New Sauer 101 Rifles

blargon said:
Have you checked out how they build these?
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Yes, the pressed in barrel was a big dissapointment to me. Maybe I am just getting old. It almost seemed like a Euro Remington 710.

It is a sad sign of the times to see even Mauser and Sauer join the race to the bottom.
 
101 in wood (grade 1 walnut) US$ 1700
101 in plastic US$1500

Would you like to hear arguments for or against buying it? :)

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burnsy56 said:
I looked into these in July:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...04-Sauer-101-availability?highlight=sauer+101
Too costly imho. Like blargon hinted, the bbls are sweated on and not interchangeable. For less than 101 msrp I was able to score a used 202 Classic Xt which is the most accurate rifle I've owned to date. Keep you eyes open for a used Sauer 90 also.
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The 90 and the 202 are nice - certainly nicer than the S101 - but both are quite heavy. That is of course unless you find a S202 Highland. :)
 
To be a devil's advocate:

Sauer 101 has barrels made on the same equipment, same standards as all Blaser, Sauer, Mauser rifles. Expected barrel lifetime is 15000 shots for standard 10000 shots for magnum calibers without significant loss of accuracy. By the time you done with the barrel you will spend so much more on ammunition that you will probably won't safe anything by saving an action and re barreling the rifle. It will take you 30 years of shooting 500 rounds each year to wear that out.

On 101 bolt locks into the barrel directly. Heat pressing the barrel into action has no effect on headspace, there is no tension between receiver and the barrel during a shot and as barrel heats up the locks even more to the receiver after firing.

101 is lighter way simpler and cheaper than 202. Well, "budget" Sauer indeed.

AND it has firing pin lock on bolt open and dual ejectors:)))))))
 
Not sure if you'd get 15000 accurate shots from any barrel in 22-250 or 243. Theres no setting back or any other options.
 
I bet the rifles could be rebarreld. Looks like a shrink fit no different than a gear on a shaft. Bet they use induction heating on the receiver and just slide a cold bbl in there. Should come out about the same way. The tolerances needed for a good fit must be very high, bet bbls are ground rather than turned on a standard cnc. Were talking within .0002 as a guess??? that's die and gauge manufacturing type specs.
Its a Total guess, but after seen Ardents 202 takedown thread and how that gun simply fits together with no fasteners it seems obvious Sauer has absolute top of the industry manufacturing equipment and capability's. Remember that gun holds the bbl in place with a simple friction fit not even a shrink fit and not even that much friction if it can hold its zero its nutz
 
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