Cutting Weight on a Sig Cross

[HNTR918]

Get the barrel diameter turned down and fluted.
It will be your largest savings.
16'' barrels can be as low as 1lb 4 oz.

 

[khuber84]

To be clear, I am NOT the maker of this product. I am working with someone that is making it.

The first few are done and testing is going on at an accelerated pace. There were a few small changes made to make it stronger, just in case. This will not change the release date of approximately end of May.

There have been zero issues with it thus far. I do not know pricing. Weight is 6.8 ounces with no original stock pieces added (can be used like that). 12.5 ounces as shown. OEM is over 17 ounces without folder.

The maker is Made Rifle/Made X Pro. He makes a few parts for the Cross and has more on the way.

I am going to do a video soonish at their request as a sneak peek. I will post that here as well.

This is obviously for the folks that are not, or are never, happy with OEM or the quality/lack of quality in some of the Sig parts but still love the rifle.

Thats all we have right now. He has this pic posted on FB in one of the Sig Cross groups so here it is.
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I see it's listed at 13.4" shortest lop with sig butt pad, that's unfortunately longer than I want.

 

[6.5284 Guy]

I noticed that you can now buy the 11" Sig Cross Trax handguard. I assume it's lighter than the original but I don't know if it will fit on a standard Cross. Has anyone tried this?

 

[COH]

I see it's listed at 13.4" shortest lop with sig butt pad, that's unfortunately longer than I want.
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I noticed that you can now buy the 11" Sig Cross Trax handguard. I assume it's lighter than the original but I don't know if it will fit on a standard Cross. Has anyone tried this?

I have been looking into this as well and confirmed with Sig that you can use the Trax handguard. I'm curious if you went ahead and bought it? I'd actually prefer to purchase a sawtooth handguard but they don't sell those individually.

 

[6.5284 Guy]

I have been looking into this as well and confirmed with Sig that you can use the Trax handguard. I'm curious if you went ahead and bought it? I'd actually prefer to purchase a sawtooth handguard but they don't sell those individually.

I haven't pulled the trigger on this, I just bought a Seekins Element so my itch for a lightweight option has been scratched. Keeping an eye on this to see what others do though.

 

[COH]

Congrats! That looks like a really nice rifle. I stayed away from that based on price but as I continue to look into spending more money on the cross I may regret that.

 

[TradLife406]

I think Made X Pro offers a lighter stock.

The Cross isn't Tikka light for sure. But it's definitely a great gun when you have a bunch of kids and a wife that can all shoot it on the fly. Just a quick lop adjustment and my 8 year old can shoot it.


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[cliffy109]

If you're counting the weight of the bipod, then look at the BLK LBL handguard. It weighs 6 ounces more than the stock handguard but it has a pretty decent bipod built-in. I have this, an 18" Proof barrel, Leupold Mark 4 4.5-18X and a SiCo suppressor and it comes in a t 10.5 including a sling.

 

[depthcharge]

I am looking to get a 8.6 Blackout (12.5 inch) barrel for my Sig Cross, but I am thinking the suppressor will not begin to fit inside the handguard. Are there any Suppressor Friendly handguards for the Sig Cross that anyone has seen?

 

[mt100gr.]

I am looking to get a 8.6 Blackout (12.5 inch) barrel for my Sig Cross, but I am thinking the suppressor will not begin to fit inside the handguard. Are there any Suppressor Friendly handguards for the Sig Cross that anyone has seen?

Chop it!

This is how my Cross ended up. 7lbs 3oz as it sits here.

 

[Maxwell.a.wilson]

Chop it!

This is how my Cross ended up. 7lbs 3oz as it sits here. View attachment 1070482

What optic do you have on it? I dig the chop job. Might have to follow suit.

 

[mt100gr.]

What optic do you have on it? I dig the chop job. Might have to follow suit.

The chop could be done a lot nicer,but i wasn't worried. It didn't save a lot of weight, really, but i wanted to be able to use a 5inch reflex with my suppressor.

Optic is a SWFA ultralight.

 

[packgoatguy]

The cross action is pretty light compared to most, it's possible with some diy mods to get it as lightweight as the lightest rifles on the market. Especially if you were to have the chunky barrel fluted or turned down.

Pic below is my sig cross with a factory 18" 6.5cm barrel, bare rifle weighs about 5lbs 6oz. With my factory 308win barrel it is about 5lbs 2oz.

FYI, the 18" cross barrel is a tad over 44oz... for comparison; I've got an 18" fluted barrel (profile similar to a tikka) on a rem700 build that only weighs 24-25oz... so there is a lot of weight that can be lost from the factory Cross barrel alone.

In this configuration, i can swap barrels without removing the scope or rail.

As shown: trijicon credo 2.5-15x42, NF Ultralight 30mm low rings, scope caps, ZG6.5 suppressor, mdt 3rd mag, mdt carbon grip.

My diy stock does not fold, but is "quick detatch" so I can remove it and reinstall nearly as quickly as operating the stiff folder mechanism... with the added bonus of having no play or slop between the stock and the action like these cross rifles are known for.

 

[TradLife406]

Has anyone found a carbon fiber handgaurd? I don't really want to lose too much length.
It would be nice to lose some weight. Going to an Airlock Nano cut about 10oz from the old can.

Definitely wouldn't want to run the gun with the 6.5C barrel any lighter. Thing kicked really bad. But with the little 22 Creed barrel it's a lot of fun to shoot.

Tried a few times looking for a carbon handgaurd and no dice.

 

[black500]

Has anyone found a carbon fiber handgaurd? I don't really want to lose too much length.
It would be nice to lose some weight. Going to an Airlock Nano cut about 10oz from the old can.

Definitely wouldn't want to run the gun with the 6.5C barrel any lighter. Thing kicked really bad. But with the little 22 Creed barrel it's a lot of fun to shoot.

Tried a few times looking for a carbon handgaurd and no dice.

I’ve been looking and I don’t think there’s anything out there. I have the trax and it’s plenty light with a chopped barrel but every ounce helps in the mountains.

 

[TradLife406]

I guess the standard handgaurd is only like 6.5 oz. But then again it wouldn't be the first time Grok was wrong.

 

[black500]

I’d be interested in knowing the difference in weight between trax handguard and sawtooth handguard to see if adding arca rail to the trax ends up being heavier.

 

[bruceleroy]

I’d be interested in knowing the difference in weight between trax handguard and sawtooth handguard to see if adding arca rail to the trax ends up being heavier.

The standard handguard is 7 ounces on the dot on my scale. The Trax, according to Sig, is 5.2. Not much of a savings. The buttstock weighs 17 ounces. The model Made X Pro sold is around 6. He is not selling right now due to Canada being...Canada. Also, his costs for machine time were really high.
The best thing to save weight on this is to change the stock, shorten and lighten the barrel, and replace parts with ridiculously light and expensive stuff. But in all seriousness, its the barrel.
Mine, as seen in the pic, weighs 8 lbs, 3 ounces without the bipod. Everything else included.

 

[black500]

The standard handguard is 7 ounces on the dot on my scale. The Trax, according to Sig, is 5.2. Not much of a savings. The buttstock weighs 17 ounces. The model Made X Pro sold is around 6. He is not selling right now due to Canada being...Canada. Also, his costs for machine time were really high.
The best thing to save weight on this is to change the stock, shorten and lighten the barrel, and replace parts with ridiculously light and expensive stuff. But in all seriousness, its the barrel.
Mine, as seen in the pic, weighs 8 lbs, 3 ounces without the bipod. Everything else included.
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The Made X stuff looks nice but you’re right about that machine time. How do you like his safety selector and mag release? Those parts I could justify the price.