Not to derail this classic thread but I have a question for the Sako Illuminati. I found a L-579 deluxe for sale at the not so local gunshop. It is chambered in 243 , has iron sights and a foreend tip, blonde wood. What were the approximate dates for the Garcia Guns and would this not qualify as one. I asked the salesman a little while ago on the phone and he could not see Garcia markings on it. They want 1295 for it and it looks NIB.
Garcia era began in 1972.
