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Who has one ? How do you like it ? I have one sitting at home that was picked up yesterday in 6.5 creedmore. Initial thoughts are it is very nice, would be impossible to duplicate for the price. Now to find rings and a suitable scope.

I have one in 300 mag. Love it. Functions flawlessly and shoots great.

I had one in .308, I think these rifles dont get the credit they deserve as they are excellent in fit, function and accuracy, not to mention they are most handsome ( to My eyes anyway ) ... I would buy another in .300 Win but their Magnum rifles are too heavy for My taste @ 7.4lbs bare rifle......Give us a range report, I bet she is a shooter...Enjoy!....Hb

If this one shoots well another one in either 300 win or 7mm rem mag will be on the way.

I will be surprised if it dont shoot less than MOA right out of the box with factory ammo...I saw one of these recently that had the burnt bronze cerakote finish, it looked fantastic........Hb

Just reading, but the weight and bolt clearance some have mentioned concern me. I prefer a low scope and a 7.5# rifle heading out of the door, not just coming out of the box.

Yeah, bolt clearance was one of the reasons I sold My Mesa......Hb

Depends on the action, this weighs 6.5. Bolt clearance should not be any different then any other 2 lug action. You want low bolt lift buy a Weatherby,Sako or any other 3 lug action.

There just might be other stuff than bolt lug numbers alone, that effect handle/ocular clearance, maybe.

Yeah im not a big fan of 90 degree bolt lifts but the scope clearance on My Mesa .308 with Talley lightweight (low height) was mighty close, im sure Med height rings would have been much better for scope clearance in My case......Hb

I am going to use one of those yuropeon scopes with a big octupus lense so I will need medium rings. No biggie I own a Steyr and it is a PITA to get a scope on as well, this cannot be any worse.

No it wont be and I bet your Mesa will be a tackdriver at the range.....Good luck....Hb

Looking at the Christensen Arms promotional video, they’ve got scopes mounted “Ringman High”.




The small framed girl firing the rifle in this video gets owned by recoil. In Havre, MT, those segments border on fetish porn.

Tacticool rings

They should fire whoever mounted that scope... and then burn down his house.

Is the scope high enough?

That's directly relative the length of one's neck.

Looks like they hired JeffO as a scope mounting consultant

High enough that I bet cheek weld is non-existent.

Yeah id say that scope is probly mounted high enough, no scope clearance problems there ...Lol....Hb