I am thinking of buying a Sauer Take Down 375 H&H. Any members have any advice on this Rifle.
CHEERS

Naah I dont have any advice really, but I can tell you that I thought about it too, until I learned that a dangerous game rifle should be with controlled feed. None of the Sauers are. But then again you will probably have back up from a PH. right.

Niels

You might get a lot more responses on the European huntin forum.

The rifle seems to have a terrific reputation

Mike

I would tell you what I think of Sauer rifles, but maybe I am prejudiced??


I have several, and love them. Other people love other rifles, But I am a 202 slut.

Best to you,
Bill

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Originally posted by MZEE:
I am thinking of buying a Sauer Take Down 375 H&H. Any members have any advice on this Rifle.
CHEERS

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Let the naysayers dream on..... to anyone who says you cant / should not be hunting DG with a Sauer cause it's push feed ...... Nah all a lot of drivel, what I can tell you is that you will soon be the ownwer of the most accurate "off the shelf factory rifle in the world" ! and to boot one of the most comfortable "fits" in the world.

Ths stock configuration on that rifle with it's open sights is shere pleasure !

You'll be picking the ticks off a buffs balls at a hundred paces with that rifle, it gives new meaning to the word accurate !

There is nothing that comes close in my book and if I could afford them I would have many more in the safe!

The Sauer is a fine rifle. But, like other fine rifles, such as the Blaser, it offends "traditionalists" for whom anything new is anathema.

Pushed, controlled, pulled, thrown or tossed--feeding is all about getting the round into the chamber and that is based on experience with A PARTICULAR RIFLE. I have both and all and any that don't work can and have been fixed.

No one in his right mind takes a rifle after dangerous game without wringing it out until confidence grows and takes root. I've had CRFs that needed three trips back to the gunsmith and pushers that NEVER failed.

As I said, the Sauer is a fine rifle and that take down feature is really nifty.

The Sauer 200 (includes 202) series has an almost religious following by people who own them. There are several over on the European forum. I have not tried the take-down, but it sure looks like a sweet idea.
- mike

Hi,
The Sauer 202 is a complex rifle. The takedown model is very very heavy!

husky

Although I've never owned a 202, I've shot and played with several of them.
I could care less whether they're push feed or CRF, I'll let others squabble over that. But the one thing that has always bothered me is that single stack detachable magazine design and it's inability to be loaded from the top. I've found it's extremely useful to load on the run while in a "fire fight" in DG situations and that one limitation of the rifle has kept me away from them.
If I'm wrong and there is a way to easily (quickly) top-off please let me know.

Kyler

I played with a Sauer 202 in a department store in Seville a few days ago. I can tell you that as far as taking it apart, it requires no tools and can be done in about 20 seconds (if you don't have fat fingers 5).

Probably the slickest little action going. Really precisely put together. They are E3500 here in Spain, I don't know what they cost where you live.

I am thinking about buying one in 9.3x62 (I wish they made a 9.3x64, that would end me "thinking about it").

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Originally posted by ALF:
But ultimately this genre of rifle is not primarily a DG rifle but as a travelling sportmans rifle this is a very sound option.

I hunt with a hunting partner and friend who hunts the world over and he has gone this route for all the reasons take downs were made.

With a 375 and a 300 or 7mm cal you can hunt anything and everything in this world today, also with the difficulties in travelling with arms through airports etc. this particular option is very handy !

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Could not agree more. As much as I like my regular rifles, somehow the take-downs always get the nod when it comes to travelling.

- mike

I see everyone just ASS-U-ME-ed you were going to use it as a DGR. The Sauers are excellent rifles, beautifully made and finished, and very accurate. I like the interchangeable barrel concept, too.

I use my .375 for elk, moose, and other so-called non-dangerous stuff. Even deer occasionally. As Elmer said, "you can eat right uip to the hole!"

The takedown model in .375 or .416 with additional barrels in 8x68S and 6.5x68 look damned fine to me.

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Originally posted by NitroX:
The takedown model in .375 or .416 with additional barrels in 8x68S and 6.5x68 look damned fine to me.

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Not a bad combination - although that would require two different bolts. You could do a combination of, say, .375/.416 with a .300 Win Mag or any of the mid sized Wthbys with just one bolt. Still, I have to admit, the 8x68 or 6.5x68 are attractive cartridges, maybe even worth the extra bolt...
- mike

Thanks for all of advice, I have ordered the Sauer take down with two barrels. A 375H&H and a 416 REM as I only hunt DG in Africa
I know some members will object that it is a push feed but in over 40 years of hunting I have yet to have a problem with a push feed. My prime reason for buying a take down is ease of travel. CHEERS

MZEE,

What model did you order, the Hatari?

That Short Gun Case looks like it would be easy to travel with.

Regards,

Terry

I ordered the standard 202, it was the only 416 REM in the country. I thought about the Hatari but you would have to order it. Sig Sauer has a couple Hatari's they are using to demo on the show circuit. I will be going to Tanzania in July and didn't want to cute it to close, plus I really like the looks of the Standard 202 CHEERS

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Originally posted by NitroX:
The takedown model in .375 or .416 with additional barrels in 8x68S and 6.5x68 look damned fine to me.

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Not a bad combination - although that would require two different bolts. You could do a combination of, say, .375/.416 with a .300 Win Mag or any of the mid sized Wthbys with just one bolt. Still, I have to admit, the 8x68 or 6.5x68 are attractive cartridges, maybe even worth the extra bolt...
- mike

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mho

I am just fantasizing for the future at the moment. But I AM looking for a takedown system for the two 68mm cartridges maybe even a single shot.

If I had the cash and if Sauer could do it a custom 9.5x68 (.375/68mm) or 10.5x68 (.416/68mm) barrel would be what I would go for.

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Originally posted by kokdyer:
They are E3500 here in Spain, I don't know what they cost where you live.

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Ouch!!! The last time I priced one (2002), a left-handed 202 was right around $1500 U.S. (about 1150 Euro).

The Sauer 202 Take down is $4150.00 at Cabelas Gun Library with one Barrel. CHEERS

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Originally posted by MZEE:
The Sauer 202 Take down is $4150.00 at Cabelas Gun Library with one Barrel. CHEERS

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Looks like I confused the takedown models with the solid frame models. The solid frame 202 is going for right around $2K and the takedown is going for over $4K. There are several of each on Gunsamerica right now.

i have hatari, great rifle.