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Sauer 202 Take Down rifle review

The Sauer 202 Take Down rifle is reliable and adaptable to a variety of quarry.

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ShootingUK 16 March 2011

Sauer 202 Take Down rifle.
Sauer continues to set a standard by which other high-end stalking rifles are compared and its product range continues to grow.

Having catered for both stalkers, fox and vermin shooters? needs and target shooters with its match rifle, Sauer has now developed a Take Down version of its ever-popular flagship 202 full-bore rifle.

The rifle can be disassembled with the fore-end and barrel removed and ready for transportation within 10 seconds.

This allows for a swift barrel change and means that those wishing to take the rifle overseas can pack a set of two or more barrels for any game species into a small travelling case.

></img> <br /> <br /> The test rifle came in two calibres suitable for deer or big game shooting, with two bolt mounts and a handy carry case. <br /> <br /> <strong>ACTION, TRIGGER AND SAFETY</strong> <br /> With the Sauer rifle, the action is the unit to which all the other items are attached. The bolt locks into the back end of the barrel via three large forward-locking lugs and three smaller ones behind them. <br /> <br /> On the right side of the bolt face is a single claw extractor for positive case extraction while ejection occurs via a conventional sprung plunger. <br /> <br /> The bolt lift or elevation is small because of the locking lug arrangement, which helps in making the Sauer?s bolt fast to operate. <br /> <br /> It also avoids fouling a low-mounted scope and makes it smooth to use. <br /> <br /> There are separate scope mounts which have small threads ? you must take care not to strip them and ensure they do not foul the barrel union below by over-screwing. <br /> <br /> The single-set trigger mechanism is common on European rifles and is there if you want it. <br /> <br /> <img width=

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