Gun Test: The Sauer 101 Highland XTC Is a Rugged Mountain Rifle

[oldslurrydog1]

Sauer 101 Highland XTC Ultralight Carbon-Fiber Rifle | Outdoor Life
https://www.outdoorlife.com/guns/sauer-101-highland/

 

[Drmark]

Great looking rifle!

 

[xerts1911]

I’d hit it, if I needed one.

 

[Abbey]

Where can I get one in 6.5 Swiss?

 

[Cmoor]

I have to locate one of those for hunting next year.

 

[That Guy]

I have to locate one of those for hunting next year.

I guess it never occurred to you to buy an AMERICAN rifle, made in AMERICA, by AMERICAN workers.
You cant’t make America great again with a FOREIGN PRODUCT!

 

[h8pvmnt]

For 3K i would probably look at having a custom rifle built to my specs for the task at hand. A 5-6 pound rifle will carry well but not be fun to shoot in some of those calibers especially the magnum calibers. Hunting rifles are a constant compromise to some extent. The concept of a really light rifle makes sense on some hunts and not so much on others. I think its cool and J.P. Sauer and Son have been making very fine rifles for many many years. If i had the need i might consider it.

 

[Bill Poole]

Where can I get one in 6.5 Swiss?

do you mean 7.5 Swiss? 7.5x55 (not listed on the available calibers in the article) Swiss = Switzerland the landlocked one between France/Italy/Germany/Lichtenstein

or 6.5 Swede? 6.5x55? Swede = Sweden the one way up north between Norway/Finland with a long Baltic coast.

The 6.5x55 is my favorite hunting rifle caliber, that's the one I'd want too!

You'll probably have to find one on at one of the larger wholesalers (Bud's for instance) or GB or GI and have it shipped to an LGS.

shoot good!

Poole

 

[h8pvmnt]

Europtic lists this rifle as available for backorder.

 

[Bill Poole]

...buy an AMERICAN rifle, made in AMERICA, by AMERICAN workers.
You cant’t make America great again with a FOREIGN PRODUCT!

The "Rifleman's Rifle" the Winchester Model 70 is now made in Portugal by Portuguese (in a Belgian-owned factory).

Affordable Weatherby's are made in Japan Howa's, (but I think the glossy high end one's might be US made.)

Brownings are all made in Japan (except maybe the BAR that might be Portugal) (the most prolific inventor in American history, John M Browning, also invented offshore outsourcing).

Remington's quality went way down during their leveraged sellout and the whole company disintegrated under 2 bankruptcies and lawsuit (which was itself in violation of federal law). No idea if they will ever come back to making nice looking M700's again.

TC is gone (Icon, Venture, oooh that one was ugly)

What does that leave? Ruger? they make good hunting rifles.... but other than the No1 (not a bolt action) they just don't seem to be the classic the M70 was/is.

Savage? they usually have the best accuracy reports in the gun magazine reviews and by far the ugliest bolt and barrel nut.

Mossberg? a low end rifle from a shotgun company

some niche makers of PRS chassis rifles? This new Springfield Armory almost fits in that category...

hundreds of makes of AR-15's?

About the only American option left for very elegant looking sporter-weight bolt actions like this Sauer are some very expensive custom makers....

(of course for most of us that above Sauer is a very expense rifle)

or did I miss some?

Poole

 

[Abbey]

Where can I get one in 6.5 Swiss?

do you mean 7.5 Swiss? 7.5x55 (not listed on the available calibers in the article) Swiss = Switzerland the landlocked one between France/Italy/Germany/Lichtenstein

or 6.5 Swede? 6.5x55? Swede = Sweden the one way up north between Norway/Finland with a long Baltic coast.

The 6.5x55 is my favorite hunting rifle caliber, that's the one I'd want too!

You'll probably have to find one on at one of the larger wholesalers (Bud's for instance) or GB or GI and have it shipped to an LGS.

shoot good!

Poole

Swede/Swiss - both "neutral" countries that start with an "S"