Sig Cross rifle pics and a few words
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I believe I saw a Sig rep on YouTube saying there will be a PRS version coming out at some point so yes, barrel length will probably jump to the 24” range at some point.
No range reports but just got my new 6.5 creedmore in the mail today and must say Iam impressed fit and finish is amazing bolt runs smooth stock folds easy zero play in stock. They did miss the boat on there handguard design as they should have went with something like the profile of the seekins precession spr style forend nice flat bottom. I also have to contact retailer where I purchased as the rifle came with no magazine. Rifle came to me in sig sealed box so this lack of magazine is not the retailers doing. Rifle has probably one of the nicer factory triggers I e handled although I understand now why most of the groups I see online have one or two flyers that open up the group size. It’s the damn over travel it’s horrible but I have a fix the rifle is going to machine shop and trigger over travel set screw will be installed other than that I find the trigger pretty damn good and can’t wait to shoot it and break in the barrel. Rifles handles awsome even after installing a bushnell forge 2.5-15x50 scope in Burris six screw medium tactical rings
IBI is showing pre fits for the Cross on their FB page.
hifiwasabi
Regular
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- I live in a giant bucket.
To those that are Cross owners: have you experienced any of the minimal sear engagement and hard chambering issues that some of the YouTube pundits have encountered? Is this a rifle you would recommend for mixed engagement deer hunting and medium range (300m) target shooting? I'm torn between the .308 and 6.5, as they both have merits for my intended uses.
JDForBrkFst
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- Roughly North Central AB
https://ctcsupplies.ca/magpul-m-lok-rail-cover-type-2/
They are sold out here. But these covers are great. I put them on everything Mlok I own. They will definitely keep your hands from freezing. Mlok is an amazing system. There are tons of options for mounting to it. Sling mounts, bipod mounts, fore grips, hand stops, etc.
Why not a bipod? Two birds with one stone, as it were.
I carried mine for a couple day (unsuccessful) elk hunt in the foothills this week, a couple observations;
Obviously the safety doesn't lock the bolt, but since the bolt throw is pretty smooth/light and the shape and angle of the bolt handle I had the bolt rotate up (but not unlock completely) about half a dozen times while hiking. It can easily be bumped up while moving the gun around or hiking... so something to be aware of in a hunting/hiking situation. The folding stock was noticeably sloppier when it was -15 first thing in the morning, more of a slight nitpick than anything.
Obviously the safety doesn't lock the bolt, but since the bolt throw is pretty smooth/light and the shape and angle of the bolt handle I had the bolt rotate up (but not unlock completely) about half a dozen times while hiking. It can easily be bumped up while moving the gun around or hiking... so something to be aware of in a hunting/hiking situation. The folding stock was noticeably sloppier when it was -15 first thing in the morning, more of a slight nitpick than anything.
It is nice having 3 position safeties that allow the user to lock the bolt as well as block the firing pin. Maybe you can rig some sort of elastic loop to help retain the bolt when pushing through bush?
How or perhaps why does the cold temp make the stock sloppy?
As I understand Sig's thinking from the manual, the folded stock serves a couple of functions:
- ease of transport in terms of overall length, whether in a pack or slung in the shortened form to avoid some issues of maneuvering through dense brush, keeping the barrel below the head and stock above the legs
- the bolt is retained in the locked position when the stock is folded and as such impossible to catch on brush and unlock
Considering that the hinge release is relatively light and easy when the stock is folded - just press the button and any small gesture swings the stock out and into locked position - it seems most practical to arrange a 2-point sling such that carrying folded is practical. Something like a Vickers Tactical sling with quick slide adjustment seems ideal, to change rapidly from tightly slung configuration folded, to a supportive length once the stock is deployed to the open, locked position. Since the QD cup is swappable on the stock this allows for a couple of options in how this can be set up.
- ease of transport in terms of overall length, whether in a pack or slung in the shortened form to avoid some issues of maneuvering through dense brush, keeping the barrel below the head and stock above the legs
- the bolt is retained in the locked position when the stock is folded and as such impossible to catch on brush and unlock
Considering that the hinge release is relatively light and easy when the stock is folded - just press the button and any small gesture swings the stock out and into locked position - it seems most practical to arrange a 2-point sling such that carrying folded is practical. Something like a Vickers Tactical sling with quick slide adjustment seems ideal, to change rapidly from tightly slung configuration folded, to a supportive length once the stock is deployed to the open, locked position. Since the QD cup is swappable on the stock this allows for a couple of options in how this can be set up.
Yeah, pretty handy feature, especially as it coincides with keeping the rifle compact for struggling through branches and bushes. Just picked mine up last week, haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but I'm very impressed with the Cross. Well made rifle, especially considering the bargain price, and a LOT of guys sharing their shooting experiences in forums and on Youtube concur that the accuracy is impressive. I'll be acquiring a few types of 6.5CM before heading out to test which flavour it prefers for groups, and will be mounting a Vortex Venom 5-25x FFP scope on it with a 34mm PEPR mount. Whole thing will come in at around 10lbs, plenty light for hiking.
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Something I've noticed with the magazines is that the supplied single 5-round magazine is a bit on the stubborn side to get locked in. I bought a 10-round PMAG which clicks in neatly. But the one Sig supplied needs a firm slap to get it to click, when loaded with live rounds or with dummy rounds. Not a huge issue, and something I can either just live with, remembering to slap that magazine into place firmly then test before trusting it is locked in, or I could carefully cut off just a hair's breadth of the plastic ramp face where it locks on the locking latch such that it seats like the PMAG. Measuring the distance from that locking face to the feed lips it's about 0.3mm further than the PMAG. Considering the very shallow dimension of that plastic ramp, and the sharp metal edge it engages with to lock, it seems better if it's an easy fit, not sitting there in the rifle under a lot of pressure. I know they use decent plastic for these things but it does cut and scrape and deform, like plastics tend to do. I'll be picking up a couple more PMAGs as they seem perfectly suited to the rifle, the extra length matching perfectly with the grip and folded stock dimensions such that there's no issue with it hanging too low.
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