Remember that time Kevin shit talked Sig for their bolt recall?
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Remember that time Kevin shit talked Sig for their bolt recall?
I don't think this changes that it struggles with hard primers.
After mine spending 19 weeks at Q for repair, I will not purchase anything else they make. The more I shoot my wife's Seekins Havak Element, the more buyers remorse that I have.
I can relate. I checked their "fix my fix", mine wasn't affected apparently. They intentionally designed the gun to have a light spring for a light bolt lift and trigger pull. I think they rushed this gun out the door. $3k and it doesn't shoot anything and everything is inexcusable.
I was really excited about one in 6 arc or 6.5 grendel. Was.
There is no way to get around heavy bolt lift if a manufacturer wants to use 4, 5, 6, etc bolt lugs and still have reliable ignition. If your fix (or mini fix) has low bolt lift weight it is because it has weak springs. The striker still has to retract the same distance as any other bolt action with the same mass firing pin. The shorter the bolt rotation/throw, the steeper the cam ramp to retract/cock the firing pin. To make matter worse, Q insists on a very short low profile bolt lever.
If you go back to the first SHOT show video of KB demo'ing the fix at range day you can watch him struggle to cock the gun. Massaging cam angle and cocking pieces only gets you so far to reduce the lift effort without entirely redesigning the action. SIG went with a three lug and longer lever, Q went with lighter springs...which one has ignition complaints?
If you go back to the first SHOT show video of KB demo'ing the fix at range day you can watch him struggle to cock the gun. Massaging cam angle and cocking pieces only gets you so far to reduce the lift effort without entirely redesigning the action. SIG went with a three lug and longer lever, Q went with lighter springs...which one has ignition complaints?
The solution is a heavier firing pin spring. You should be able to get the gun running right for $10.
Glad to hear there fessing up and fixing the fix. Iv got a early model haven’t Had a problem
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I've fixed mine with a heavier spring. I'm still considering selling it.
I don't blame you.
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