garcia import sako finnbear l61r 7mm rem mag

Information on all Sako's to the present.īack on topic, the Sako Model 72 was not a success. Sako's up to the 'L' series rifles in depth, but also share some For the actual purposes of this forum, we only discuss It wouldīe safe to say that most 'collectors' are interested in pre- Sako Modelġ972 rifles. We refer to pre-72 and post-72 rifles because a major change to the

Here is what I wrote in the FAQ section a while back: Thus, there are no 5-digit Stoegers in any of the actions, to my knowledge. Garcia did move to a 6-digit SN for the long actions starting approximately 500,000 sometime in the middle of its run, and Stoeger continued that practice. I've seen FI's with higher numbers than Garcias, etc. Since Sako serial numbers jump around pretty indiscriminately, it is impossible to say (at least within a reasonably finite range) the serial numbers under any one of the importers. serviceman serving in Europe, for which there were fairly minimal import restrictions.) and it came after 1968, then it will either have an importer's etched mark or will have been imported by an individual (most frequently, a U.S. All Garcias and Stoegers bore a similar import mark. D.C.' etched on the underside of the barrel. Garcia took over importation of Sako sometime in 1971, and Stoeger succeeded them sometime in 1978, importing Sakos until Beretta bought controlling interest in Sako and began doing its own distribution in the U.S.įirearms International (FI) guns imported between late 1968 and the end of the FI run had 'Firearms International, Wash.

Garcia import sako finnbear l61r 7mm rem mag