Sako L46 222 Rem Mag Heavy Barrel

[Joemac]

Looking
To see what the date made? How rare these where and a value. Any information would be helpful

thank

 

[Joemac]

Looking
To see what the date made? How rare these where and a value. Any information would be helpful

thank

 

[icebear]

The L46/L469 rifles in .222 Magnum were only made for a couple of years at the end of the L46 run, around 1960-61. Others may have more precise information. They are not common, especially the heavy barrel version, but I don't have any production figures. I'll let somebody else guess the value. The model number for the detachable-magazine rifles in .222 Magnum is L469, but most of them seem to have been stamped L46, or without a model number at all.

 

[paulsonconstruction]

Click on "Factory Records Service" in the black bar at the top of this page & request a search for the factory records. The L46 is not rare, but a heavy barrel in 222 Mag is not as common as the 222 Rem. Your is the Varmint variation. Peruse the forum section on Sako Short actions. Do a search specifically for the 222 Rem Mag to get a wealth of info about your rifle. Some 222 Rem Mags were stamped as the L46 Model, but others were stamped with the L469 moniker to denote the mods to the L46 to accommodate the longer Mag version. The Rem Mag version came into being in 1959, thus the "9" added to the L46 stamping. Do the research, as there are no short answers.