![]() The few L-469 rifles that come up for sale in original condition command very strong prices because of their scarcity. Is the action any good? I think it would be safe to say that it's every bit the equivalent of a 46 or 461. Since Sako wasn't too strick about using their receivers sequentially, it's hard to tell, but data suggests they may have been chambering both the L-46 and the L-469 for 222 Mag at the same time in '61. ![]() Not such a good deal, as I understand you couldn't eject a loaded round. To further muddy up the water, Sako did also chamber the 222 Mag in the standard L-46 action. Regular L-46 production also continued right through this period, up to the introduction of the L-461, somewhere in early '62. The 9 in 469 is thought to represent 1959, and may have begun production midyear, continued through 1960, and perhaps into 1961. The L-469 was created to service the extra length of the 222 Mag, and as far as I know, it was only chambered in 222Mag. ![]()
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