r/canadaguns • u/Conscious_Bid_8762 • Aug 02 '26

Feets / Collection / My build Anyone a fan of sako L61r

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Recently got kinda hooked on these. Top ones a 30/06 with newer leopold
Middle ones a 375 h&h with a older leopold
Bottom One is a 7mm rem mag with a old red field
Can’t beleive the craftsmanship and smooth buttery actions and beautiful wood for 50 plus year old hunting rifles.

Would like to get a l579 in .308. found one with original iron sights but my bank account is saying No!!! But !!!

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u/Conscious_Bid_8762 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

I paid between 1100-1700 a rifle which is expensive but compared to my new marlins without optics it didn’t seem out of line. None of these appear to have been used excessively.

Tack driver just means very accurate moa

My tikka is a synthetic stock I wanted something I wasn’t afraid to beat up, have the .308 and the .22 versions thou the .22 long is another model that eludes me at the moment. Ended up with a ruger American gen 1 in .308 because a friend needed cash it’s my truck gun, if I’m aloud such a thing..I really like wood furniture the most though.

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u/Zen_Bonsai Aug 02 '26

That's insanely cheap. I got my t3x for 1600 and I assume.your Sakos are better than the tikka

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u/Conscious_Bid_8762 Aug 02 '26

The beauty of buying used rifles. The down side might be a reason someone’s getting rid of them. Thou new rifles aren’t a guarantee either. So far I haven’t got a used rifle that’s been garbage but I’ve heard stories.

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u/Zen_Bonsai Aug 03 '26

I just found out about the general short barrel life of hunting rifles. Do you generally factor in a new barrel for a well seasoned gun?

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u/Conscious_Bid_8762 Aug 03 '26

I try to buy ones that look like they haven’t been used to much, but if I really like it and need a new barrel so be it. These old Finnish barrels seems to last a lifetime or two if Maintence is done or so I’m told. Now if it was a 300 win mag that might be a different story.

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u/Zen_Bonsai Aug 03 '26

That's refreshing to hear! I wonder how long my tikka 308 will last. It's hard as fuck to find a gunsmith around here, and the barrel itself costs half the price of the gun

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u/Conscious_Bid_8762 Aug 03 '26

I think if you don’t get it smoking hot continuously it’ll last the average shooter a life time