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No Import Markings - L461 Vixen 222rem

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Hello all, new to me Vixen .222rem i got from an australian guy in the DFW area. He said is was his family's rifle when they moved to the US. Has a weird wear pattern under the end of the scope that appears to be coated with something to prevent rust. Came with an old kahles scope too. Got it for a great price, now looking for some info on it! No import markings either.

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Hello and Welcome.
Congratulations on a pretty nice little rifle!
At first glance it appears you have a late model L461.
Yours looks to be legit as far as the Aussie origins go, the rectangular patch on the barrel is where the rear tangent sight was soldered on. Removed to allow space for the scope. This was a common practice, to keep the scope as low to bore axis as possible. The absence of a importer etching shows the rifle came over to the US with an individual, very possibly family.
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Above pic shows a rifle similar to yours with rear tangent sights.
You have a very nice rifle/scope combo, congrats and enjoy!
We love range reports!
Let us know how she shoots!

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Hello an wellcome, nice Little/ scope combination
Kahles is brand of Swarovski and these are excellent scopes
Rings are unknow for me. I would consired changing them to Classic Sako rings, but you need 26mm as the the scope have 26mm tube
 
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