Tres 03 was the last year for anything in the TRG-S' except the 308 and 338 Lapua that they still build today. The TRG-S' are basically tactical rifles now and are over $3k! For $400 they are either stolen, really used or he possibly has had them for about 5-6 years and hasn't had a buyer for them (or he is simply willing to loose $400-$500 each on them to sell them that far back of cost if they were of the latest vintage).

The reason I know is because I shoot the bigger brother (MARGINALLY I might add) too the 30-378, I have a 308 Lazzeroni Warbird in the TRG-S. I bought it from my brothers manager who ordered them from Lazzeroni at the SHOT show in 99 when Lazz first put out the rifles. That was right before Beretta bought Sako and they were still imported by Stoeger. In fact my rifle has Stoeger on the underside of the barrel, all the other Lazz/Sakos we got after that were stamped Sako. The initial guns were considerably cheaper than they were after Beretta bought them out. The introductory dealer cost on my rifle was only $450 (now everyone knows why I wouldn't dream of getting rid of my 'bird!) and within a couple of years those same guns (of which the Firebird was added too) saw dealer costs raise too nearly $900 before being dropped by Sako after the 03 season.

You can't look in a book for their value, there simply weren't enough produced to begin with and since there aren't any others available in that price range, the value has gotten into the $1,200-$1,400 if they are still in NIB condition. If it has been shoot a few times they are still bringing in the $800 (give or take a hundred) range. Hell if nothing else, buy those guns if they are NIB and turn around in a month and double your money! (Personally I would sell one for $1k and keep one, then you have basically had a 30-378 Sako given too you and you were paid $200 to do so! )

Take your time shooting them as obviously 30cals that are this fast produce ALOT of heat. Keep the bore clean (I BoreSnake mine after each outing and don't scrub the crap out of it until season is over!) and you will have a reasonable life of 1500 too as much as 2500 rounds life expectancy from the gun.

Recoil wise, forget the charts! The big McMillan stock does a VERY VERY WONDERFUL job disappating the recoil, and of course the Pachmeyer Declerator pad doesn't hurt either. I have a KDF brake on mine but have shot it without it (to check for accuracy change, which it didn't) and the gun really didn't kick very bad, no more than several other mags I have. BUT the big thunder cartridge DOES produce considerable muzzleclimb without the brake. When fired from bags with the brake off the gun will stand up about 2'. Would make it hard to shoot out of shooting house windows without a brake. Other employees of my brothers also bought the Warbirds and Firebirds and I was the only one with a brake and ALL of them have dinged their guns and scopes while in shooting houses. With the brake I can watch the shot!

With that $200 you made on the gun, buy a set of Walker Game Ears!!!
RA

ps
And stick with Xbullets, nothing else will stay together at 3500-4000fps!!!