Sauer 90

rdf:langString Sauer 90

rdf:langString Sauer 80, 90, 92

rdf:langString Sauer 80, 90, 92

rdf:langString Several, see below.

rdf:langString yes

rdf:langString Open sights, or prepared for scope mount

rdf:langString 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 under the name Sauer 80. The rifle was sold in USA as Sauer Colt from 1973 to 1985, and Browning had a special model with steel panels between 1979 and 1984. Sauer 90 and 92 were later and updated models only sold in Europe, with the main changes being related to the trigger guard and stock. Sauer 80 was designed in 1970 and introduced to the market in 1972. Sauer 90 was released in 1982. Sauer 90 and 92 were produced until 2006. After the Swedish rifle company Husquarna/Carl Gustaf for a while stopped producing civilian rifles, they decided to import finished and semi-finished rifles from Sauer. A variant of Sauer 80 was therefore produced in Sweden under the name Carl Gustaf 3000 (M.3000 or CG 3000). They were very similar to the original, but with a few differences in for instance the stock and scope mounts. Most of the rifle was made in Germany, while the barrel and final assembly was done in Sweden. All receivers were made in Germany, and the Carl Gustaf rifles therefore had house marks from Sauer. The Lux editions of CG 3000 were built completely by Sauer in Eckernförde, Germany, while the standard versions were assembled in Sweden using receivers made by Sauer, barrels from Carl Gustaf and MonteCarlo stocks from Sweden.