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  1. Helidriver

    SOLD Primal Rights CPS

    Like new with all of the original accessories but no box. I bought two, one for each reloading bench but don’t really need a second one. $450 shipped conus. PayPal family or you pay the fees. I can send pics after work today but it’s exactly as described. First “I’ll take it” posted here gets...
  2. Helidriver

    SOLD Vortex Razor 4000 LRF

    Like new. Never even out of the house. I just don’t use it. Comes with the original case but no box. $400 shipped conus. PayPal family or you pay the fees. I can send pics after work today but it’s exactly as described. First “I’ll take it” posted here gets it. PMs don’t count.
  3. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    The nut from IBI fits however I ordered a barrel for the Cross from them. Looking at the specs I don’t see why a Tikka pre-fit won’t fit the Cross. I would call IBI to confirm that. I called them regarding the nut and they confirmed that theirs would fit. Getting the extension off was a piece...
  4. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    I did use a CPS to load that batch. I must admit I’m not 100% proficient with setting it. I’ve hand primed for the majority of my reloading years.
  5. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    I think it’s a bad or “weak” primer as well. Strange though that 4350 was used for you, jefe and myself. All with the same issue.
  6. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    That’s exactly what it looked like.
  7. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    Yep, possible. I’ve just never seen this before.
  8. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    No drinks on the loading bench. However, I never inspected the inside of the cases for anything that could have been left over from the manufacturing process so that is a definite possibility.
  9. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    No, brand new out of the box Lapua brass. Ran a Wilson mandrel down the neck with Imperial dry lube and loaded them up.
  10. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    Could be I guess. The rounds were not tumbled or sized though. They were in the sealed Lapua box for the last six months or so before loading them on Sunday and shooting them on Monday. They were never really near any fluid that I can figure. The only thing I do to new brass before the first...
  11. Helidriver

    Powder didn’t burn?

    I went to the range today to break in a new 6CM barrel. After about 25 rounds I had a round go “click”. My first thought was a hang fire, I’ve had one before. After 1 minute I opened the bolt just far enough to see if the bullet was still seated and it was. Gave it another wack and nothing...
  12. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    In my opinion this is classic Sig. Promise the world and never fully deliver. Who knows when or if ever all of their hype over the Cross will ever come to fruition. We may have to rely on the aftermarket. The issue there is that there is probably not enough of these rifles out there to support...
  13. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    I don’t have a scale handy but she’s a porker. Especially with the Gen II on it. I’m less concerned with weight than I am length. This way I can fold the stock and it’s not too long for my pack. The barrel is from International Barrels. This is pretty much a Tikka prefit barrel. The barrel nut...
  14. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    Mine is the original like M4’s. I used a DMPS AR wrench on the extension nut and a 12 point 1-1/6 box end wrench on the barrel nut. I ended up changing the barrel nut to a longer one to install the barrel the way I wanted to. Like M4 said, it’s very easy if you understand how to headspace a...
  15. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    What do you need to know?
  16. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    Installed a new barrel today. 24” heavy. Looks weird on a cross but I can’t wait to shoot it.
  17. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    Agreed. Those blemishes on the edge won’t affect anything. My barrel had no crown at all. Just a burr from where the target recess was machined.
  18. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    I like the look of the 11 degree crown but I've never done one. I know my gunsmith buddy does a lot of them.
  19. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    FYI, I'm not a gunsmith. The gunsmith that taught me how to do basic barrel work was a stickler about the crown so I'm a little sensitive to it. Since recrowning is very easy and it doesn't take much to get a great result I would recrown if it were my rifle. However, if you do it remember that...
  20. Helidriver

    New Sig CROSS

    This might be a rehash of somewhere else in this long thread but here it goes. First, if you don't know how to properly barrel a bolt gun I don't recommend you do this. Take it to a gunsmith and let them do it. You can pull off the extension nut and reinstall per the Sig manual all you want but...
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