Sig Sauer Cross Trigger Issue

[GadsdenC]

Just saw a video posted by nutnfancy on his YouTube channel reviewing the Sig Sauer Cross chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor. Overall a positive review, but he discovered a serious issue with the trigger.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues? I was really looking forward to getting my hands on one, but now at the very least I'll be waiting half a year to a year before seriously considering it for purchase, so Sig can work out any more issues.

Here's a link to the video, if anyone's interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM0eq_FfDNs

[RideWest]

Cross

I saw the video and comments on Snipers Hide. So far this seems to be a single isolated case and no trouble shooting was done by Nutnfancy. He borrowed the rifle from someone (not Sig) for the video review. The issue he found is the sear started to "stick" and not release the firing pin when the trigger was pressed.

So it could be that it had the old recalled bolt, or something defective in the trigger / sear. While almost everything in the rifle can be maintained and changed by the end user. Removing the trigger is not described in the user manual, so the whole rifle is going back to Sig. I am sure more information will come out in a week or two and will be posted on Snipers Hide.

[John Browning]

I'm more puzzled by a 16in and 18in barrel on what is supposed to be a precision rifle.

[RideWest]

Cross

I'm more puzzled by a 16in and 18in barrel on what is supposed to be a precision rifle.

Well Sig marketed it as a "Cross" between a hunting and precision rifle. The shorter barrel was a concession to the hunting crowd. They will be releasing a 24" barrel for it.

The 18" 6.5 CM barrel is pretty accurate, so the only thing the PRS folks loose is velocity. But our local PRS matches don't go past 1000 yards, so it's not much of an issue.

If your dedicated to PRS competition, you probably wouldn't buy the Cross. You would buy a heavier specific PRS rifle with a longer barrel. Most of the top PRS shooters are not using 6.5 CM anyway, they are using one of the 6 mm rounds.

[sigstroker]

I saw the video and comments on Snipers Hide. So far this seems to be a single isolated case and no trouble shooting was done by Nutnfancy. He borrowed the rifle from someone (not Sig) for the video review. The issue he found is the sear started to "stick" and not release the firing pin when the trigger was pressed.

So it could be that it had the old recalled bolt, or something defective in the trigger / sear. While almost everything in the rifle can be maintained and changed by the end user. Removing the trigger is not described in the user manual, so the whole rifle is going back to Sig. I am sure more information will come out in a week or two and will be posted on Snipers Hide.

That guy seems to break every gun he gets near. One of the reasons I quit watching his stuff. That and because he makes 45 minute videos with 7 minutes of content.

[michaelf3]

That guy seems to break every gun he gets near. One of the reasons I quit watching his stuff. That and because he makes 45 minute videos with 7 minutes of content.

Agreed. Lots of talk about everything, but the gun in question. Get to the point, not here to watch a boring movie. Stopped watching him years ago.

[LynnJr]

Buy a 700 Remington and avoid that junk.
He sounds like he is 15 years old but with less knowledge.

[Cypriss32]

Buy a 700 Remington and avoid that junk.
He sounds like he is 15 years old but with less knowledge.

[LynnJr]

It broke on its maiden voyage so it's junk just ask all the remington haters on Calguns who never shoot.

[NapalmCheese]

The shorter barrel was a concession to the hunting crowd.

Which seems weird to me considering most hunting rifles have 22 or 24 inch barrels.

I'm guessing they stuck with the short barrel because it's 'tactical', in vogue, and isn't overly long once you put a suppressor on it.

[RideWest]

Short barrels

Which seems weird to me considering most hunting rifles have 22 or 24 inch barrels.

I'm guessing they stuck with the short barrel because it's 'tactical', in vogue, and isn't overly long once you put a suppressor on it.

Well you may have a point about suppressed. A lot of guys on Snipers Hide have pictures of their rifle with suppressors installed, but a lot of them also seem to be hunters. So a lighter rifle with a shorter barrel that can take a suppressor.

[sigstroker]

Right. A 21 inch barrel on a .308 is not necessarily just for velocity, it's also to lessen the boom as compared to a 16 inch.

[RideWest]

Sound levels

Right. A 21 inch barrel on a .308 is not necessarily just for velocity, it's also to lessen the boom as compared to a 16 inch.

I had not considered that a longer barrel would reduce sound levels. I have read that muzzle brakes are slightly better in terms of managing recoil. But if one is allowed to run a suppressor, that would help both noise and recoil.

[Cypriss32]

[stikman33]

Yeah, I have one also. When I picked it up last week though the bolt does does come in a separate sig package inside the gun box in its own little compartment. Going to shoot it wednesday.