bigcountry4me
Sako-addicted
Cabela’s library has what seems to be a really clean L46 full stock in .222 with a 10x Weaver. Looks to be a sharp little rifle. Just bought a boat or I’d pick it up myself. Hope one of you can grab it.
Sean
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Agree icebear, a little overpriced today, but a rifle such as this is more and more difficult to find with each passing day.Nice rifle and in outstanding condition, but I'd say it's overpriced. The Weaver scope in early rings adds a period look, but not much value. I'd guess they will sit on it for a few weeks or months and then drop the price.
Exactly, and have done so at Cabelas on several occasions. However, I’d bet this one goes away sooner rather than later.Cabela's typically "overprices" almost everything in their stores. They've got to pay for all of that "atmosphere" and excess somehow. A serious cash buyer who knows the market can usually haggle them down a bit on used guns which have been in their inventory a while.
Robin,Thats almost $3000. (Canadian), roughly twice what that rifle is worth in Canada.
From the photos it appears original and in about as nice a shape as you'll find one in. IF in-the-flesh inspection validates its condition, this would put it near the top of the market. I wouldn't put any significant monetary value on the old Weaver and the non-split Sako rings, but they are contemporaneous with the rifle and if functional an owner might choose to use the rifle that way simply to preserve its era-correct accessories.Please, what is your opinion regarding this Sako in general? I realize you’re looking at the same photos as the rest of us
Thanks very much.From the photos it appears original and in about as nice a shape as you'll find one in. IF in-the-flesh inspection validates its condition, this would put it near the top of the market. I wouldn't put any significant monetary value on the old Weaver and the non-split Sako rings, but they are contemporaneous with the rifle and if functional an owner might choose to use the rifle that way simply to preserve its era-correct accessories.
How much a rifle is worth in terms of cash varies with the buyer and what he's after. If you have your heart set on this model, caliber, and configuration and value its 98% condition somewhat higher than a similar one in 95% condition, then the asking price is probably worth it to you. If shooting it is more important and you would be about as happy with one with a number of bumps and bruises, then it would be overpriced for you. I think a fair retail appraisal might put this particular rifle a couple of hundred lower than the posted price, but again, if it's my "Holy Grail" and I was afraid it would be a long time or even never before I saw another as good, then I might be happy to pay what is being asked.
There is simply no one "correct" price for any out-of-production used rifle, only a variety of opinions -- and a variety of likes and dislikes.
HWL: Very nice! My impression is that the small caliber rifles don't sell as high in Europe as the larger caliber hunting rifles. About what would you say would be a fair retail price for your late L46 Mannlicher (without scope)?
The 700 Euros you paid is about $800 USD. Your rifle would easily bring more than twice that much in the U.S.
The Anschutz-Sako is almost unheard of in the U.S. There is one on Gunbroker right now offered at a lofty price which has had no takers, partly because few people know what it is. However, if it were started at a reasonable level I suspect the bids would take it to the $2,000 range.