Description
The Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle was built to end an old argument. Hunters wanted light rifles; precision shooters wanted adjustable chassis rifles; nobody made both. Sig machined a one piece aluminum receiver, hung a 16 inch stainless barrel off it, added a folding stock that adjusts for length of pull and comb height, and delivered the whole thing at 6.5 pounds. In 308 Winchester it handles anything in North America inside sensible range.
One Piece Receiver, Sixteen Inch Barrel
The one piece aluminum receiver is the structural idea behind the rifle. Rather than bedding a steel action into a stock and hoping the fit stays true, Sig machines the receiver and the chassis as a single unit. Nothing shifts, nothing needs bedding compound, and the barrel free floats from the chamber forward.
The 16 inch stainless steel barrel is short for a 308, which costs perhaps 100 feet per second against a 20 inch tube. What it buys is a rifle that swings quickly in timber, fits in a truck and balances between the hands rather than out front. Twist is one turn in ten inches, which handles standard hunting bullets and most match loads. The muzzle is threaded five eighths by twenty four.
Overall length is 36.5 inches with the stock deployed, height is 8 inches and width is 2.9 inches. Weight is 6.5 pounds bare, which is lighter than most wood stocked hunting rifles and far lighter than any comparable chassis gun.
Stock, Trigger And Handguard
The Sig precision stock folds against the receiver and adjusts for both length of pull and comb height. Folding matters more than it sounds: it drops the rifle to roughly 27 inches for transport, which is the difference between fitting in a pack or a case and not. The comb adjustment lets a shooter set cheek weld correctly for whatever scope height they end up running, which is the single most common reason people shoot chassis rifles poorly.
The two stage match trigger takes up slack on the first stage and breaks cleanly on the second, adjustable in the 2.5 to 4 pound range. A two stage trigger is easier to shoot precisely under field conditions than a single stage of the same weight, because the first stage gives the finger a reference point before the shot breaks.
The M LOK alloy handguard carries slots for bipods, slings and lights, and it free floats the barrel completely. A Picatinny rail runs along the top of the receiver for optic mounting, and the rifle feeds from a five round AICS pattern magazine, the most common detachable box standard in precision shooting.
Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle Specifications
- Manufacturer: Sig Sauer
- Model: CROSS, part number CROSS-308-16B
- Caliber: 308 Winchester
- Action: Bolt action
- Barrel Length: 16 inches, stainless steel
- Twist Rate: 1 turn in 10 inches
- Muzzle Threads: 5/8 by 24
- Overall Length: 36.5 inches
- Overall Height: 8 inches
- Overall Width: 2.9 inches
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Trigger: Two stage match, adjustable
- Magazine: One 5 round AICS pattern
- Receiver: One piece aluminum, black anodized
- Handguard: Alloy with M-LOK, free floating
- Stock: Sig precision folding, adjustable length of pull and comb
- Grip: Black polymer
- UPC: 798681625789
Two practical notes. First, the threaded muzzle ships with a thread protector and accepts brakes and other muzzle devices; MAG5 does not sell suppressors and holds no SOT, so that side of the system has to come from a dealer who does. Second, the rifle comes with one five round magazine. Anyone taking it to a class or a match will want spares, and any AICS pattern short action magazine will fit.
Why Buyers Choose The Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle
Buyers choose the Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle because 6.5 pounds is a number no comparable chassis rifle comes close to. Carrying a rifle all day is the part of hunting nobody writes about, and every pound saved is one more ridge a hunter is willing to climb.
The folding adjustable stock makes it two rifles in one. Fold it and it stores and travels like a takedown gun. Deploy it, set the comb and the length of pull, and it behaves like a precision rifle off a bipod or a pack.
A two stage match trigger, a free floating M-LOK handguard, a one piece receiver and an AICS magazine well are all things that cost real money to add to a conventional hunting rifle. Here they are how the gun is built, and 308 Winchester ammunition is available everywhere at every price point.
Who Should Buy The Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle
This rifle suits a hunter who walks a long way before shooting, a shooter who wants one rifle for deer season and for a practical rifle match, and anyone who needs a bolt gun that stores compactly. In 308 Winchester with a 16 inch barrel it is a deliberate generalist rather than a long range specialist, and that is exactly the point.
Full manufacturer specifications for the Sig Sauer CROSS 308 Win Rifle are published by Sig Sauer on the official product page. Browse more Sig Sauer rifles and precision gear in our rifles category.
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