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/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/Dexcessive 1d ago

Unfortunately SIG isn’t what it used to be when it comes to their qc.

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u/Kridane 1d ago

Everytime a european manufacturer moves to the US their quality tanks

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u/CryptidWorks CryptidWorks 1d ago

The ol' "moving it to save money on wages and tariffs" definitely has a downside, and that downside is people will do the absolute minimum when their work treats them like shit for minimum wage (or as close to it as possible), practically no holidays and no job security due to At-Will employment (and NH, where the Sig factory is located, is indeed at-will).

I certainly wouldn't have any company loyalty or pride in my work if my boss could fire me on a whim for pointing out a problem if they happen to be in a bad mood, and if a batch of rifles were improperly treated or exposed to the elements, it would incentivize covering it up, shutting up, and making it someone else's problem.

Same thing happened to Bosch appliances. There is a significant difference in the QA/failure rates between the models manufactured in Europe vs the US.