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Handled a Christensen Mesa in 7 PRC this PM. Felt good, seemed to be a solid 700 clone build, weight was about what I had in mind. With 22" barrel, liked it alot.
Anyone have a Mesa or offer comments? Primary purpose be elk hunting and spend alot of time strapped to a pack and be "gently" used. I plan to shoot 175 gr ELDX.
Thanks.
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I have a Mesa in 6.5 CM. Current round count of 743. I only feed it handloads. I've taken the last 4 elk with it. First 3 with the 143 grain ELD-X, the 4th with the 143 grain BondStrike. No complaints.
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Have one in 6.5 CM, left hand. Works pretty good. Lot of rifle for the price. Sub MOA with everything I've put thru it.
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Before you buy the Mesa pick up a Mesa FFT, the new stock is better IMO....Either way I have had several Mesa's and they have all been MOA or better rifles with no complaints on my end....Good luck...Hb
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The only thing with the FFT is that it weighs 1 lb less than the non-FFT. This is good for most cartridges but in a 7 mag, I'd prefer the extra pound to tame recoil - I don't plan to use the muzzle brake......
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I have two Mesas. One in 6.5 PRC and another in 6.5 Creed. The PRC had to go back for a bad ejector spring. CA got it back to me immediately. Both guns are pleasantly accurate.
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The only thing with the FFT is that it weighs 1 lb less than the non-FFT. This is good for most cartridges but in a 7 mag, I'd prefer the extra pound to tame recoil - I don't plan to use the muzzle brake...... I agree, i always ditch the muzzle brake....Hb
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I like them and think you could do a whole lot worse. Fft is light so yeah, an extra pound ain’t gonna hurt you.
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I’ve several FFTs. Had a regular Mesa that I sold to a buddy. No issues with any of them and think they are solid rifles.
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Mine also had ejection problems. Christensen sent me some parts and fixed the issue. Seems like the issues are mostly with magnum cartridges. Bolt uses double ejectors vs the single ejector on a standard 700.
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I have two Mesas. One in 6.5 PRC and another in 6.5 Creed. The PRC had to go back for a bad ejector spring. CA got it back to me immediately. Both guns are pleasantly accurate. Funny you mention having 2. I was pondering a pair - 6.5 PRC or Creed and a 7 PRC, shoot heavy ELDX in both and have everything covered from antelope to moose. Both with 22" barrels, neither with a brake. I woke up at 3 AM thinking about that.......seems like the "easy" button.
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I have two Mesas. One in 6.5 PRC and another in 6.5 Creed. The PRC had to go back for a bad ejector spring. CA got it back to me immediately. Both guns are pleasantly accurate. Funny you mention having 2. I was pondering a pair - 6.5 PRC or Creed and a 7 PRC, shoot heavy ELDX in both and have everything covered from antelope to moose. Both with 22" barrels, neither with a brake. I woke up at 3 AM thinking about that.......seems like the "easy" button. They didn't have FFTs when I bought mine. If I had to do it all over again I'd go with a 6 Creed FFT and a the 6.5 PRC in the standard Mesa. The PRC is 8 pounds 12 ounces with a Meopta MeoPro on it.
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The Gunshop in Idaho Falls recently closed out most all their Christensen stuff for half price. I almost bought a Mesa fft in 6.5 Creedmoor for $800 until the manager of the store told me why they were getting out of them.
He said they've had to send about 40% of what they sale back for repairs and some multiple times. He thinks they're really going down hill and have lost a lot of their good staff. Still wonder if I should have went for it at that price but after what I went through with their 22 I passed.
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Have one in 6.5 CM, left hand. Works pretty good. Lot of rifle for the price. Sub MOA with everything I've put thru it. I’ve got a lefty 6.5cm also. Only complaint I’ve had is having to use an adapter to mount a 5/8-24 suppressor.
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scheels has them at 20% right now, likely for black friday. That should sweeten the pot enough to get one ordered up
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scheels has them at 20% right now, likely for black friday. That should sweeten the pot enough to get one ordered up They have a 7 RM I could be very interested in but they appear to not want to ship them. The nearest store is 8.25 hrs from my house.......
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My son and I both have one each in 6.5 cm and they have quickly become our go to guns. I haven’t had a lot of time to hand load the past 2 years, but both guns will consistently shoot 1/2 moa out to 300 yards with good factory ammo which is the furthest range we have to shoot.
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I have a .308 Win and I like it. It really likes 165gr NPT.
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Very happy with mine in 6.5 CM.
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Mesa FFT in 6.5 CM here and no complaints great trigger and balances well shoots well what else does anyone need
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