2012 SAUER . Please note: actual products may differ from the illustrations in the catalogue. J. P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH ERENCE reserves the right to make any necessary technical FF modifications to the weapons and products. SAUER hunting weapons may only be sold to holders of appropriate firearms permits by qualified SAUER EEL THE DI distributors. F Your SAUER distributor J. P. SAUER & SOHN. FEEL THE DIFFERENCE SAUER 2012 J. P. Sauer & Sohn GmbH Ziegelstadel 20 88316 Isny im Allgäu Germany Phone +49 7562 97554-0 Fax +49 7562 97554-801 WWW.SAUER.DE SAUER // CONTENTSVICTORY. & EDITORIAL INNOVATIVE PREMIUM OPTICS FOR LONG-RANGE SHOOTING. VICTORY HT. THE BRIGHTEST RIFLESCOPE FROM CARL ZEISS. Carl Zeiss offers the perfect solution for every hunting situation, including long-range shooting. Innovative rifl escopes with specially developed reticle technology such as the RAPID-Z ® 7 and ASV bullet drop compensation give hunters the security and precision to make their shots with confi dence at any distance. VICTORY FL DIAVARI Outstanding imaging performance, maximum precision and 3 4 5 6 the highest aiming accuracy at long distances: sophisticated 7 hunters and experienced long-range shooters who want to 3 4 4 – 16 x 50 T* FL 5 6 7 Further options: 6–24 x 56 / 6 – 24 x 72 see their targets in exceptional detail at high magnifi cations and sight with precision rely on the Victory FL Diavari. RAPID-Z® 7 VICTORY DIARANGE The Victory HT models are available in the following formats: 1.1– 4 x 24 / 1.5 – 6 x 42 / 2.5–10 x 50 / 3–12 x 56 SAUER // SAUER // S 202 // The Victory Diarange is equippedS 202 with TAKE an integrated DOWN laser // HISTORY NEWS PRODUCTS BOLT-ACTIONrangefinder RIFLES and delivers excellentBOLT-ACTION optical imaging RIFLES perfor- Pages 4 – 7 Pages 8 – 21 Pages 22-33 Pages 34 – 39 Discover a revolution in rifl escopes: the new VICTORY HT with up to 95 % or more light transmission. Thanks to its unique optical concept with HT high transmission lenses it mance. Easy to use, you can measure, take aim and make offers unrivalled reserves of light, even late into the evening. This gives you the crucial reserves of light necessary to make the perfect shot, in spite of poor light conditions. Furthermore, The future has a tradition – the story of Keeping tradition3 – 12 xand 56 beingT* innovative – that Superior technologyyour paired shot with in aelegance fraction of a second,The embodiment even in unexpected of hunting without hun- frontiers, Germany’s oldest firearms factory: Furtherdescribes options: the strategy2,5 – 10 x of 50 SAUER from beginning and unique versatility. The multiple facets of and the dream weapon of many friends of the VICTORY HT has the world’s fi nest and brightest illuminated dot, outstanding operating ergonomics and a particularly compact design. J. P. Sauer & Sohn, founded in 1751. on. All the new rifles represent this strategy. hunting, all combinedting in situations. one rifle. international hunting. SAUER has made the Reticle 43 “Take Down” affordable. S 303 // SAUER INDIVIDUAL // SAUER // SAUER // SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLES ENGRAVED RIFLES ACCESSORIES MODEL OVERVIEW Pages 40 – 50 Pages 46-57 Pages 58-63 Pages 64-78 Reticle 54 Reticle 60 RAPID-Z® 5 The racing pulse of the driven hunt and the Unique pieces, individually crafted by masters. Ideal complements to hunting with SAUER. The diversity of accomplished firearms heart of a SAUER. Safety, style and performance Inimitable values created by master gunsmiths, Attention to quality and practicality technology at a glance: standard features, in technically perfected quality. stockmakers and engravers. characterise our rifle and hunting accessories. calibres, dimensions, weights and options to NEW: ASV + ACCURATE AIMING AT LONG DISTANCES help you choose your rifle. Being able to read the shooting distance directly helps to make the ASV the most intuitive and therefore the most precise long-range shooting concept on the market. The new ASV+ also comes with a complete set of engraved metal rings for optimum fl exibility. These cover with precision the bullet drop of virtually all loads available on the market and enable highly effective shooting over distances of up to 600 metres. (ASV+ is an optional extra) PP_ZSO_ZZ_220009_ZF_Sauer-Katalog_287x205_ENGL.indd 4-5 02.04.12 10:13 At J. P. Sauer & Sohn the idea for a new product always is born in the field. It is this unequalled inspiration from hunting, shooting and the outdoors that motivates us to go into a project and to add a new model to our portfolio. Here we have three advantages on our side. First: More than 50 per cent of our team are active hunters or sports shooters. Second: We can trust in a worldwide network of professional hunters and passionate outdoorsmen, who not only bring in new thoughts but also test our products under the harshest conditions. But the most important driver for the success of SAUER is our third advantage: The various personal contacts with you. No matter if it’s the conversation at an exhibition or the “gun talk” at the campfire anywhere in wilderness. You are the ones who trust in our rifles and shotguns in the most different areas and hunting situations. And this leads to an outstanding number of impressions, inspirations and demands that are included in our thoughts and actions for a new product. Our 2012 catalogue shows what this means in detail. Eight new models have been realized throughout the last twelve months. Each one sets the standard in its class but they all together represent the clear continuity of the SAUER values: Perfect precision in a timeless design. And the overwhelming feedback on all the shows clearly proves that each second listening to you was absolutely worth it. So on behalf of my whole team let me say thank you for all your passionate feedback and input. We all are looking forward to meeting you personally anywhere. Maybe at an exhibition but preferably at a campfire anywhere in wilderness… Matthias Klotz SAUER // 1881 HISTORY 1751 SAUER CREATES A SENSATION A vision of an ideal world – a FAMOUS QUALITY photograph showing Franz and Founded in Suhl, Elisabeth Sauer and their four sons J. P. Sauer & Sohn dedicates on the veranda. The SAUER side- from the very beginning by-side rifle is awarded a medal at every effort to the manufac- the World’s Fair. This provides im- turing of premium quality petus for the production of hunting weapons. Their range em- weapons. Special barrel steels are braces defensive, military developed in collaboration with and, of course, hunting Friedrich Krupp, with a formula- SAUER: weapons. tion that is still in use today. A HERITAGE OF THE FIRST MAJOR ORDER The first major order is for the production of 150,000 weapons. LEGENDARY QUALITY. SAUER grows rapidly in the first decades. 1870 page 4 1951 1958 COURAGE LEADS TO SUCCESS DOWNFALL AND A NEW START SAUER manufactures Weatherby Expropriated at the end of World War II, bolt-action repeaters under licence part of the Sauer family moves to West from the US manufacturer of the Germany. Production resumes in Eckern- same name. This contract finally förde on the Baltic coast with only one ends in 1971, after the production product – the SAUER side-by-side shotgun. of almost 100,000 pieces. FIGHTING THE CRISIS THE COMPANY GROWS A MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF FIREARMS After the end of World War I, In the meantime, J. P. Sauer & Sohn SAUER launches the Model 80 repeater. Its techni- SAUER changes to the produc- Aktiengesellschaft has 500 employ- cal innovations revolutionise gun design. Reliability, tion of typewriters and civilian ees. The first new catalogue shows precision and a smooth-as-silk chamber action find firearms. The company’s the self-cocking Model VIII double- worldwide acclaim, turning the Model 80 and later commitment to the hunting barrelled shotgun and reminds the SAUER 90 into immortal legends. weapons segment sees further customers of the 200-year heritage. expansion. 1918 SAUER 90 1972 1952 page 5 SAUER // HISTORY 2003 1976 1993 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP SIG Holding AG acquires a ma- jority share of the common stock. From this point on, Sauer & Sohn A REVOLUTION IN FIREARM DESIGN revives the tradition of manufac- ULTIMATE PERFECTION The S 202 Take Down becomes the turing handguns to become the The new SAUER 202 bolt-action rifle is pre- benchmark standard for hunting versa- world’s leading manufacturer of sented as a further development of the S 200. tility and makes the impossible possible. handguns with their range of SIG Thanks to its quality, versatility and outstand- For the first time ever, the Take Down SAUER pistols. ing accuracy, it soon becomes a living legend. principle enters affordable regions. CONTINUING SUCCESS THE NEW GENERATION RETURN TO GERMAN OWNERSHIP The company moves to new, spacious The SAUER 200 bolt-action rifle In the 250th year of the company, and shortly manufacturing and office facilities on founds a whole new generation of before the anniversary celebrations, Michael Lüke Sauerstrasse in Eckernförde. firearms at SAUER. Its modular and Thomas Ortmeier take over the oldest German construction and completely new gun manufacturer – and set the course for a bright technological concept allows effort- future with new visions and a practice-oriented less changing of barrels and calibres. portfolio policy. 1984 1974 2000 page 6 POWER IN PERFECTION: 2006 SAUER 2012 Impressing symbiosis of a semi-auto rifle and a thumbhole stock that addionally scores with an height ajustable cheeck piece. THE BEATING HEART OF DRIVEN HUNTS The S 303 semi-automatic rifle has not lost the style of a classical hunting weapon.