Sig Sauer Cross Bolt Action Rifle 6.5 Creedmoor Accuracy Test with Factory Ammunition 

No problems at all. Thanks for the comment. All the best.

Haha

Thank you, appreciate the cooment.

It's a neat little package, shoots really well. Has some pros and cons like every gun. Importantly, it's fun to shoot.

What did you get

Thank you. Yes it's looking good so far. Will be doing some more tests and videos shortly.

Yes, seemed to shoot the Hornady projectiles alright (not amazing), but if you watch my other videos you can see that it struggles to get down to 1 MOA with other ammunition.

@@MD-MDMDMD maybe the newer 20” barrel will do better

Any update, how did it shoot?

@@MD-MDMDMD Just shot it yesterday! Tested 4 factory ammunition’s. Worst to best: Hornady ELD Match 168gr, 4MOA. PMC Bronze 150gr, 2MOA. Federal Gold Medal 168gr, 1.5 MOA. Lastly, IMI “Razor Core” (M118) with 175 SMK just at 1MOA. So what was most disappointing is how much my barrel HATES the Hornady stuff, each 5 shot group was tested 2x over the day, took all day to shoot.

@@ChadCooper03 Oh wow, I'm surprised that the Hornady rounds performed so badly. The only Hornady projectiles I've had group that badly before are the SST (have not tried them in the Cross). But glad the SMK came in good for you!

@@MD-MDMDMD yea I was disappointed since they’re the most expensive at abiding $2/round. The IMI did the best, just barely a few cents over normal ammo. It is what is, now I know!

No problems at all. I've got some more factory ammo tests coming up for the Cross, but just waiting for the weather to pick up a little more.

Thanks for the question. So the barrel was semi-cool before shooting the Remington & Norma and had a clean prior to shooting both of those cartriges. I then paused and cleaned the barrel before shooting the Hornady, but did not let the barrel fully cool. Personally I expect a cartridge to perform well on a semi-cool to hot barrel, and will generally run a string of 20-25 shots over a 25 minute interval before letting the barrel cool.

@@MD-MDMDMD thank you , for taking the question. I have a few rifles that are 1/2 moa , saying the prior , 2 of them need to be fully cooled and dry/patched & brushed after 3 shots to ensure consistent groups , while my other 2 aren’t so finicky. I guess barrel contour , bedding platform , type of rifling ect. can all play a roll in the subject matter …. Cheers !!

Yes, which is one of the reasons I went with the Sig Cross. The instruction manual shows you how to switch barrel, and the calibre needs to be in the same short action family of cartridges.

Really interesting comment. I think I need to do some more shooting with lighter projectiles, before I draw my conclusions on that, however you've just touched on an observation I too found in my latest outing, which I will share shortly.

You might have batter results with lighter projectiles not necessarily because of the twist rate (now you’ll see 200 of them attack me over this) but because of the barrel length. Not only because of the velocity but the “proper timing” of the projectile leaving your barrel. A 24” barrel with 1:8” twist rate spins that long projectile 140-147Gr) three times before it exits the barrel. In an 18.5” barrel it’ll spin it twice and a bit. Maybe not enough to stabilize it perfectly being so long and heavy. Most rifles in 6,5 Creed are in fact made in 22” and 24” and 24” being optimal length. This is not a golden rule or anything but makes sense when you think about it. That’s why you have to reload😀 Maybe that tiny bit of barrel length that’s missing is influencing your groups. I have a clone of an AR 10 BCL 102 Mk7 designed from ground up for Canadian market in .308. The ineterlanl parts, hand guard, pistol grip, buffer tube, barrel…are AR10 but the lower and upper don’t fit AR10 so they could be “Non Restricted” so we could use them for hunting for example. In 2020 they banned them so I have it in my safe now waiting for a court decision filed by our gun groups. Before they got banned I had enough time to test some factory ammo. Barrel length is 18.6” 1:10” twist rate. I tried FGMM 175gr, Frederal SP 180Gr and some random 150 Gr. The best groups I had was with FGMM 168 Gr and PPU Match 168 Gr. I’m taking about under 1” groups three shots. Just to show that 1:10” would typically prefer 175Gr and up but it liked 168Gr. Here’s a load I developed for my RPR and it might work for you. It worked for my rifle and another RPR and Tikka T3 Tactical. Berger VLD Hybrid 140Gr Lapua Case small rifle primer CCI BR4 H4350 42.8 Gr COAL 2.855” just fits the magazine and it’s 0.005” of the lands. Avg Vel 2830 ft/s 24” barrel Hunting load 143 Gr ELD-X Lapua Case small rifle primer CCI BR4 H4350 42.5 Gr COAL 2.825” Never touched the seating die, set for Bergers and that’s the beauty. The accuracy at 500m with these loads is insane.

Nice! Thanks for the comment. I haven't had a good opportunity to shoot distance with my Cross yet, but will hopefully get to it in the coming months ahead.

Hi thanks for this comment. I've always measured centre to centre. Will need to do some research on this topic!

@@MD-MDMDMD The most precise method is to measure outside to outside, then subtract the bullet diameter, in this case 0.264 inches. Nice vid!

interesting. I've always done center to center. seems so much easier. oh well, if I shoot a .5 group c2c then I'll always know it was just a little bit better!!

Why didn’t you use a Sig scope?

I like the feel of a good well crafted wood stock too. The Cross stock is pretty impressive in terms of it's features and how it snaps solidly into place. Theres a lot to like about it. However it isn't perfect either. It's narrow, doesn't lean into your shoulder like a rifle stock does, and the cheek riser is narrow stiff plastic, which gets a bit uncomfortable after a while.

It does look very adjustable. I like pretty guns. If they ain't pretty l make them pretty. Just got done with a Savage 110 in .270 for my Granddaughter. She loves purple so l had to make purple accents. She will have a gun that is not like anybody else in the woods.