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I ran across this Sako L46 Rhiihimaki / Marlin in a small town LGS that’s closing. The rifle is in nice shape, priced at $700… anyone know what they’re worth? Is this a bargain? Going rate? Over priced? What’s a Sako action from the 1950’s worth?

They didn’t want me to take any pics, but it’s pretty much exactly like the one in this article.

I’m getting addicted to older Sakos!

Thanks for your advice!

Link to Sako/ Marlin Model 322 article..
https://sportingshooter.com.au/ask-uncle-nick/marlin-model-322-mystery/


Pick of a vintage add I found.

Thanks Fireball! Any chance of it selling for close to that much!

I’m not going to flip it, but if so it sounds like a “no-brainer” - I could even tell the wife about that one!

I'd be all over it for 700 myself. That's a great price.

The thing to look for is the condition of the BORE preferably with a bore scope . they are NICE rifles that price is at the TOP end for it unless it is CHERRY

Jim

I’m with Beretzs on this, if it’s in good (not vg/excellent) condition and the bore is good it’s a decent price. Condition above good, I think it’s an excellent price. You could sell the action and bottom metal for that price. The Sako Collector’s Club should have more accurate info than my opinion though. https://sakocollectors.com/forum/
It’s a unique rifle and its value is ‘t going to decrease. A quick look at Gunbroker shows wood stocked 700 ADLs going for nearly that price and there were a hack of a lot more ADLs made than Marlin 322s.

Good luck.

Frank

I have bought several Marlin / Sakos at bargain prices , because the barrels will be shot out ....if it has been shot some. The Marlin barrels had Micro-grove rifling. I rebarreled 'em to .17 Rem, .221 Fireball and others.

I love the Riihimaki actions.

You probably know this but I believe that Marlin made their own barrels for the 322s so when youlook at the bore the rifling will look different than standard Sako rifling.

Cisco1 beat me to it. I rebarreled a uSako Vixen to 6x45. It doesn’t have the length to seat long bullets to long overall lengths, but it’s one of my favorite deer rifles and one of the last I’d sell. I shoot 100gr Norma Oryx bullets for the short range deer hunting we have.

Thanks guys! Exactly the feedback I was hoping for… they set it aside for me and I should be locking it down tomorrow, I’ll get some pics posted for you!

One thing to consider, it is not a Sako. The L46 action is a sweet little action, but the wood is straight grain and plain. The barrel is decent, but the gun does not look or feel like a Sako.

Will it shoot? Yes, and for that it could be worth the money. I wouldn’t buy one unless I had a reason for an action. I did take a Marlin 322 and made a custom 223 from it, but you need a competent gunsmith to do that and a 222 magnum magazine.

I picked this gun up just yesterday at the Antique Arms Show in Las Vegas. It was priced really well and I believe it may even be unfired. You can see how the Sako has better lines and finish…

Shrap. Have you ever had a Lon Paul 3 stage safety installed on any of your sako vixens?

None…

I have a Colt Coltsman, Colt put their name on Sako rifles. It’s a 300 Win mag L-61

I really wanted to put an Ed Lapour 3-pos on my custom vixen. I thought it would look cool, but, at the time it wasn't $475 cool.

Shrap let me take that off of your hands and pay you for the leg work 😉

It will be replacing my 222 in this lineup of Sako L46’s in 22 Hornet, 218 Bee, 222 Remington, 7X33 and P46 in 22 LR…