .223 Classic.) I paid $1125 net for the Deluxe 6mm PPC, and $840 for a Standard Sporter in the same caliber. I kept the standard for a shooter and a few weeks after buying it sold the Deluxe for $2650.
I'm not sure that the gunbroker rifle will bring its asking price, but the Deluxe PPC's certainly turn some heads.
A 22 PPC deluxe may be rare, but Holy Grail is still probably reserved for something really obscure. I do have a 6mm PPC deluxe and considered it rare, but I also have a 75 deluxe in 17 Remington that is probably more scarce yet. Either way they are not easy to find, but a delight to own and shoot...
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We need, NEED to see pix after reading this. Now as a clarifier,this is not my Holy Grail, I know we have our own individual quests. It is that I have yet to see a normal AI Hunter in 22 PPC, let alone a deluxe. As for 17's, I have a hunter w/ iron sights. It's the only one of those I've seen. Now I have seen many, many light weights and several deluxe's. The .17 rem chambering has been around through 4 model changes. I've not encountered a full stock version yet. That would be cool!... It sits in my safe today, and it's much better looking than the one on Gunbroker...
We need, NEED to see pix after reading this. Now as a clarifier,this is not my Holy Grail, I know we have our own individual quests. It is that I have yet to see a normal AI Hunter in 22 PPC, let alone a deluxe. As for 17's, I have a hunter w/ iron sights. It's the only one of those I've seen. Now I have seen many, many light weights and several deluxe's. The .17 rem chambering has been around through 4 model changes. I've not encountered a full stock version yet. That would be cool!
Kirk,
This is a friends 17 75 deluxe. Is it the same floor plate design?
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kind of sad, right?Yes, that is the same design as mine...
kind of sad, right?
Well, each of us probably has his own Sako Holy Grail simply because tastes and desires vary among individuals. Sometimes a Sako guy finds and acquires his Holy Grail, at which point he must either adopt a new Holy Grail or stop buying Sakos. Most true addicts choose the former.Now I know what to look for. Is this the Sako holy grail of holy grails? I'm new to this gig.