Well my take on crosses has gone a full 180..
I think it may actually be better to buy a cross. I think a breeder producing a bengal/ moggy cross may actually be doing you a big favour.
HCM is now so badly engrained in bengal lines and so little is being done to limit the damage by the MAJORITY of breeders then I think crosses are likely to be a safer bet than a purebred bengal, at least one of the parents will be a low HCM risk which although does not eliminate HCM risk it must reduce it.
The more I look into breeding activity and the lengths that some bengal breeders are willing to go to to "Make it appear" they are ethical the more I am becoming aware that the distinction between Breeder and Back yard breeder is not the clear cut line it first appears to be.
6 months ago I would never have advised anyone buy a cross, now to be honest if someone asked my advise I would have to say if you can get a bengal moggy cross then go for that over a full bengal, and even better go for a different breed altogether until the dross is weeded out of the breeding game and we are left with breeders who care enough about the breed to do something about these genetic faults.
Sooner or later these things are going to become public knowledge, a shock wave is beginning to ripple through the bengal ownership and when/ if it gathers momentum the **** is going to hit the fan in a spectacular mess