Thread: Rifles that don't age well

Originally Posted by caberslash

There are a lot of European rifle designs which involve overly complex methods of switching barrels or mounting scopes etc.

These often require proprietary parts which are never offered off the shelf or quickly evaporate once the rifle turns out to be a poor seller due to high costs.

It's far better to adopt a system with known faults that can be rectified vs. a brand new one which is supposedly 'better'...

A Sauer, Mauser M03 or Blaser R93 might sound like a great idea but can you buy a new stock, trigger and magazine for one at your local gunshop?!

Better to buy Howa/Remington/Tikka as parts are available and gunsmiths are familliar with them.

So I have had Sauer 202’s since 1992 when they first came out. I own three now. Never had an issue with them, never lost a mag or broken a stock. Also own S&L and Heym change barrel versions. No you can’t buy a trigger, stock or magazine at my local store however the joy or using precision engineering and accuracy drives my motivations. You can’t buy a gearbox or wiper blades for a Bugatti Veyron at your local garage either!