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Say What????? Strange Sako on Gunbroker

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This one is a total mystery to me. Here's the title of the auction:
Sako L461R Rifle 7.62X1.579 W/Leupold Scope
Now, L461R is an obvious typo; it's an L61R. But the caliber - look at the photos. That is actually what is stamped on the barrel. I have no idea what that means. The barrel is stamped Sako as well. Anybody have a guess what this is about?

Doing a little math, could it maybe be a 7.62x39mm, converted to inches? 1.579x25.4= about 40, which is close to 39. That, of course, makes no sense - but then, neither does any other explanation I can think of.

By the way, the same seller has a real nice looking Deluxe in .338 WM with a low opening bid, if you are looking for one.

Here's the link to the mystery auction:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/882534454
 
Weird for sure. If you look at old wildcat cartridges it almost equates to .308 x 1.5 Barnes or .30 BR. But the 1.579 = 40MM instead of 38 MM, which obviously equates to 1.5”. Very unusual.
 
Lars Pyykkønen said:
It looks like 1.579 squared. 2.49x25.4=63
7.62x63 ??
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Possibly. 7.62x63 is a seldom-used European term for .30-06. I noticed that 2 at the end, like it was squared, but I didn't make the connection. You may have it. Maybe some math major is having fun.
 
Same seller had several sako action guns for sale last week.
All with leupold glass and custom tubes.
 
Sold for $980, including a Leupold 6.5-20x, in classic Sako high rings. Somebody got a good deal.
 
Hopefully the buyer does a cast test to make sure what the caliber dimensions actually are. Could possibly be some ones hybrid experiment. Sakojim.
 
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