Surprised that this hasn't been brought up before. I'm sure lots of ppl are pondering this as a ground up build on the maverick is likely approaching or exceeding the 2k price tag on the sig cross. Besides the bolt vs straight pull difference. Are there differences in felt recoil, accuracy, weight etc if the maverick build had an 18" quality 5r barrel like the cross and good trigger etc?
Mra maverick vs sig cross
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I'm looking for a good light tactical styled chassis rifle in 6.5 or 308 rifle for hunting and these tick the box. Yes could get a Tikka and put an mdt chassis/stock but they typically have pencil sporter barrels and I'm looking for a quality heavy barreled gun for target work as well. The sig comes in at something like 7lbs WITH a heavy barrel which is pretty phenomenal. Would a maverick build be around the same?
It would be nice if a Canadian vendor came up with something similar to the cross, the action being aluminum saves a lot of weight.
Right now id go for the maverick. Canadian made, and you can customize parts your desire.
Right now id go for the maverick. Canadian made, and you can customize parts your desire.
I totally agree. But if the build is 2-3lbs heavier and more expensive, the cross is a hell of a bargain. Heard of 1/4moa being attainable with hand loads
Yeah...that's where I was hoping someone with a 18" maverick build would have an idea what the weight of the rifle is. There's also the ruger precision but it's a 20" barrel and weighs almost 10lbs without a scope, probably close to 12 with it and that's just too long and heavy to carry around in the bush
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Cost would depend heavily on what you're starting with.
There's a ton of people with a newly banned AR-10 just sitting there collecting dust.
For those people; It only costs $980 to build a straight-pull Maccabee with a new receiver.
The other factor is whether or not you're into customization.
If you buy the Sig; You'll be keeping it exactly as it is.
If you build a Maccabee; You can change anything and everything as often as you want.
There's a ton of people with a newly banned AR-10 just sitting there collecting dust.
For those people; It only costs $980 to build a straight-pull Maccabee with a new receiver.
The other factor is whether or not you're into customization.
If you buy the Sig; You'll be keeping it exactly as it is.
If you build a Maccabee; You can change anything and everything as often as you want.
...What??
You're definitely missing the point of the Renegade/whatever other AR part compatible rifles. The Sig cross has as much in common with the Renegade as any other bolt action rifle; there's no parts compatibility with an AR. The entire point of the Renegade is that you can take the parts off of your newly prohibited AR and throw them on a new receiver set. A ground up Maverick build makes no sense unless you're really set on the straight pull aspect, in which case you wouldn't buy a Cross anyways.
TL/DR: Not surprising at all that no one is making the comparison.
You're definitely missing the point of the Renegade/whatever other AR part compatible rifles. The Sig cross has as much in common with the Renegade as any other bolt action rifle; there's no parts compatibility with an AR. The entire point of the Renegade is that you can take the parts off of your newly prohibited AR and throw them on a new receiver set. A ground up Maverick build makes no sense unless you're really set on the straight pull aspect, in which case you wouldn't buy a Cross anyways.
TL/DR: Not surprising at all that no one is making the comparison.
Different animals. Don't think there's a chance in hell of building a Maverick from scratch that hits 7lbs without spending way more than $2200. And with no primary extraction, I have my hesitations. I've certainly seen sticky extraction with the little 6.5 Grendel in the smaller Renegade/LPC straight pulls.
A 20" Tikka CTR in a MDT HNT26 carbon chassis could get very close to that weight, but you're looking at a $1300ish rifle and a $1300ish chassis that hasn't hit the street yet. And you'd need to spend money on mags on top of that.
To be honest, I think the Cross is what you're looking for.
A 20" Tikka CTR in a MDT HNT26 carbon chassis could get very close to that weight, but you're looking at a $1300ish rifle and a $1300ish chassis that hasn't hit the street yet. And you'd need to spend money on mags on top of that.
To be honest, I think the Cross is what you're looking for.
