Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT 7mm Remington Magnum
Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT 7mm Remington Magnum
Full Specifications
Threaded 5/8-24 barrel: compare .30 caliber suppressor prices.
About This Firearm
The Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT is a carbon-fiber-stocked bolt-action 7mm Remington Magnum built for hunting high country on foot. It has an MSRP of $2,149.99. It weighs 5.40 lbs, and a stainless side-baffle brake is screwed to the muzzle, which it needs, because a magnum cartridge in a rifle this light is a handful without one.
No base, rings or magazine come with it. A base cut for the Remington 700 fits the receiver, so at least the mount is an ordinary part. Three magnum rounds load into an internal magazine from the top and empty through an aluminium hinged floorplate. Nothing about the fit adjusts; the stock is moulded at a 13.5-inch length of pull. The brake unscrews from a 5/8x24 thread, so the same muzzle takes a suppressor.
If you're cross-shopping, the Springfield Armory Model 2020 Waypoint has an MSRP of $1,995, a carbon stock of its own and a .75 MOA guarantee in writing, and carries 2.29 lbs more. The Ruger Hawkeye Hunter has an MSRP of $1,499 in walnut and stainless steel, 2.7 lbs heavier again. A rifle this light is easy to carry up a mountain and harder to hold steady at the top.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Christensen's chambering table marks a left-hand 7mm Rem Mag build.
- The barrel is 416R stainless with an aerograde carbon fiber wrap over it, so the carbon holds no rifling and is there for stiffness and weight.
- The action is spot bedded into the stock on carbon fiber pillars.
- It moves a long way under 7mm Rem Mag recoil, and the brake that answers that is loud for anyone standing beside you.
- A detachable magazine means an aftermarket AICS conversion, not a Christensen part.
- The accuracy guarantee does not cover the whole line; Christensen footnotes .375 H&H out of it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 1:9 twist for?
Stabilising the heavier 7mm bullets. It is a faster twist than the 1:9.5 most 7mm Rem Mag hunting barrels use, which favours long, high-BC bullets over light ones.
Does the brake have to stay on?
No, and the thread under it takes a protector or a suppressor. Re-zero after taking it off, because the point of impact moves.
Is a left-hand action available in this chambering?
Yes. Christensen marks 7mm Rem Mag as one of the left-hand FFT builds.
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