Hi,
I have a LOT of experience with the Steyr-Mannlicher Model L, the .243 WCF in particular, as I own four of them.
Pricing Steyr-Mannlichers is Very Difficult. If the carbine is from the late 1980s, and early 1990s, the owner probably paid anywhere from 1000 to 1800 dollars for it, and want to recover his money. In reality, the gun is worth anywhere from 600 to 900 dollars in todays market. I made the mistake of buying Steyrs at the high prices, and I know I will never get the return off of them, so I have to learn to live with the problem. The new SBS versions are very nice, very modern, and definitely less expensive.
As to performance, oh Lord do these guns shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!. I lost count of the number of woodchucks I zapped with my .243 L rifle. It is like a ray gun, so is my carbine. The SM is probably the most accurate out of the box rifle ever made. It is easy to handle, reliable, never jams.
If you can talk the seller down to a price you can accept, and you want the rifle, then get it.
Note: when these guns came on the market in the late 1960s, they could be had for $88.00, I know, because that is what I paid for my first one.
LLS
