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Hi All,

I have been looking at these rifles and wonder if any of you have any experience with them. Pros, cons.? Looked at various video reviews and they seem nice., but wanted someone with real world experience. Epps has one unfired in the box on marked down pricing in 243,which I am very interested in, but before I leap just wanted to know your input.
Thanks
 
Wolverine had several a while back that gradually disappeared off the web site so I'm going to guess more than a few landed in the hands of forum users yet you never hear much about them.... The reviews online are typical of any Sauer rifle speaking to quality and accuracy...

I have a Sauer 202 Classic in 30-06, it's a beautiful rifle and I hunt with it (albeit in a very careful manner)... I absolutely love it for all the options that the 101 doesn't come with... I can switch caliber's, I have a single set trigger, the butt pad is excellent... Don't know if I'd pull the pin on an expensive hunting rifle that didn't share the same features?... But the 101 is a fair bit more economical...


 
I have a Mauser M12, which apart from a different safety, reciever profile and stock is mechanically quite similar (And made in the same factory). It is accurate, handles well, and has a great trigger. I would expect the Sauer to be similar.
 
I looked into them but at 2k for a pressed in barrel I said no thank you. Sauer just came out with a Sauer 100 which is cheaper than the 101 and has a screwed in barrel. Might look at that one.
 
Thank you all for taking the time to reply to my question. With regards to your reply kman300,the bolt of the 101 locks directly into the barrel via 6 locking lugs which eliminates head spacing issues. I believe that the Sauer 202 takedown also shares a similar lock up process, so I am not sure if a heat pressed-in barrel like the 101 really poses an issue.
 
Dosing said:
Or you can send it back to the factory. Steyr has been doing it for years with the 69s.
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Apparently true but anecdotally the cost is more than a new rifle..as well Steyr claims extremely long service life for their barrels...I presume due to the hardness derived from their particular hammer forging and the particular metallurgy involved
 
Dosing said:
Or you can send it back to the factory. Steyr has been doing it for years with the 69s.
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I spoke to sauer about having a rifle rebarreled by them and let's just say you can buy a new rifle for what the cost would have been including shipping there and back as well as 6months to a year to get it done. People obviously didn't like the idea of a throw away rifle as their Sauer 100 has a screwed I'm barrel.
 
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