The Sauer 303 is a

semi-automatic rifle A semi-automatic rifle is a type of rifle that fires a single round each time the Trigger (firearms), trigger is pulled while automatically loading the next Cartridge (firearms), cartridge. These rifles were developed Pre-World War II, and w ...

line available in

caliber In guns, particularly firearms, but not #As a measurement of length, artillery, where a different definition may apply, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel Gauge ( ...

s from 7x64mm to 9.3x62mm. The J. P.

Sauer & Sohn J. P. Sauer und Sohn GmbH (Sauer & Sohn) is a manufacturer of firearms and machinery and is the oldest firearms manufacturer still active in Germany. The products of this company are frequently referred to as Sauer. J. P. Sauer und Sohn Histor ...

company is a manufacturer of very high quality firearms and partnered with SIG (now

Swiss Arms SIG Sauer AG is a Swiss manufacturer of armaments. The company is part of L&O Holding, which also owns the German-based SIG Sauer GmbH & Co. KG and the US-based Sig Sauer Inc. The company was previously registered as SAN Swiss Arms AG and chang ...

) in 1975 to create the Swiss/German based

SIG Sauer SIG Sauer is since the 1970s a combined brand name of several Firearms manufacturing companies, with SIG referring to ''Swiss Industry Group'' originally founded 1853, while the latter part comes from Sauer & Sohn, founded in 1751 in Germany a ...

company which is parent of the US based SIG Sauer. Like

, and

, J.P. Sauer & Sohn is also owned by :de:L&O Holding

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Sauer 303 the Queen of Rifles

The newish Sauer 303
Semi-automatic rifles of Germany Semi-automatic rifles Sauer & Sohn SIG Sauer rifles