Sauer use a breech ring abutment arrangement, which clamps between the barrel and receiver for the bolt’s three lugs to bear upon. Muzzle diameter is 17.3mm, tapering outwards gently before a swell up to the 28mm reinforce surrounding the chamber, becoming 35mm where it enters the cylindrical action. External finish is a fine bead blast to discourage both pitting and visual reflections, from what is an inherently brighter surface than matt black or blued steel. Overview The 100 Stainless XTA begins with a neat 15x1 invisibly-capped thread for a moderator or brake at the tip of the 22"/560mm cold- hammer- forged barrel. I deliberately left the Sauer wet and muddy on two occasions and it wiped clean with no spotting after 24 hours.
While they do stain less, they nevertheless are not impervious to corrosion, although they certainly fend it off far better than plain carbon steel, hence its use in cutlery. But Cerakote is exactly that – a coating – and like all coatings, no matter how tough and protective, it can get chipped and scarred, so Sauer have now opted for the inherent corrosion resistance of stainless steel.Īs a name, ‘stainless’ means exactly that, it stains less, using nickel and chromium in various quantities to enhance corrosion resistance and/or improve mechanical characteristics with elements such as molybdenum and manganese. I once battered such a rifle by falling on it whilst stalking, but other than some visual damage it nevertheless held zero perfectly. Perhaps the most appealing version for the UK hunter (until now) was the Cerakoted version with its innate ability to resist corrosion. I have used a few of these rifles in both relaxed and high-pressure situations – and both with excellent results it is a truly capable hunting rifle with no unnecessary bells or whistles. I have plenty of experience of the Sauer 100 design.
Chris Parkin explores a remake of a classic rifle as the Sauer 100 goes stainless check out his detailed test & review of the Sauer 100 Stainless XTA, including how different ammo brands perform with it (Scroll to the bottom of the article for a table showing how different ammo brands performed in the Sauer 100 Stainless XTA)Īs much as visual adornments are nice, do they make a rifle shoot better? Probably not, but there is a certain subconscious element relating to pride of ownership and personalisation that may make us perform better.
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