SAUER 100 Rifle — injuries risk

Hazard

There have been five consumer complaints which arose from a defect whereby cracks occurred in the barrel of the product after a certain firing load, at the point of maximum pressure, in the pull-field profile just after the cartridge chamber. Cracks appear in the external gun barrel over time because of shooting. These are caused by the pressure load and friction of the bullet on the inner surface of the barrel during firing. The cracks can continue from the centre of the barrel outwards towards the outer surface of the barrel as the load increases, so that as the depth of the cracks increases, the remaining strength of the barrel decreases and failure (bursting) of the material can occur during firing. The barrel composition is such that splintering of the barrel is not possible. There is only local bursting on the surface of the barrel at the affected area. There is a small possibility that the bursting could lead to injuries, for example to the shooter’s hand, due to gas escaping when the barrel bursts open.

Remedy

Recall of the product from end users. For further information, please see the Sauer recall site here: https://www.sauer.de/en/product-recall/

Product recall

Measures taken

• Recall of product from end users

Product description

Classic bolt-action rifle with rifled barrels designed for hunting and sport shooting. The rifles are sold in different models, with different barrels and in different calibres. This notification only concerns the SAUER 100 calibre 6.5x55 SE or 6.5x55 Skan