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25-06 will typically bring a small premium over some other more common calibers, all things being equal.
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#Pre garcia sako finnbear l61r 25 06 serial number
25-06 is a highly desirable caliber in a Sako. 270, very early pre-Garcia Sako with four-digit serial number (6xxx) 24-inch Bofors Steel barrel excellent original blue original stock finish in very good condition with a few scattered handling marks (no cracks) one scratch on right side but its mostly in the finish excellent checkering excellent bore original Sako recoil pad and sling swivels still has the. They were only produced in about a year-and-a-half period which may have begun as early as very late 1971 and ended in 1973. Most had open sights some of the earliest ones had skipline checkering (but a bit coarser than that on the Deluxe models). Model 72's had a lot of mix-and-match features, but among them were straight bolt handle, uncheckered flats on the tops of the dovetails, two-point checkering pattern on the pistol grip, and a plain black plastic grip cap. Your straight (not slightly swept) bolt handle indicates that yours is probably a Model 72, which was introduced as a very slightly economized version of the standard sporter. This is a beautiful Sako AV Deluxe rifle (Stoeger import) that I got more than 10 years ago from the original purchaser. from Europe, then it should have the importer etched lightly on the underside of the barrel. If yours came through the normal channels and was not a bringback by a G.I. in 1971 (iirc), but none of them went to Firearms International. I have shot a couple of other Sakos and loved them, but never got around to shooting this one. Call Rodger on either of these at (325) 576-3581. Also, a nearly pristine stock for a Sako A-V will be up on the site soon. 25-06 and makes a great North American hunting rifle for medium game. Coming soon, Beretta-Sako 502 in 7mm Rem Mag, a scarce rifle produced before Beretta bought Sako. It was manufactured in the 1960s and is in new unfired condition. The Sako L61R Finnbear is a high-quality Finnish bolt-action rifle.
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The Club's factory records show the first. SAKO Finnbear Model Sporter Long L-61R action 24' barrel, Half Stock, Original scope mounts. This is a pre-Garcia Sako Finnbear Deluxe L61R in 300 Winchester Mag.