The Ergo Heat from J.P. Sauer & Sohn.
J. P. Sauer & Sohn debuted what they’re calling the “world’s first” heated rifle grip system this month.
Known as the Ergo Heat, the grip fits on Sauer’s Classic XT, Synchro XT and Synchro XTC stocks. It’s battery-powered and promises to deliver up to a 30°C difference to the ambient temperature at the highest setting.
In other words, even in freezing temperatures, you can expect your rifle grip to remain nice and toasty.
It’s only a matter of time before heated rifle grips and stocks become the norm, right?
Company Highlights:
- The three heating levels can be set using the supplied remote control or via the free Sauer Ergo Heat app.
- A subtle red LED light in the sling swivel shows the selected heating level by blinking.
- At the highest heating level, the rechargeable battery lasts for about 2 hours, at the lowest, up to 7 hours!
- Charging the rechargeable batteries in the stock is done using a power supply which is attached to the sling swivel socket.
- You can also use the cigarette lighter or a USB connection on a car or a Powerbank to charge the batteries.
Unfortunately, we don’t know the price of the Ergo Heat nor do we know when it will be available stateside. I reached out to the German rifle maker for answers. We’ll see what they say.
Regardless, I’m assuming we’ll get a good look at the system at SHOT Show 2018. I’m curious to know how hot the grip actually gets.
In the meantime, check out Clay’s review of the Sauer 100 Classic XT. With an MSRP of $699, the S100 Classic XT is a steal. Along with GunsAmerica contributor Phil Massaro, Clay was able to blast prairie dogs from 800 meters away!
The Ergo Heat system on a hunt. (Photo: Sauer/Facebook)
The first thing I thought of when I saw this was would the heat from a warm stock migrate to the action of a semi auto shotgun on a cold rainy/snowing day in the duck blind? Many times I have seen shotguns whose actions have froze up due to moisture not fire. I myself often sit in the boat or blind with the shotgun across my lap and the lower part of my waterproof parka over the action of my gun in an effort rain and snow from getting in the action.
This is a joke, right?
Is this an actual need for hunters? I only shoot recreational, but I always figured hunters, who typically might be out before dawn, would be wearing gloves.
Too bad they didn’t heat the stock where your cheekweld is made. I hate laying my face down on a cold rifle stock.
A GPS tracker would be more useful. A lot of guns have been going missing while traveling commercial air.
What’s next? Vibrating forends to massage your support hand? A Bluetooth speaker for your phone? Sauer (or, more appropriately, their clientele) has the money to put anything they want in a gun. How high were heated grips on the list?
Much as I hate it when blogs just regurgitate press releases, I appreciate Guns America taking the time to at least try to get some more facts about this. Still, I feel like it’s a lot of effort for such a niche novelty.