Sauer 505 ErgoLux

The Sauer 505 ErgoLux repeating rifle with its noble-luxurious wooden stock combines ballistic precision with timeless elegance
Since 1751, the company J.P. Sauer & Sohn has been producing one generation of rifles after another in the highest quality. Beyond the precision of the rifles, a constant has been the wooden stocks, which remain very popular even with the advent of new materials. Accordingly, there is also the successor model to the Sauer 404 rifle available in versions with various wooden stocks. Combined with a solid steel housing and a cold-hammered barrel, the Sauer 505 ErgoLux becomes a hunting rifle that impresses all around.

The Stock

Many hunters swear by the natural material wood for tactile reasons. Sauer offers the ErgoLux stock made of walnut in wood classes 2 to 10. Its sophisticated shape significantly compensates for perceived recoil and gives the rifle great stability, regardless of the shooting position you adopt. The cheek piece has been further optimized compared to previous versions, making your contact with the rifle even more organic. In conjunction with the ergonomic pistol grip, you will feel one with your Sauer 505 ErgoLux when you shoot. Optionally, you can choose between stock pads ranging from 5-35 mm. The stock length is 36.5 mm plus the dimensions of the stock pad.

The System: Steel Housing and Lock

The heart of the Sauer 505 repeating rifle, its system, consists of a solid steel housing and a one-piece steel lock. Steel has significantly lower friction losses compared to aluminum. Therefore, with the Sauer 505 system, you experience an incredibly smooth chambering and quiet cycling. This elegant functionality will become apparent to you with every shot.

The Manual Safety

The Sauer 404 rifle excelled with its highly comfortable and secure manual safety. In developing the successor model Sauer 505, the manual safety has been further improved in terms of both usability and safety. By extending the safety travel, you need to exert even less force. With a light thumb pressure, you can engage your rifle just before the shot, and just as easily disengage it for unloading.

Trigger

The proven Quattro trigger with its four possible weight settings has also been used in the Sauer 505 repeating rifle. With the right setting for you, you can be sure that the trigger breaks crystal clear and that you have the precisely suitable trigger weight. In the Sauer 505 rifle, the lowest setting has been further reduced from 500 g to 350 g. The other resistances are the same as in the Sauer 404 rifle: 750 g, 1,000 g, and 1,250 g. The adjustment is made with the fore-end pulled back using the “Sauer Universal Key” (SUS), which can be optionally placed in the fore-end, while the “Sauer Mini Universal Key” (MUS) is included as standard. Thanks to this option, you can be sure that the trigger is always dry and free of play, minimizing the risk of a shot going awry due to a malfunction.

The Barrel

The barrel of the Sauer 505 is cold-hammered and ensures an extremely precise shot. The muzzle diameter is standardly 17 mm, and the muzzle is equipped with an M15x1 thread for a suppressor. The Sauer 505 repeating rifle is delivered with a smooth profile barrel; upon request, you can also receive it with a fluted barrel. The increased surface area of the fluted barrel dissipates heat more quickly, preventing disturbing mirage even during high shot sequences. Another advantage is a reduction in weight. The standard lengths of the barrels are 51 cm and 62 cm, and there are also 56 mm barrels for calibers in the Mini, Medium, and Magnum categories. The corrosion protection of the barrels and all other steel surfaces of the Sauer 505 is a plasma nitriding. For an additional charge, you can obtain a DLC surface (Diamond-like Carbon). In the configuration shown here with the Sauer 505 ErgoLux wooden stock and a 51 cm barrel, the Sauer 505 repeating rifle is 101.5 cm long and weighs approximately 3.4 kg. Stocks and barrels are compatible with the Sauer 404, allowing you to use them on both models.

Magazine

Unlike the Sauer 404 model, which had a metal magazine, the magazine of the Sauer 505 is made of polymer, making it lighter. The magazines are designed for the chosen calibers and hold between 2 to 5 cartridges, depending on the version. An unintentional release of the magazine button is prevented by the integrated magazine safety MagLock.

Modular Sauer Principle

The Sauer 505 rifle, like its predecessors, relies on a modular principle. You have two options for configuring the modules: Either you assemble your Sauer 505 completely freely according to your preferences, or you choose from three equipment packages that the gunsmiths at Sauer have put together with experienced hunters for you.

You choose one of the 19 calibers in the corresponding barrel length and contour.
Then you determine which stock you want – here described is the variant with the lightweight carbon stock ErgoLux,
and finally, you choose one of the three pre-configured equipment packages (Elegance, Highland, and Outback), or you design all components of your rifle completely according to your own ideas.

The Sauer 505 is compatible with all scopes that can be installed on the rifle using a Blaser saddle mount. This makes some new purchases unnecessary.

Technical Data

Type: Repeating rifle
Locking: 6-lug locking directly in the barrel
Trigger: Direct trigger Sauer Quattro, trigger weight adjustable in four stages: 350 g, 750 g, 1000 g, or 1250 g
Material trigger guard: Polymer
Material trigger blade: Polymer
Safety: Manual safety
Magazine capacity: Medium 3+1, Magnum 2+1
Magazine type: removable, can be fixed with magazine safety “MagLock”
Magazine base: Polymer Black
Barrel: cold-hammered
Barrel surface: plasma nitrided, blued
Barrel length: for standard caliber 51 cm, for magnum caliber 62 cm
Barrel contour: Standard (17 mm)
Sights: optional
Barrel thread: M 15x1
Surface housing: plasma nitrided, blued
Surface lock: polished
Chamber handle ball: Polymer Ø 23 mm
Stock shape: Wooden stock for right or left-handed shooters
Fore-end: integrated Sauer (Mini) universal key under the sling swivel
Stock material: Wood
System: Steel, matte black
Weight: including barrel: approx. 3.4 kg

Please note that the wood classes shown in the photos may differ from the actual designated wood classes. The images are for illustrative purposes only to represent the rifle models.