The Sauer 202 is a lightweight
bolt-action rifle manufactured by
Sauer & Sohn in Germany between 1993 and 2015. The rifle was imported to the US by
SIG Arms. This rifle has a modular construction which allowed easy replacement of components and caliber changes. This rifle has a modular barrel-change system allows to change between calibers easily, and was offered in a large selection of calibers.
Separate magnum receivers and barrels were made which were not interchangeable with non-magnum calibers.
Receiver
The standard receiver is made out of steel, but there is also a lightweight version available made of aluminium which weighs 470 grams less.
Barrel change system
The standard 202 system uses the same receiver for mini and short action cartridges, but different types of bolts.
FAQ - Sauer rifles
Sauer use a 3-lug bolt for medium short calibres (.243 and .22-250) but a 6-lug bolt for .308, ... This 6-lug bolt would also then allow the owner to select something even harder hitting, say 9.3mm x 62, or very flat-shooting, like the .25-06. The bolts for mini length cartridges (like .223) uses three lugs, while most short action cartridges (i.e. .308) uses six lug bolts. The four main types of bolts and some of their factory calibers are:
;Mini action cartridges, using a 3 lug bolt:
* .222 Remington
The .222 Remington or 5.7×43mm (C.I.P), also known as the triple deuce, triple two, and treble two, is a centerfire rifle cartridge. Introduced in 1950, it was the first commercial rimless .22 (5.56 mm) cartridge made in the United Stat ...
and .223 Remington
The .223 Remington (designated as the 223 Remington by the SAAMI and 223 Rem by the CIP) is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was developed in 1957 by Remington Arms and Fairchild Industries for the U.S. Continental Army Command ...
(both 9.6 mm rim)
;Some short action cartridges, using a 3 lug bolt:
* .22-250 Remington
The .22-250 Remington is a very high-velocity, short action, .22 caliber rifle cartridge primarily used for varmint hunting and small game hunting. It is capable of reaching over 4000 feet per second. It does find occasional use by women and youn ...
and .243 Winchester (both 12 mm rim)
;Some short and medium action cartridges, using a 6 lug bolt:
* 6.5x55 (12.2 mm rim)
* .25-06 Remington
Considered by many as the most balanced of the "quarter bores" for hunting medium-sized game, the .25-06 Remington remained in obscurity as a wildcat cartridge for nearly half a century before being standardized by Remington in 1969.
Its design ...
, .270 Winchester
The .270 Winchester is a rifle cartridge developed by Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1923 and unveiled in 1925 as a chambering for their bolt-action Model 54The Complete Reloading Manual for the .270 Winchester, Loadbooks USA, Inc., 2004 ...
, .308 Winchester
The .308 Winchester is a smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge widely used for hunting, target shooting, police, military, and personal protection applications globally. It is similar but not identical to the 7.62×51mm NATO ...
, .30-06 Springfield
The .30-06 Springfield cartridge (pronounced "thirty- aught-six" ), 7.62×63mm in metric notation, and called the .30 Gov't '06 by Winchester, was introduced to the United States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in military use ...
(all 12 mm rim)
* 7x64mm Brenneke and 8x57mm IS (both 11.95 mm rim)
* 9.3x62mm (11.93 mm rim)
;Magnum calibers, using a 6 lug bolt:
* 7mm Remington Magnum
The 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a commercially available round in 1962, along with the new Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle. It is a member of the belted magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable . ...
and .300 Winchester Magnum
The .300 Winchester Magnum (also known as .300 Win Mag or .300 WM) (7.62×67mmB, 7.62x66BR) is a belted, bottlenecked magnum rifle cartridge that was introduced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1963. The .300 Winchester Magnum is a m ...
(both 13.5 mm rim)
The magnum version uses a different receiver than the standard version, and some parts can not normally be interchanged between standard and magnum caliber versions. For example, the barrel tenon on the magnum receiver is larger, meaning that barrels can not be swapped between the standard and magnum receivers.
The barrel can be changed using a 5 mm hex key.
See also
* SIG Sauer 200 STR
* SIG Sauer 205
* Sauer 404
References
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External links
SAUER official page
Bolt-action rifles
Rifles of Germany
SIG Sauer rifles