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Sorry, I haven't received a PM or an email from you - it's likely in the big bit-bin in the sky.

Well, I'm interested in general impressions, such as you just posted. How does it look, compared to the barrel? These are nice-looking rifles, and I wouldn't want its looks to be compromised. I understand it scratches easily, true? Does it change the smoothness of the bolt cycling? Anything else you can think of...

Now keep in mind that I have never handled a Sauer with a steel receiver, so I really am not the best judge. Here is my impression of MY guns though.

The bolt is as smooth as melted butter. It feels like it is moving on air. Cosmetically, my guns are perfect. The color of the receiver and barrel match perfectly, and the stock to metal fit and finish is better than any other gun that I have ever seen. As far as the finish durability, mine has not shown any indication that it has any problem with scratching.

I am quite particular about my guns too, and I can assure you that I wouldn't own TWO Sauers if there was a single problem with the guns.

Jaywalker..My 200 has the aluminum reciever. It does show some wear around the edge where the bolt shroud meets the the reciever,other than that the finish is flawlwss and as retrieverman stated the bolt is as smooth as melted buttter.

Are the alloy receiver all matte finish, or are some of them polished "blue?"

My M200 is more of a "satin" then matte finish. All the alloy M200s I`ve seen (only a couple) have been the same.

I am pretty sure that all the alloy receivers are matte finish.

I recently bought a spare .30-06 bbl. to compliment my Sauer 202 in 7x64. In both calibers it shot 5 in <.75 out of the box.

Is the synthetic stock on these tupperware like lots of factory synthetic stocks or is it made of more premium material?


Ryan

Andre...
I was admiring your scope setup. Eventually I want a railmount system for mine to give it the classic European look. I think that it is a more logical way to mount a scope, no way to bend the scope tube by over tightening the rings and the crosshairs will be automatically aligned. Who manufactured your mounting setup?
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Sauer200

You said it, Sauer200, nothing but advantages with the rail scope (I would add to your list : no scope slipping, thanks to the cross screws and practically whatever eye relief you fancy). Most of my scopes are of the rail type as I go for it whenever given the choice. My mount is a German EAW (Ernst Appel Werke) swingout mount. Not cheap but a real work of art. Return to zero is absolute and it's second only to the claw mount. EAW is sold in the U.S. too : http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/index.html?scopemounts.html~maindeal.

I have two Sauers with synthetic stocks and love the feel, but synthetic stocks are a matter of personal taste.

Synthetic stocks on Sauer and Blaser rifles look and feel like HS or McMillan stocks. I have one on a Blaser rifle and it has a small grain structure.

NB.: this is the early version and nowadays, Blaser offers them in black, green , grey, with rubber inserts and in different shades of camo too.

The recoil pad on my wife's 202 synthetic stock says "McMillan" on it.

My synthetic Sauer says "Sauer" on the recoil pad, but I have been told that McMillan did make the stocks for Sauer at one time. What I have been told is that Sauer makes their own stocks now, but I don't have any hard evidence that this is true.

I also have a Blaser synthetic stock and like the feel of the Sauer much better. The Blaser is fine, but the palm swell and texturing on the Sauer is much nicer to my taste. I have never handle one, but from what I understand, the Blaser Professional stock is more like the Sauer synthetic.