Sauer S 303 Test Shooting

The drive hunt is decided in seconds. When the sounder crashes across the trail, the boar stealthily tries to take the back way out or the stag pauses on the firebreak, there is no time for a rifle that is only second best.

The S 303 Semi Automatic Rifle’s construction offers enormous advantages to the shooter. After once firing, the hunter must not release his grip on the gun to reload for the next shot.

Same as with the double gun, the se­cond shot is instantly available. But the gas-operated system offers an additional bonus: Some of the powder gases are used for the loading cycle. This dampens much of the recoil and whip and lets the shooter quickly recover. The results are accurate shots, safe hunting and joy at every clean double.

Three years of development, some 100,000 test rounds and intensive field trials ranging from the dusty heat of ­Andalusia to the icy cold of Finland have proven the technical superiority of the S 303. The pursuit of optimal balance with the classic design of a SAUER has led to a hunting rifle that makes every glance, every touch, every swing and every shot an experience to be savoured.

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