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Christensen Ridgeline FFT 375 H&H?
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Field28
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Never owned a Christensen, never will. Only people that I've ever heard say anything good about them were gun salesman and people trying to sell theirs to someone else.
Field28
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Regardless of my opinion of the quality, I don't like that light weight for the caliber. Better of with a Win or CZ, imho.
I have a buddy who has one in a .300PRC. He has zero recoil issues but it is so light it is hard to shoot well. It is jpy. You need some heft.
Short answer NO. With a suppressor it’s ok on recoil, muzzle brake is not bad either with recoil, but everyone around you will hate you! And certainly don’t depend on it for a DG rifle where your life could depend on it. Winchester,CZ or several others are a way better choice.
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I really like mine. Maybe I just got lucky.
Disclaimer: I am not a gun salesman and I don't want to sell MINE either lol.
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I own a Christensen mesa in 308 and a Christensen mesa titanium in 300 PRC.
Both shoot lights out accurately, both have been 100% reliable, and both were priced extremely well.
I’ve contacted customer service once, to confirm what the thread pitch is so I could suppress the 308. They answered promptly and professionally…
I’ve got zero complaints..
Do I want one that weighs 5.5lbs in 375 H&H? No..
I’ve found most people that bitch about Christensen aren’t gunsmiths and haven’t ever owned one.. they simply read something online once and made a decision..
I do know they at one time had a problem with their carbon fiber barrels.. that supposedly had been fixed now for years…
Im old school.. I shoot their steel barreled rifles..
Both shoot lights out accurately, both have been 100% reliable, and both were priced extremely well.
I’ve contacted customer service once, to confirm what the thread pitch is so I could suppress the 308. They answered promptly and professionally…
I’ve got zero complaints..
Do I want one that weighs 5.5lbs in 375 H&H? No..
I’ve found most people that bitch about Christensen aren’t gunsmiths and haven’t ever owned one.. they simply read something online once and made a decision..
I do know they at one time had a problem with their carbon fiber barrels.. that supposedly had been fixed now for years…
Im old school.. I shoot their steel barreled rifles..
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I think Gunwerks recently came out with a .375 Ruger as well, but I imagine it's very pricey.
Yep, out of my price range.
Q has one in the works as well, or already released? If you like that style of rifle with folding chassis, etc.
I’ve owned 2 in standard calibers. Both are good rifles and priced right. I like my Mesa with the “heavier” lightweight stock over my FFT, it balances much better and is still a light rifle by my standards. Both are very accurate.
There’s nothing wrong with a lightweight 375, or a push feed 375. I think those are the 2 questions to answer and only you can answer them.
There’s nothing wrong with a lightweight 375, or a push feed 375. I think those are the 2 questions to answer and only you can answer them.
I own 5 Christensens in 300 win mag and have mounted scopes and broken in 9 others for our hunting group, mostly hunting in Montana. We have had zero issues and all have been very adequate. I don't know what model you are looking at, but I would question 5.5 lbs. Even my Ti Ridgeline with a lightweight McMillan stock barely breaks 6 without scope and rings.
That said, if it truly is 5.5, I'd be scared to death. And I shoot 470 NE off the bench. LOL
That said, if it truly is 5.5, I'd be scared to death. And I shoot 470 NE off the bench. LOL
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I have a Christensen 300 PRC, in a mesa titanium. It shoots great. Sub MOA as promised. However I had an Accuracy Innovations wood stock installed. It added some weight. But, I believe in heavy rifles. I think that they tend to be more accurate and certainly necessary when dealing with bigger calibers like a 375 H&H. I bought the Christensen because I liked the action and the sub MOA guarantee out of the box. I was very pleased. If a push feed action is good enough for Larry Potterfield, it’s good enough for me.
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That's the prettiest Christensen rifle I've ever seen.
I bought 6-7 Christensen's several years ago and set up 4-5 of them for my son's friends. All of them shot MOA (or very close) with factory ammo. I also have a custom .257 STW with a Christensen carbon wrapped barrel that is a true .25 MOA rifle. I must have gotten lucky as well. . . each time.
. From memory, bolt lift was very stiff (even following dry fire), but that was my only criticism.
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Junk, just like everything they turn out these days.
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Huntforever wrote on dhoover's profile.
You’re the 2nd person on this thread from Arkansas. I live in Benton.
Do you hunt out of state much?
Do you hunt out of state much?
