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Actually, I purchased my first Sig Cross in May. It is a 16” barreled 308. Fell in love with it, so I bought another, shipped it to the gunsmith to install a 22” Benchmark barrel.

Got to thinking that since these rifles were sort of a switch-barrel setup, I’d buy a third & have it set up with a 22 Creedmoor barrel. So, that’ll be the extent of the build per say. I have no doubt it will shoot bench rest accurate.

Very nice. I am sure it will do great.

Brux 7 twist spout heading off to Kali. Now to buy up some 88's.....

K7 - nice. I know years back I mentioned a '22-CM' after the 6.5 and later 6 came out. With heavy for cal bullets, the only downside I see for deer/hog sized game and under, is bore life. Recoil should be minimal, and case life should be much better than say an OEM 22/250 and Swift.

You’re going to love it.

Midsouth has been good to me for 88s

https://www.midsouthshooterssupply....24-diameter-88-grain-eld-match-250-count

Thanks.
I went with Red River Reloading and bought the big box. Works out to just about $0.22/bullet... Now I'm set for a goodly spell...

And I was about to send you a message that I could send you some.

Good deal. I'll have to check them out!

Thanks for the thought, Mike!

Suggestions on freebore and neck? Smith suggested a .259 neck in case I want to neck down Lapua 6 creed brass - what's the thickness of the Alpha? 0.100 freebore good for the 88's?

Without starting another thread & since we are on the subject, I am not as versed on twists as I could be. The barrel I intend to purchase is a 7.5" twist. The only reference I have is my old Ruger 77, tang safety in 220 Swift. While I do not know what the twist rate it was, It shot commercial Norma 55gr ammo into one ragged hole. Based upon the performance of that round on Texas Whitetail's I was thinking I'd like to stay in that bullet weight range as opposed to tailoring the barrel to a specific bullet weight. I have no idea going into it. The thought of 60's sounds like a great prospect listening to y'all discuss it. I would not mind 50's either. Again, any input is appreciated.

Your old Ruger is (99% sure) a 14 inch twist. It will stabilize everything up to and including most 60 gr bullets with the exception of polymer tipped 60 gr or monometal bullets.

I shot thousands of the Hornady 60 gr spire point from a couple of 22-250 rifles with the standard for the day 14 inch twist. I killed my first deer with that bullet.

If you never intend to shoot a heavier bullet than a 60 gr, then a 12 inch twist barrel will do anything you ever ask.

We used to hear "overstabilization" mentioned occasionally. It is not really a thing, with good bullets. What is a thing, is spinning a soft point bullet so fast that it can come apart. This might be a concern if one attempts to run a 40 gr 22 cal soft point at 4300 fps from a 22 Creed in a 7.5 twist barrel.

If you intend to work with heavy weight bullets like the 75 gr and heavier, then get the 7.5 twist and consider a 60 gr your minimum bullet weight.

Great minds think alike. I had already considered that…..though I know so little.

Spot on!

Though if there's any inclination of shooting the 88's (ELD-M), a 1:7 is the better bet.

8" will stabilize 88's in my atmosphere at Low Tide...I shoot that RPM in multiple rifles. Hint.................

Kali Kid and I agreed upon .150 freebore, looking forward to it...

Nice place to be. Hint.............