SIG Cross Recall: Credit Where Credit's Due

I don't know why, but none of the posts and articles that I've seen have identified the source of the "online video in which a single Cross bolt-action rifle displayed a potential safety concern."

Maybe that is because all of the sites that have published the news about the recall have copied and pasted the notification and have, basically, release SIG's words as their own. Maybe, the writers don't like the outlet and/or person's that have produced the failure in the SIG Cross rifle. 

So, let's dive in:

The Problem:

As stated by SIG on SigSauer.com:

"Sig Sauer has viewed an online video that presents a single CROSS Bolt-Action Rifle with a potential safety concern. This gun has been returned to Sig Sauer and upon evaluation it has been confirmed that the rifle exhibited a delayed discharge after the trigger was pulled. Sig Sauer has decided to issue a safety recall in order to implement a modification to the firing action to address this potential safety concern." 

The Reporting:

From TheTruthAboutGuns.com:

Actually it is a direct  quote. So nothing nefarious going on here.

From AmericanRifleman.com:

"This safety recall comes after SIG Sauer viewed an online video in which a CROSS rifle exhibited a potential safety concern with a delayed discharge. The rifle in question was sent back to SIG Sauer, where it was confirmed through evaluation that the issue was related to the rifle and not ammunition. The CROSS rifle in question exhibited a mechanical issue in which the striker had a delayed release after the trigger was pulled."

That looks like a paraphrase with maybe some knowledge of the actual video. So, American Rifleman might have been avoiding the source of the malfunction alert.

So, not to go into sharing tons of quotes and paraphrases, it looks like there is some just running press releases, some sloth, and maybe not trying to give some love to a media competitor.

Who Deserves Credit:

It's the NutNFancy YouTube channel. I don't really know his "street cred," I think it is US Air Force or something - and that he actually has had a YouTube channel reviewing guns and gear for quite a while. You have to watch the video. It is telling - from minutes 26:00 to 31:00.