L461 222 Rem Mag Mannlicher

Hi all.
My first Sako. Handles beautifully and shoots very well. Absolutely thrilled.
I detachted the mounted scope and would very much like to find a rear scope sight (is that what its called? see last photo...) for to be shooting without a scope. now where to find these?
It says Bofors Steel and serial number 92xxx. Any idea when this was made?
All the best, Ryan

 

around 1968 or so. Nice rig, looks like somebody robbed the rear site of the elevation parts. Will be next to impossible to find them, and if you do it should be the "push button" elevator. Hard to beat an old L461 carbine ! congrats.

DeerGoose

 

Thanks
Exactly, the elevation parts, I am looking for. Sad to hear they are that difficult to source. I have no idea how they look. Can they be custom made perhaps by a skilled g6n maker?

 

This may help

 

Cheers! And the hunt begins

 

Big thanks... will consider the aperture solution too

 

Being in Denmark, which is not so far from Finland, you might be able to find your rear sight parts. I would look online for some gun shops and gunsmiths in Finland, especially in the Helsinki area, and see if they might have some old parts in stock. Such parts are all but impossible to find in the USA, but you might do better in Finland.

Also, what is the barrel length of that Sako? 600mm? Or is it more like 500? If it is a full-length rifle with a 600mm barrel, it is a rare bird indeed. In the US, the L461 carbine with a 480-500mm barrel is uncommon, but a Mannlicher-stocked rifle with a 600mm barrel is truly rare, especially in .222 Magnum.

 

Will do, much appreciated.
Just measured the lenght. Between 58 and 67 cm - unsure what makes up barrel lenght (including the chamber or not?)

 

Barrel length is measured boltface to muzzle.

 

ok, thanks man. in which case it is 600 mm