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Can anyone tell me if a Sako L61R with serial number 141XX is a pre garcia rifle?

I cant find squat on the serial numbers.

Thanks in advance.

Check the Sako Collector's Club https://www.sakocollectors.com/forum/ There's a list of factory records.

Is there any engraving on the barrel (underside) that says imported?

Thanks Hancock27, something's up with my browser, it wont let me access that site, I haven't had the rifle out of the stock, it's back in it's owners safe waiting for me to bring a check over.

It will be a pre Garcia

I bought an L-61 a couple of weeks ago, serial # 8, the eighth one made. I also have #53

Thanks Hanco, very good to hear, i'll go over and pay that man in the morning, and damn on the 8 and 53, Congrats!

Congrats on the classic gun, what chambering?

Thanks ol buddy Law, it's a 30-06, I went to pay the man early this morning, met he and his wife on their driveway headed to the Dr, I passed the check to him out the window, lol, will go get the rifle in a week or so after they get back from the hospital post Thanksgiving, no rush, I know it's safe.

Congrats gunner. Those are the finest production rifles ever made IMHO. They are superb.

No doubt...they don’t make them like that anymore.

All my hard use rifles are SS/Synthetic/CF, but I’m an absolute Sako slut when it comes to wood/blued rifles.

Congrats Gunner, I agree with JG Raider... Fabulous!!! Happy Thanksgiving to ALL

Many Thanks JG, Josh and BigDog, I will say that bolt runs like greased glass, very smooth, I just know it's going to be a good shooter, an old gloss Bausch & Lomb Elite 2.5-10x40 is ready to set in the rings.

Happy Thanksgiving to all as well.

OK, looking forward to seeing it. My LH Sako Deluxe 375H&H is one of my favorite rifles........

20+ years ago I took it to Pennsylvania for Opening Day and made an astoundingly good running shot after flubbing a slam dunk at 20 yards.

You will not be disappointed. Here is a few Sako L-61’s

You did good, ol' pal. That rifle will serve you well. Put together some 200 grain Partitions and point them at the porkers.

LOL, good stuff Law

hanco, very nice brace of Sakos there.

CT, you bet old buddy, 200gr partitions at 2700 fps are giant killers in the old '06, I cant wait to get started.

Bottom rifle in that pic is a 30-06, four digit serial number.

Nice, the rifle I bought has the white line spacer under the grip cap and recoil pad, the pad is red too.

I have two L579 Fullstocks, 243 and 308. Threatened to have the 243 rebored to 358 Winchester. But the rebore expert mentioned the steel comes out a bit rough on those Sako guns. Something about the kind of steel that was hammer forged, it won't rebore smoothly. Enjoy that gun and Be Well, Rustyzipper.

RZ, I had my full stock L597 .243 rebored to .358 many years ago by Robert West (Ret) in Springfield OR.
He didn’t mention any quirks with the metallurgy and it has been working perfectly.
Most accurate and useful loads incorporates the 225 gr Nosler and Sierra bullets.