Sako L461 semi custom 223

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William Suter

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Thinking about selling my Sako. Its an L461 action, Wilson 1-9 heavy barrel and a Canjar set trigger in a very nice walnut stock. The stock has a few bumps and bruises but still very nice. The Wilson has a very small amount of rounds through it, 150 or less by me and that or less from the friend I traded it from. It doesn't shoot anything bad but really shines with a 52 grain Berger. I haven't shot it enough to really tune a load in. The Canjar is sweet and it will go really light. It will need adjusted as it was to light even for me and I fiddled with it and now the set trigger needs tweaked a little but the regular trigger is still around a pound or less. I'm not 100% sure I want to sell it but considering it strongly. What's a fair value in your opinion?
 
Post some pics if you can…there are several similar ones on GB that have been on there for months not selling…most would want it all factory, unless you find someone that wants it exactly the way it is or wants to do their own customization.
I’d probably recommend keeping it, unless you really need the $ for something else you have to have…I know all about that lol.
 
William Suter said:
I can always use the money. Mainly thinning the herd. I got it out and was looking at it. Now I'm not sure I want to sell it or not.
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I had a 1962 L461 Vixen Varmint in .222…I should’ve NEVER sold it…I’ve been trying to replace it for years, so I look often on GB. I haven’t found one near as nice as mine yet, maybe someday….keep that thing!
 
Its a shooter, on a not particularly well supported action. There is a mystique about the little Sako action though. I think your looking at something you have to start high on and nibble away at the price until you find someone that wants it. It is in a desirable caliber.

I shoot a mannlicher stocked Vixen in 222 Rem., I've killed a number of coyotes with it and it is fun to hunt with but basically it's only true plus is the mannlicher stock, I truly love them.

Personally I'd keep it and sell off something more common.j
 
The L461/Vixen actions are sweet but like the Suhl there aren't a lot of replacement parts and when you find them they aren't cheap. The drunk smith that built this rifle does good work when he's sober but instead of relieving the barrel for the ejector, he just ground it off. Making it near impossible to extract a fired case. The cases weren't stuck, there just wasn't enough claw on the extractor to grab the lip. Sometimes it would but most times it wouldn't. I like to never found an replacement but when I did its $120. I took it to my smith that usually works on my rifles and he got it right. Now it works!!!
 
I’m sure it’s an awesome looking gun but my guess is because it’s not completely factory. It’s like trying to sell like custom hot rod. Like the other poster said if it’s not completely completely original I think you’re gonna have a hard time selling it. if you do find a buyer, I got a feeling it’s gonna be for a lot less than what you expect you would want out of it. I tell you to keep it cause I’ll guarantee you you’re not gonna get anything close to what you probably perceived it’s worth because it’s a custom. I’ve never seen a used custom rifle go for good money yet. Thats why I’ve never “did“ a custom just because I like to sell and trade guns a lot and didn’t wantvto “de” value the firearm by sticking a lot of money into it that I would never get back out of it and also I have a hard time selling unless I literally would give it away when I got bored with it. Remind me of all the bubba’d enlfield’s and mauser’s I had laying around. I had them all on GunBroker forever with no bids and then threw them up on various forums and let them go for a few hundred bucks apiece finally just to get rid of them. Imo all it’s going to do is rile you up when you can’t sell it or get some low ball offers. If you really want to sell some of your guns off, I would tell you to stick to the complete factory, unmodified, rifles for a quick sale.
 
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You might honestly be best parting it out and seeking the barrel, action, stock etc. in pieces..I think u will have quicker sales by doing it that way.
 
Its to nice and shoots to good to part it out in my opinion. I now all about selling custom guns, unless you find the right person you very seldom break even and hardly ever make any money. I guess that's the price we pay when we go custom. I'm not in a bind for money but can always use some. LOL who doesn't? Maybe I'll just build something off it when I get tired of the 223. I been thinking of a 20 cal or making this one a 223AI. At least I have good components to work with.
 


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