Did your Christensen Arms group?

[Ringbill27]

I’m curious. Did your Christensen Arms group out of the box?

I’ve seen some bad publicity about them being over priced junk but i kind of wanted to see the numbers.

You pulled the rifle out of the box, slapped a scope on and torqued everything down. Did/does it group?

 

[khuber84]

The only ones that's shot well out the box was my 6.5x284. The 6.5cm was chambered off center to bore. 30 nosler was undersized chamber, once I had a smith use his long freebore reamer to clean it up, it was a lot better. I've sold em all but one. Their stuff is way to hit/miss inconsistent poor tolerances for the asking price. Havak ph2 much better buy.

 

[amassi]

I had a 7 rem mag around 2010-2012 that was a hammer. Once that barrel was shot out sent it back to rebarrel, they used to have a really attractive rebarrel price. New barrel never shot good and it was a rodeo back and forth before they admitted the barrel wouldn’t shoot and replaced it.


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[Bugger]

My ridgeline 6.5 creed is a tack driver. Also the only Christensen I’ve ever shot so sample size of 1 here.

 

[Wyohunth]

I have a mesa and a mesa fft, both in 6.5 cm. Bought new within the last two years. Never shot factory ammo out of them but with minimal load development, they each shoot sub 1.3 inch 10 shot groups at 100. I only have 1 rifle that I can shoot better. The only thing I did to them was lighten the trigger as much as possible.

 

[Taudisio]

Shot 2-3” groups at 100 yards. Unacceptable for the most expensive rifle I owned (at the time). Sent it back, they re-barreled, shot the new barrel into the same sized groups at the range. Sold it with 15 rounds down the new barrel. Wont risk my money with another.

 

[SC HUNTER]

I've been looking at them hard, I found some on sale for a pretty good price on them and I'm almost ready to take the gamble. I've gambled on marriages before and won't lose my ass near as bad on this deal.

 

[SC HUNTER]

I've shot several before and owned one in 300 win mag that was a shooter. The ones I have shot all shot good though.

 

[TaperPin]

I see Brownells has actions with barrels (no trigger, bottom metal, or magazine) for $775ish for a mesa and a couple hundred more for the carbon barrel ridge line.

 

[hiker270]

Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT 7mm PRC. MOA with Federal 175 ELD-X. Even better with a couple different reloads. 175 gr. Berger Elite Hunter and Nosler 160 Accubond.

 

[SamsonMan22]

My ranger 22lr is stupid accurate although feels exceptionally flimsy and cheap.

I had a ridgeline 308 for a little while and it was beyond ammo picky. The only thing I could ever get to shoot decent in it was a Hornady 180g flat based interlock or the Berger classic hunters I believe they were 168g? It shot both of those about 1.7moa for 10 rounds. I tried over a dozen other bullets and various powders in it and everything was 3+moa. That particular rifle had too many feeding issues in the end to put up with less than stellar accuracy especially at its price point.

 

[Lawnboi]

I had a mesa. Ammo picky. Was acceptable for a little, after 300 rounds I couldn’t keep a 2” 3 shot group. Tried everything. Wasted too much time on it.

Stock cracked. They just glued it back together and sent it back.

 

[grizz19]

I just purchased an MCR in 7 PRC and it shoots well. Think it’ll be close to .5 moa once I get all my brass fire formed and work up a good load. I know several guys that have them and all of theirs are shooters as well

 

[khuber84]

I haven't had one to tinker with in prob 4 years, but if you install a full length Pic rail, and tighten down the front screws, is there still daylight or a gap in the rear between rail and action? Every one I had, plus friends rifles, I had to basically bed the rail on with devcon. Put bedding compound under each rail interface, and just turn the rail screws till the lightest resistance, and let the epoxy set. This was the only way to eliminate bind. Imagine everyone that had a scope tube being bent as they're torqed the ring caps on, ridiculous. I mean this is machining 101. I tried Warren rails, leupold, thinking they were bad, tried a few Nightforce, all them had a gap under one side or the other when one end was snuggled up.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I’ve owned 5, and all 5 grouped 1/2 MOA 3-shot groups with minimal effort. I’m a hand loader though.

 

[jcaud]

Had a Ridgeline in 7mm REM Mag. Usually 2-3” groups at 100 yds, tried various types of ammo and a bunch of different reloads. Only thing I could get it to group were 160 gr TSX, which were kinda spendy during Covid. Ended up selling and don’t plan on ever owning another.

 

[Mr Drysdale]

I bought a 6.5 PRC Ridgeline used from a trusted friend who needed the money. It has been flawless with the 143 Hornady ELDX. Sub MOA and has killed several Whitetails, Coyotes and one Bobcat. Guess it is like my Leupold scopes, I got a good one!

 

[Hnthrdr]

My 6.5 cm is fantastic my .308 is pretty mediocre… and will probably get rebarreled