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Sako L579 Forester 22-250
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Your rifle would have originally been imported to the United States, sometime between 1971 and 1978 when the Garcia Arms Corporation (a subdivision of the old Garcia fishing reel company) was the licensed importer to the U.S. I believe that some of Garcia's imports were redistributed to Canada, but whether your rifle came to Canada as a commercial item or as a "walk across" would be hard to say. Before Canada had an "official" Sako distributor there were several individual gun shops, like Ellwood Epps, which imported Sakos directly.
Before 1971 (and beginning in 1968 with the GCA) it would have had an import stamp by Firearms International, and after 1978 it would have had an import stamp from Stoeger Arms. Having the Garcia import stamp has no particular impact on the value of the rifle since rifles a year or so earlier or a couple of years later would have been essentially identical to it. Much more important is its condition, configuration, originality, caliber, and appearance of the wood grain.
Before 1971 (and beginning in 1968 with the GCA) it would have had an import stamp by Firearms International, and after 1978 it would have had an import stamp from Stoeger Arms. Having the Garcia import stamp has no particular impact on the value of the rifle since rifles a year or so earlier or a couple of years later would have been essentially identical to it. Much more important is its condition, configuration, originality, caliber, and appearance of the wood grain.
Thanks for the awesome explanation Stonecreek!
The rifle is mint and not a mark on it. I acquired it and an 3 lug L61R 264 Win Mag from a local gun enthusiast about 8 years ago. The L61R also sports the same staple underneath the barrel.
I would love to post pictures but do not have enough posts to do so.
Cam
The rifle is mint and not a mark on it. I acquired it and an 3 lug L61R 264 Win Mag from a local gun enthusiast about 8 years ago. The L61R also sports the same staple underneath the barrel.
I would love to post pictures but do not have enough posts to do so.
Cam
Just do one more post, then you can post photos. This is to help prevent spammers from posting links with viruses and such in them.
Here's some pictures of the L579 I have been referring to:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qczj0ar50zxfazg/AADtlGSSqfxsLExUr1mFEq3Ia?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qczj0ar50zxfazg/AADtlGSSqfxsLExUr1mFEq3Ia?dl=0
Very nice! Yours is an early Garcia era rifle which retained the fixed sling swivels of the "pre-Garcia" rifles (later rifles used quick-detach studs.) There is no difference in it and one that might have been imported by Firearms International a year or so earlier. The .22-250 usually brings a bit of a premium over .243 and .308 in this model, so double congratulations!
If you go back about four more years from the time your rifle was built the same model would have had a slightly lighter barrel contour, a slimmer stock, and the barrel would be marked "Bofors Steel". These are a bit more sought after, but are very hard to find in the condition that yours is in.
You can get the actual date your rifle was made and shipped, and even a letter of authentication if you want it, from the Club's Factory Records Service.
If you go back about four more years from the time your rifle was built the same model would have had a slightly lighter barrel contour, a slimmer stock, and the barrel would be marked "Bofors Steel". These are a bit more sought after, but are very hard to find in the condition that yours is in.
You can get the actual date your rifle was made and shipped, and even a letter of authentication if you want it, from the Club's Factory Records Service.
