bolt action
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, which is most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon (as most users are right-handed).
Most bolt-action ...
rifle introduced by SIG Sauer in 1984shotguns.se - Sauer Information /ref> and produced until 1993. The rifle was one of the first consumer rifles with easily replaceable barrels. Sauer 200 has also been sold in Scandinavia under the name Carl Gustaf CG 4000.
In 1993, Sauer 200 was replaced by its Sig Sauer 202.Sauer’n - 7mm RemMag - Bukkefall /ref> The two rifles have many similarities, and for example, barrels are interchangeable.
The rifle
Sig Sauer 200 STR
The SIG Sauer 200 STR (Scandinavian Target Rifle), also known as the SIG Sauer 200 STR Match, is a bolt-action rifle mostly used as a target/competition rifle for national competitions by Norwegian, Swedish and Danish sport shooters. It is a var ...
, which is the standard firearm within
Det frivillige Skyttervesen
Det frivillige Skyttervesen (DFS) (), known in English as the National Rifle Association of Norway, and by DFS themselves as the Norwegian Civilian Marksmanship Association since 2020, is a civilian marksmanship association in Norway and the lar ...
, is partly based on Sauer 200.
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Sauer 90
Sauer 80, 90 and 92 are bolt-action rifles with a non-rotating bolt and rear-locking rotating lugs. The rifle is known for having a short and smooth bolt travel, but also for being technically complicated.
In Europe the rifle was originally sold ...