Fierce CT Rival help

[packgoatguy]

for you Fierce owners out there, does anyone have a CT Rival who has weighed their barreled action (or could weigh)? I've heard conflicting reports from owners about the weight of the rifles coming in different than advertised... I've heard it might have something to do with how the stocks are made, but If I got a CT Rival, I would probably put the barreled action in a lightweight chassis anyway...

I had a local dealer today tell me that he was told the barreled action (CT rival) weighs 4lbs 8oz exactly. .. but I just don't see how that is possible?? I have a Christensen Ridgeline 300wm, and the barreled action on that (per my scale) is only 4lbs 5oz (non titanium model) and that is with a 26 inch barrel instead of the fierce 24 inch barrel. How is it possible that the fierce would weigh more with a titanium action and shorter barrel??? (BTW, 4lbs 5oz is just the barreled action with bolt. If I add the action screws, muzzle brake, bottom metal, and follower, it is 4lbs 13.2 oz... so, I suppose that the quoted 4lbs 8oz for the fierce could include bottom metal, brake, etc as well... but even then, that is only a 5.2 ounce weight savings for 2 inches of barrel length, a titanium brake vs a steel brake, and a titanium rem 700 style action vs a steel rem 700 style action... most aftermarket titanium actions claim as much as an 8 or 10 oz weight savings in the action alone...

 

[Schma]

for you Fierce owners out there, does anyone have a CT Rival who has weighed their barreled action (or could weigh)? I've heard conflicting reports from owners about the weight of the rifles coming in different than advertised... I've heard it might have something to do with how the stocks are made, but If I got a CT Rival, I would probably put the barreled action in a lightweight chassis anyway...

I had a local dealer today tell me that he was told the barreled action (CT rival) weighs 4lbs 8oz exactly. .. but I just don't see how that is possible?? I have a Christensen Ridgeline 300wm, and the barreled action on that (per my scale) is only 4lbs 5oz (non titanium model) and that is with a 26 inch barrel instead of the fierce 24 inch barrel. How is it possible that the fierce would weigh more with a titanium action and shorter barrel??? (BTW, 4lbs 5oz is just the barreled action with bolt. If I add the action screws, muzzle brake, bottom metal, and follower, it is 4lbs 13.2 oz... so, I suppose that the quoted 4lbs 8oz for the fierce could include bottom metal, brake, etc as well... but even then, that is only a 5.2 ounce weight savings for 2 inches of barrel length, a titanium brake vs a steel brake, and a titanium rem 700 style action vs a steel rem 700 style action... most aftermarket titanium actions claim as much as an 8 or 10 oz weight savings in the action alone...

I have a CT Rival in 6.5 PRC with a 22 inch barrel and mine weighs 6 pounds exactly. Like many on here I have also had high pressure and extraction issues. The main problem is a extremely tight throat which causes the high pressure problems then the case gets stuck and the tiny round flimsy extractor bends off the case head and you end up with stuck cases. I sent it back and ended up with the exact same problem. My fix was to send it off to a gunsmith and have a Proof barrel and M16 extractor installed. It's going to be an amazing gun when I get back but I'm going to have almost $5000 into it. If I would of known about the flimsy extractor design I would have steered clear of the Rival. I owned a 300 RUM Edge and I had no problems but that rifle is a different animal.