I just created a thread about the same thing three days ago. I called Sig and mine's going back for a look.
Actually, they are not "all a little loose", depedning on what your definition of that is. I've seen plenty of people mention tighter tolerances on theirs, and I've experienced it first hand on another Classic I've handled. The empashis should be on consistency rather than a wide "acceptable" tolerance range which yields noticeable differences in your products throughout a production run.hattaresguy said:They are all a little lose.
I couldn't agree more. Let me know how it goes with your dealings with sig i might also have to give them a call.Dtech said:I can certainly understand wanting to work on your own gun and familiarizing yourself with it, but a 556 Classic is not my idea of buying a "project gun".However, that doesn't mean that I will not maintain and thoroughly familarize myself with its operation and construction. IMHO, you should be able to buy it, shoot it, and not have to worry about "loose tolerances", "rattles" or DIY "fixes" out of the box, especially for the amount of the investment. Even my Bushmaster M4 style Desert Camo carbine that I bought for practically half the price (before the 556 rebate) a few years ago, doesn't rattle and wiggle like the 556 did. It is also MOA capable and I've shot even smaller three shot groups with the standard iron sights (which are perfectly horizontal and aligned I might add). Again, this is not a knock on SIG as they have been very willing to address my concerns, but IMHO wide allowable tollerances, especially in a high profile product with high consumer expectations will only cause more harm than profit. I'm sure many of us can realize how hard it is to recover once a product or company gets a bad reputation for whatever reason. Just look at certain car manufacturers for good examples.
Maybe there are a lot of people that have lower expectations than I when it comes to firearms these days and don't mind some incosistencies but I for one won't lower my standards, especially once you hit the $1K+ price range. I don't think there is anything wrong with expecting a quality fit,finish, and function gun that represents a good overall value for the features it offers and performs exceptionally well for that kind of money.
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