r/canadaguns • u/Oetter83 • 1d ago

Fix my gun New SIG Cross .308

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Never seen a rifle BNIB come in like this before.

I wonder if it would be fine after cleaning but leaning towards just returning it since these are far from cheap firearms

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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) 1d ago

Return that.

The rifle was clearly stored / transported incorrectly at some point between the manufacturer and you.

This is why we coat our guns in oil. You need to clean it before using it, but at least it wont be rusted.

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u/Oetter83 1d ago

Apparently the entire batch a retailer got of cross .308’s had this problem

I ordered this from one of bigger reputable retailers from Ontario so I wonder if something majorly fucked up at SIG

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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) 1d ago

The root cause here is moisture. At some point it was stored in a wet environment. Where that environment was wet, you'll never know.

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u/Oetter83 1d ago

SIG USA fighting the trade war by dipping their barrels in the Atlantic before shipping them to Canada apparently