Growing up in South Africa the Sauer 80/90 was fairly common, albeit far from the typical working mans rifle (those were Musgraves, CZ's, Zastava's. Sako's if you were a bit more dedicated and serious). Steyr's and Sauers were for the guys who wanted to demonstrate some conspicuous expenditures!
An acquaintance of mine had one in 8x68S that he did well with. I worked on a ranch owned a German who had a pair in .30-06 and .375. I shot both a few times and shot a few head of game with the .30-06.
Smooth for sure. I liked the stock ergos, triggers were good, and they were accurate. They were also quite heavy with that chunky action (just like the rear locking Steyrs and S&L's).
Despite their 'high-end' appeal and pleasing function I would like to see one that has gone through heavy use and a lot of shooting (thousands of rounds). I am skeptical of that camming lug system to hold up to heavy use....
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