Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT .30-06 Springfield
Model: 801-06153-00
Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT .30-06 Springfield
Model: 801-06153-00
Full Specifications
Threaded 5/8x24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT is a carbon-fiber bolt-action .30-06 Springfield built for mountain hunting where every pound is carried uphill. It has an MSRP of $2,049.99. It weighs 5.40 lbs, because the stock is carbon fiber and the 416R stainless barrel is wrapped in carbon fiber as well.
The receiver takes standard Remington 700 bases, so rings come off the shelf, and no sights are fitted. A removable stainless side-baffle brake sits on a 5/8x24 thread, so a suppressor goes on in its place. Four rounds load into an internal magazine under an aluminum hinged floor plate, and nothing detachable ships with the rifle because there is no detachable magazine to ship. Length of pull is 13.5 inches, and the TriggerTech trigger adjusts.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger M77 Hawkeye Hunter has an MSRP of $1,499 with a stainless barrel of the same 22-inch length, but it weighs 7.40 lbs, 2.0 lbs more, and none of that weight comes off. The Winchester Model 70 Featherweight has an MSRP of $1,369.99 at 7.00 lbs and holds five rounds in a walnut stock. Christensen Arms guarantees the Ridgeline FFT to shoot sub-MOA groups, and neither of the others comes with an accuracy guarantee at all.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The bolt knob is enlarged aluminum and the bolt body is spiral fluted, so the bolt is quick to find by feel and adds little weight.
- Christensen Arms sells an AICS conversion for the magazine, so the internal box is not the end of the rifle's feeding options.
- The barrel is 416R stainless under the carbon wrap, so the bore is stainless steel and the weight saving sits in the jacket around it.
- Christensen Arms prices the FFT by stock finish, so a finish other than this one costs more.
- A rifle this light recoils harder than a heavy one with the same load, so taking the brake off to fit a suppressor changes how it shoots.
- At this money the rifle still arrives with no sights, no rings and no scope, so the setup cost sits on top of the MSRP.
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.30-06 Springfield Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
What is Flash Forged Technology?
Christensen Arms' name for the carbon fiber layup in the FFT stock, and the source of the FFT in the model name.
Is a left-hand .30-06 offered?
No. Christensen Arms marks left-hand chamberings with an asterisk in its FFT table and the .30-06 does not carry one.
What does the stock finish look like?
Natural carbon with gray accents, which is the carbon weave showing through instead of paint.
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