Christensen Evoke 6.5CM - Initial Thoughts

[swampy14]

I know this thread is a little old but I just received the same rifle about a week ago. I bought a Field Proof model and for $650 it is an insane value. It feels bullet proof. I am a middle weight rifle guy so I don’t mind it being a little heavy compared to other lightweight mountain rifles. Yes the stock is polymer but for the price in a factory rifle it feels good. I have only shot the cheap Federal whitetail 140gr soft points through it and was pleased with how it performed. Shot just over 1 MOA so I’m sure as I toy with finding ammo it likes it’ll be a tack driver. The only thing I may upgrade would be the stock eventually depending on what CA ends up offering for it.

From my understanding they did away with the proprietary footprint and it’s a rem700 LA footprint

 

[Levy_ken]

The Evoke is a Remington 700 LA footprint, regardless of SA or LA cartridge. It should be compatible with any LA footprint stock/chassis out there. The difference between the factory SA and LA is just the location of the bolt stop, and a modified bottom metal assembly for either your LA or SA magazines. Not 100% sure on the factory bottom metal compatibility with all aftermarket stocks/chassis, so just be aware that it could require some tweaking if you need to use it. That and if you try and drop a SA evoke in a LA chassis with an integrated magwell/bottom metal, you will need to use modified magazines to feed a SA cartridge.