300 H&H Mag L61R Deluxe

[Charles Witt]

Very excited about my "new" addition.

I know there has been some conversation about this caliber and production dates/serial numbers, so I wanted to make sure I got this one up, for the record.

In reading through some previous threads, it seems that some guns with serial numbers in the 43xxx's to 45xxx's may have been some sort of a special run of 300 H&H Magnums with barrels marked 300 H&H Mag, since 300 Win Mag was then in production. The serial number on this rifle is earlier.

Looking forward to any thoughts and comments.

*Last pic show it side by side with my 375 H&H Magnum, a Garcia import with a 20 inch barrel and no front sight. Feels good to have these together.

Serial number 18xxx
L61R Deluxe
Barrel reads Cal. 300 H&H Mag
Bofors Steel barrel

 

[icebear]

Very nice. And a perfect pair for Africa. The caliber stamping is interesting - I didn't know any Sakos were stamped 300 H&H.

 

[stonecreek]

I didn't know any Sakos were stamped 300 H&H.

Yes, any .300 H&H which Sako produced post-1965 would almost certainly have been stamped with the H&H designation since Sako appears to have begun also shipping the .300 Winchester Magnum in very early 1966. The number of .300 H&H Sakos produced declined rapidly after 1966, but there were still quite a few of them being produced well into the 1970's, although those imported to the U.S. were very limited in number.

By the way, super find, Charles! If you bought it at a recent auction I think I might have been one of your competitors.

 

[deergoose]

some guns with serial numbers in the 43xxx's to 45xxx's may have been some sort of a special run of 300 H&H Magnums with barrels marked 300 H&H Mag

Exactly....I've got one with the 45k serial number. ANY old Sako in .300H&H is a prize. Congrats, and thanks for the pics !

DeerGoose

 

[Rogan Kinnear]

A whole lotta wallop there! Very nice. Please put up a video of you shooting them, if you shoot them!