Sig Sauer CROSS 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: CROSS-65-18B
Sig Sauer CROSS 6.5mm Creedmoor
Model: CROSS-65-18B
Full Specifications
Threaded 5/8x24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Sig Sauer CROSS is a folding-stock bolt-action 6.5mm Creedmoor built for carrying to a shot at distance. It has an MSRP of $1,619.99. Sig machines the receiver and its 20 MOA Picatinny rail from one piece, so there is no base joint to work loose, and the whole rifle weighs 6.90 lbs.
A 2-stage adjustable match trigger set at 2.5 lbs and one 5-round polymer magazine come with it, and the free-floating M-LOK alloy forend takes a bipod with no adapter. The stock adjusts and folds to the side, and the safety is an ambidextrous AR-style selector. No sights are fitted. The muzzle is 5/8x24 on a tapered shoulder under a thread protector with a taper cap, so a brake or a suppressor mount indexes on the shoulder.
If you're cross-shopping, the Tikka T3x CTR is 1.26 lbs heavier with a fixed stock and a 10-round steel magazine as standard. The Bergara B-14 HMR has an MSRP of $1,169 for 9.60 lbs on a 22-inch barrel that does not fold. The CROSS gives up barrel length for the package, and an 18-inch 6.5 Creedmoor runs slower than published 6.5 Creedmoor trajectories assume.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Odin Works makes pre-fit CROSS barrels in 6.5 Creedmoor, 6 Creedmoor, 22 Creedmoor and 6GT, so a rebarrel or a cartridge change needs no gunsmith.
- Every control is on the AR pattern and ambidextrous, so a left-handed shooter works the safety without changing grip.
- The barrel is stainless steel, so corrosion resistance there does not depend on a finish.
- The 20 MOA cant is machined into the receiver, so it cannot be changed or shimmed out for a short-range setup.
- One 5-round magazine comes with the rifle, and Sig's 10-round CROSS magazine is a separate order.
- The forend carries M-LOK slots and no rail section, so anything that needs a Picatinny clamp takes an adapter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What magazines does it take?
AICS-pattern magazines. Sig sells a 10-round CROSS magazine as well as a 4-round for the 6.5 PRC version of the rifle.
When did the CROSS come out?
It debuted in 2020. Sig designed and built it at its research centre in New Hampshire with input from hunters, military snipers and long-range competitors, and has grown it into a family of rifles since.
What should a brake or suppressor mount be cut for?
A tapered shoulder. The thread is 5/8x24 and Sig fits a thread protector with a taper cap, so a device cut for a flat shoulder will not index square.
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