New Firearms
Several firearms manufacturers entered entirely new categories this year to appeal to hunters, notably SIG SAUER, Benelli USA and Savage Arms.
SIG marked its expansion into the hunting segment with a SIG Hunting SHOT Show booth and its first precision bolt-action hunting rifle manufactured in the U.S., the CROSS Rifle.
“Hunting rifles are typically focused on less weight, and accuracy is secondary. Precision rifles are designed for extreme accuracy, with no weight limitations. What was missing from the market was a true crossover,” said Tom Taylor, SIG CMO and EVP, commercial sales in a company press release announcing its launch. “Our product management team and engineers took the best of both worlds and developed the CROSS featuring the characteristics of a hunting rifle, with the accuracy of a precision rifle.”
Available in 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Win. and the new .277 Fury caliber, the CROSS weighs in at 6.2–6.4 lbs. (without the magazine) and features an adjustable and folding SIG precision stock.