Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Legendary German firm JP Sauer and Sohn are well known for their exceptional rifles. Highest quality craftsmanship combined with ample features and top performance comes standard with all Sauer Rifles. The Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington rifle is no exception.
One of the demands from the shooting market is more value for less. The Sauer 100 Range is one of the very best offerings in this class. “Affordability” is not typically a word associated with JP Sauer and Sohn. The Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington offers great unparalleled quality where it is required. Packed with design features based on the higher-end 101 and 404 rifles, the Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington is as comfortable and accurate as any hunter could ever dream of. Excellent performance is enhanced by aesthetic and ergonomic refinements, which few other rifles can match.
Weighing in at just over 3 kilogram, the Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington is one of the ideal hunting rifles on offer to South African. Whether you enjoy hard walk and stalk hunting in the Eastern Cape mountains or the Bushveld, the Sauer 100 will be a great companion. Ultimately the pedigree of Sauer Rifles combined with a wide range of calibers and models make it a fantastic choice for any hunter.

Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington Combination

The Sauer 100 Classic chambered in the trusty old 223 Remington Caliber, is a specialist plains game rifle. The 6mm projectile has proven itself from long range gong shoots to a great caliber for medium to longer distance hunting. The range of bullets that is most popular is in the 70 to 100 grain range. The flat trajectories with a muzzle velocity around the 2850 to 3350 ft/s mark, makes this a useful rifle for hunting medium bodied antelope. The ability of the 223 Remington Caliber to achieve excellent velocity with moderate recoil and still deliver penetration and pinpoint accuracy makes it a great choice for varmint shooters and hunters alike.

Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington Features

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The Sauer 100 product range combines long-standing gunsmith expertise with the real experiences of Sauer Hunters and Sport Shooters from all over the world. No matter which Sauer 100 you choose, 1 MOA accuracy is guaranteed at 100 yards

Technical Detail - Sauer 100 Classic 223 Remington

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223 Remington

History

By the end of the Second World War, the effectiveness of the German MP43 assault rifle (see 7.62x39) had become well known. The major breakthrough in the MP43 design was the use of a scaled down version of the full powered 7.92 (8x57) German infantry cartridge. The resulting 7.92x33 Kurz cartridge enabled a trained soldier to maintain reasonable control of the MP43 rifle set to fully automatic fire. Ammunition for the MP43 was light to carry and the soldier could therefore carry more into combat. These factors combined made the MP43 an effective assault weapon.

Following the war, the major military powers of the world began experimenting with scaled down cartridges and prototype assault rifles. With the formation of the NATO pact alliance, members agreed to work towards a universal rifle and cartridge design for all allied infantry. After several design proposals allied powers found themselves divided into two camps. The countries of the commonwealth were very much in favor of a 7mm cartridge which would have duplicated today’s 7mm08 while the U.S, the super power of the allied world, insisted on a .30 caliber cartridge, preferably a scaled down version of the .30-06.

Ultimately, the U.S ordnance department convinced all NATO pact members to adopt the T44 cartridge, now known as the 7.62 NATO or in its commercial guise, the .308 Winchester. Yet for all of the pushing for a .30 caliber cartridge, a sub committee of the U.S Ordnance department (project SALVO), continued to experiment with small caliber cartridges, leaning towards the .224 caliber.

After promising reports from project SALVO during the mid 1950's, the US Ordnance Department invited cartridge designers to develop a military round based on the .224 caliber with a prerequisite that the projectile must stay above the speed of sound at 500 yards. In 1957, Robert Hutton, technical editor of Guns and Ammo magazine designed a potentially suitable cartridge. Hutton’s cartridge was based on a lengthened version of the .222 Remington, loaded with a 55 grain prototype bullet made for Hutton by Sierra Bullets.

By the later 1950’s, firearms designer Eugene Stoner had achieved partial success with his AR 10 rifle. The Armalite AR 10 was radically different from other rifles of the day using a combination of alloys and polymers to create a light and compact assault rifle. Unfortunately for Stoner, the lightweight AR 10 chambered in 7.62 NATO produced too much recoil for controlled automatic fire however, the excellent rifle design was noted by various parties. After receiving the invitation to design a .224 caliber rifle, Stoner re-chambered the AR 10 to Hutton’s .224 caliber cartridge and submitted the combination for testing during 1958. The combination was well received however the final decision would have to come from the upper echelons of the U.S government. By this time Armalite had lost a great deal of money through investing in Stoners AR 10 and AR 15 and decided to sell the rights to his designs. Colt firearms purchased these rights and continued to pursue marketing the AR 15.

In 1963, the communist conflict in Vietnam grew with rapid momentum. The U.S had so far committed a small force to Vietnam to inhibit the socialist movement however the Ordnance department did not have enough manufacturing resources to arm the full force that would soon be required. To this end U.S secretary of defense Robert McNamara made several major decisions that would dramatically alter U.S Ordnance permanently. The Springfield Armory and production of the M14 rifle was dissolved and rifle production turned over to the private sector. Colt was given the contract to supply the AR 15 rifle to U.S forces without further ado.

The AR 15 rifle and cartridge were formally adopted in 1964, designated the XM16E1 (common name M16) rifle and 5.56 Ball M193 cartridge. Velocity for the 55 grain bullet from the 20” barrel of the M16 was rated at a true 3200fps. The rifle was used in small numbers up until 1965 when both the war and production of the M16 rose dramatically.

From the very outset of its adoption the M16 was plagued with troubles. Stoner had designed the original AR 15 with a very slow barrel twist rate of 1:14 which was literally a doubled edged sword. By using a slow twist barrel the 55 grain bullet was only just stable in flight, producing a small degree of yaw. On impact the bullet would immediately tumble and render a wide, incapacitating wound. This was initially considered a brilliant design premise but some rifles produced too much yaw and were very inaccurate at longer ranges. McNamara ordered that the twist rate be changed to 1:12 before final adoption of the rifle in 1964. This cured longer range accuracy problems but completely destroyed the stopping power of the 55 grain bullet which now poked needle holes through its victims. Nobody questioned the potential consequences of this move and ignorant of the facts, Ordnance brass continued to believe and promote the M193 as a highly effective cartridge.

Major troubles next appeared in 1965 when the M16 rifle was adopted en masse by the thousands of U.S soldiers entering Vietnam. Up to 50% of the rifles were jamming in the field and hundreds of U.S troops were killed while desperately trying to clear jammed chambers. Troops were further demoralized when neither the military brass or Colt would look into the problem seriously. Instead, troops were accused of not cleaning their rifles properly which had lead to powder fouling. The powder fouling was cited as the reason why cases were not being extracted from the rifle’s chamber.

After continued complaints, both the Ordnance department and Colt representatives eventually began to look at the problem although still with a measure of apathy. The M16 then underwent some design alterations however, the cause of the jamming problem had still not been identified. A new model M16A1 now featured a chrome lined chamber and bore in an effort to produce smoother feeding. Other alterations were made to the M16, but without any true knowledge of the underlying problem, these added unnecessary weight to the rifle which was now only a shade lighter than the M14.

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