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“Be clever, be the first!” The last S 90’s ever are available in the classic (top) or in the legendary “Safari” model with Bubinga stock
Limited Legend SAUER 90 “Final Edition”
With this slogan, RWS went looking for 100 product testers for their new lead-free EVOLUTION GREEN ammunition. “After our own comprehensive field tests, we want to know what hunters think about it. We are very satisfied with EVO GREEN and now want to ask end-users for their opinions,” says RWS Marketing Chief Matthias Vogel. Aspiring product testers needed to fulfill three criteria: • Have at least three years hunting experience. • Demonstrate the probability of bagging at least five hoofed game animals between the middle of August and the end of October 2012.
• Use a hunting rifle in any of the calibers .308 Winchester, .30-06, 8x57 IS, 8x57 IRS, 9.3x62 or 9.3x74 R. Both the RWS website as well as the German hunting press carried the notice and received an overwhelming response from the shooting public: In only a few days over 440 hunters had applied. The 100 testers chosen have since received their 20-round boxes of RWS EVOLUTION GREEN test ammunition and access to the online questionnaire. As of press time, this ammo is being tested in every corner of Germany. RWS now eagerly awaits the responses, which will be analyzed after the end of October.
Hi-cap 8-round magazine for S 202 The ultimate driven-game rifle magazine is now available for the S 202 in the following medium calibers: 6.5x55, .270 Win., 7x64, .30-06 and 8x57 IS. This brand-new magazine features the unprecedented capacity of 8 rounds, a super-stable magazine floorplate and a non-slip rubber armor coating.
We make it visible Carl Zeiss Sports Optics’ new web site has been updated for its international customers. The passionate hunter can now fulfill all his heart’s desires on the upgraded internet portal, from an interactive product advisor to hunters’ testimonials to current events. Short videos bring ZEISS products to life, and the ballistic calculator helps the shooter choose the correct drop table for certain hits at long ranges. http://sportsoptics.zeiss.com .
More user-friendly than ever with even more added value for the hunter, the new Zeiss portal is at http://sportsoptics.zeiss.com
The brand-new SAUER hi-cap magazine scores a hit with 8 rounds and rubber armor
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The carefully selected stocks range in quality from Grade 4 to Grade 7. The crowning touch is the heart of the action – the bolt body and locking flaps – coated in super-hard titanium nitride so that it not only shines in everlasting gold but is even smoother in action than all the many thousands of S 90’s that came before them. And for the true aficionados, here are a couple of words to show that, among these 140 beauties, a few extra-special S 90’s await their new owners: Caliber .458 Winchester Magnum with original African Rosewood (Bubinga) stock. That’s right, a very few of the rare SAUER 90 SAFARI models are among them! Contact your SAUER dealer soon to find out which versions and calibers are still available.
Photos: Mauser, RWS, Franz Knittel, Carl Zeiss Sports Optics
The EVOLUTION GREEN, now undergoing country-wide field testing
Not many guns can claim to be legends, but the Sauer 90 is certainly one of them. Using an original and unique tilting-flap bolt action, it ushered in a new era in repeating rifle design. To this day, the S 90 and S 92 are synonyms for silky-smooth action as well as proof of masterful German engineering and watch-like mechanical precision. Only 140 hunters, collectors and gun fanciers worldwide will be able to claim the distinct pleasure of having a brand-new SAUER 90 of their own – and not just from old stock, but one newly built and proofed in 2012 from original parts assembled to perfection by SAUER’s expert gunsmiths in Isny, Germany. Named the “SAUER 90 Final Edition”, this gun stands out with special features worthy of a final series. The words “Final Edition” are inlaid in gold on the receiver and on the magazine.
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