oldschoolshooter
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I am in the market for an L61R Pre-garcia Finnbear Deluxe .300 WM, is this an impossible task?
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L61R Pre-Garcia Finnbear Deluxe .300 WM?
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Hi Oldie and welcome.
No, not at all. I have no way of knowing if you are familiar or comfortable with online gun auctions, but they are a enormous source. If you keep a vigil on Gunbroker, AuctionArms, and maybe Gunsamerica for a while, you'll see what I mean.
What you might want to give some thought to is what grade of rifle you're willing to accept. A 100% NIB rifle with attractive wood may go for nearly twice what a decent 90% rifle will.
You may/may not be aware that the 300 WM was introduced in 63. Don't think Sako chambered for it for a couple years after that. I can't say exactly when the Garcia era began, but I do know that starting about s/n 55,000 in the L61s, you have to start looking for the importer etching to be certain. Maybe about 5 years of production.
Another thing to keep in mind when looking is that the early Sakos were chambered for 300 H&H and were marked 300 MAG... If you're looking at a Sako who's barrel is correctly stamped 300 MAG, It is not a 300 Win Mag. Some of the old H&Hs were rechambered by owners to 300 Wea. also.
Good luck and happy hunting. Dick
No, not at all. I have no way of knowing if you are familiar or comfortable with online gun auctions, but they are a enormous source. If you keep a vigil on Gunbroker, AuctionArms, and maybe Gunsamerica for a while, you'll see what I mean.
What you might want to give some thought to is what grade of rifle you're willing to accept. A 100% NIB rifle with attractive wood may go for nearly twice what a decent 90% rifle will.
You may/may not be aware that the 300 WM was introduced in 63. Don't think Sako chambered for it for a couple years after that. I can't say exactly when the Garcia era began, but I do know that starting about s/n 55,000 in the L61s, you have to start looking for the importer etching to be certain. Maybe about 5 years of production.
Another thing to keep in mind when looking is that the early Sakos were chambered for 300 H&H and were marked 300 MAG... If you're looking at a Sako who's barrel is correctly stamped 300 MAG, It is not a 300 Win Mag. Some of the old H&Hs were rechambered by owners to 300 Wea. also.
Good luck and happy hunting. Dick
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That's a tall order as the standards outsold the Deluxes by about 3 or 4 to 1, I would guess. The .300 Winchester is a bit more common than the H&H version, as I have only seen a single example of the H&H Deluxe listed for sale anywhere during the forty years I've been watching Sakos (I missed it by a half-day!)
oldschoolshooter
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Gentlemen, thanks for the info. This all started last Christmas when my wife bought me an older, pristine Tikka Deluxe Whitetail Hunter M695 long action 30-06. What a beautiful weapon. I scoped it with a Leupold and went to the range, zeroed it, and at 100 yards shot 3, 3 round groups each you could cover with a quarter. I was ecstatic! My wife was mad because now the Tikka lays next to me in bed. I figured if the step child of Sako shoots this good, I have got to get my hands on an older Sako. Plus, I prefer the look and feel of wood, not much for synthetics.
mattimoose
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I need one too. Actually both, a pre-garcia deluxe in .300 Win mag. and a wife that buys me nice guns! What a thoughtful creature. She is even rarer than a SAKO deluxe, but don't post a picture of her, because SAKO collectors will be camped-outside your door!
