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Familiar with this Finnish rifle? TAP573 Wildboar
GoldenDog1
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I have identified a rifle that I am interested in buying to be a TAP 573 Wildboar. This rifle was manufactured by Tampereen Asepaja of Finland, noted for their high end, high quality sporting rifles in the mid to late seventies. The company/manufacturer has since gone out of business. The Wildboar model is chambered for .22 Magnum, has a straight pull bolt action, removable magazine, folding leaf rear sights and was designed for use in biathlon competition. All I could learn from my limited research results is that this rifle, as are all TAP sporting rifles, is very rare, especially in the U.S. I do not believe this model or any rifle of TAP has come through any of the U.S. web based auctions to include GB. I will try to include some photos of the rifle as soon as I re-learn how to insert images. I would appreciate any information any of you could provide to educate me more about this quality rimfire rifle. I have no idea what its collectibility is or how much I should expect to pay for the rifle based upon known current market values. Incidentally, I have also requested assitance from the SAKO Collector's group where many members are well versed on Finnish firearms. Thanks in advance for any help you may provide.
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Try the guys at "Rimfire Central", or the Finish firearms guys who hang out on the various "Gunboards" forums.