Sauer 200 STR
Encyclopedia
The Sauer 200 STR is a bolt action rifle
mostly used as a target/competition firearm.
The weapon was approved for use in Det Frivillige Skyttervesen from 1. January 1990 in Caliber
6.5 x 55 mm
, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO and .22 Long Rifle
. It is now testing a weapon in caliber 5.56 x 45 mm NATO
(.223 Rem.), since this is the new cartridge the Army
will adopt eventually. The crest is also used by sister organizations of DFS in Sweden
and Denmark
and its produced by Sauer & Sohn in Germany
. The crest also produced in a special edition for the police sharpshooters, then with Telescopic sight
and some other equipment under the name of SSG 3000.
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
mostly used as a target/competition firearm.
The weapon was approved for use in Det Frivillige Skyttervesen from 1. January 1990 in Caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
6.5 x 55 mm
6.5 x 55 mm
6.5×55mm or 6.5×55mm SE is a rifle cartridge developed in 1891 for use in the new rifles then under consideration by the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom. The two nations had independent armies...
, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO and .22 Long Rifle
.22 Long Rifle
The .22 Long Rifle rimfire cartridge is a long established variety of ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most common in the world today. The cartridge is often referred to simply as .22 LR and various rifles, pistols, revolvers, and even some smoothbore shotguns have...
. It is now testing a weapon in caliber 5.56 x 45 mm NATO
5.56 x 45 mm NATO
5.56×45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...
(.223 Rem.), since this is the new cartridge the Army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
will adopt eventually. The crest is also used by sister organizations of DFS in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and its produced by Sauer & Sohn in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The crest also produced in a special edition for the police sharpshooters, then with Telescopic sight
Telescopic sight
A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a sighting device that is based on an optical refracting telescope. They are equipped with some form of graphic image pattern mounted in an optically appropriate position in their optical system to give an accurate aiming point...
and some other equipment under the name of SSG 3000.