Sig Sauer Cross Sawtooth 22 Creedmoor 20″ Proof Research Barrel Rifle

Description

Sig built the Cross Sawtooth for the hunter who counts ounces on the pack-in but refuses to give up precision when the shot presents itself. At the center of this one is a 20-inch Proof Research carbon fiber barrel, which starts life as a match-grade 416R stainless blank that gets single-point cut, lapped, turned down, then wrapped in aerospace carbon fiber. The result is a barrel that runs dramatically lighter than steel while shedding heat better and staying rigid, so your groups hold up shot after shot. It wears a threaded muzzle and a stainless heavy-profile radial brake that Sig rates at cutting felt recoil by up to 45 percent, which is a nice bonus on an already soft-shooting caliber.

What the .22 Creedmoor Brings to the Cross Sawtooth

The .22 Creedmoor is basically a 6.5 Creedmoor case necked down to .224, and it has become the darling of the predator and long-range varmint crowd. It launches heavy-for-caliber, high-BC bullets at serious speed. Think 80-grain ELD-X loads leaving the muzzle around 3,285 fps and 69-grain ELD-VT screaming out near 3,560 fps. That translates to a flat trajectory, minimal wind drift, and enough energy retained downrange to make it honest on coyotes and even deer-sized game with the right bullet. All of it comes with recoil light enough to spot your own hits.

Building the Sawtooth Around a Field Rig

Everything on this rifle is built around a one-piece alloy receiver finished in that signature Moss Green Cerakote, which shrugs off weather and wear. The full-length Picatinny top rail gives you plenty of room for a big optic, and the free-floating M-LOK handguard runs a rear Arca rail underneath for quick bipod or tripod mounting, plus dual sling points and QD sockets. The skeletonized stock folds for compact carry and adjusts for length of pull, cheek height, and angle, so it fits you rather than the other way around. Feeding comes from a five-round detachable polymer magazine, and the two-stage match trigger is user adjustable from 2.5 to 4 pounds for a crisp, clean break.

Sig backs every Sawtooth with its Sub-MOA accuracy guarantee, and each rifle ships with its own confirmation target from the factory so you know exactly what your barrel did before it left the line.