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I am considering a Christenson rifle, maybe a Mesa in 7mm Rem Mag. Anybody have any experience with these or similar models? I did shoot one, and it was extremely accurate. Just trying to get a broader review base before spending the money. Thanks.
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Have a Mesa in 6.5 Creedmoor. Shoots fantastic. Wish the stock was a bit lighter.
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I "heard" from some dealer friends that it was hard for therm to admit there was a problem with a customers gun and difficult to get it taken care of. I was there when the dealers said that but have no details so take it for what it's worth.
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Have a Mesa in 6.5 Creedmoor. Shoots fantastic. Wish the stock was a bit lighter. No regrets , it would be tough to beat it . I have the same gun
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I "heard" from some dealer friends that it was hard for therm to admit there was a problem with a customers gun and difficult to get it taken care of. I was there when the dealers said that but have no details so take it for what it's worth. Sounds like a dealer and typical BS. I have used CS two times once to give them my address so I could get a T-shirt and the other to ask about specs on a rifle. I had zero issues .
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I have a couple Ridgelines, one is a 6.5 Creedmoor and the other is a 270 WCF. I like them both. Accuracy has been very good. They have an MOA guarantee, but most I have seen were 1/2 to 5/8" shooters at 100, depending on the trigger puller. I did replace the bolt knobs on them in favor of their larger model. Just didn't care for the small ones.
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Buddy of mine has had a Mesa in 6.5 Creed for over a year now...... He really likes it and I'm really impressed by it. That thing shoots.
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I have a lefty Mesa in 6.5cm.
I really like it.
I think you get a lot of the price.
Side bolt release. Triggertech trigger. I like the thin grip on the stock. Cerakote.
Eurooptic had a good sale on them some time back.
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I've shot two ridgelines, one in 6.5CM and one 300wsm. Both were shooters and the short mag has minimal recoil for its weight. I wouldn't hesitate.
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I "heard" from some dealer friends that it was hard for therm to admit there was a problem with a customers gun and difficult to get it taken care of. I was there when the dealers said that but have no details so take it for what it's worth. You “heard” a line of bs. I’ve owned 2 Ridgeline's and a classic, 280ai, 28 nosler, and a 300rum. All were sub moa shooters and could shoot sub 1/2moa. I had a problem with one of the bolts, called there, was connected directly to one of their technicians and he said send it in. I told him I’m pretty handy with tools so he walked me through the fix, it was excellent.
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I have one. In my opinion a lot of rifle for the money I paid. I had an issue with primer cratering and a tech called me in a day.
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I had a 300 RUM in a Ridgeline. Rifle was extremely accurate, functioned well. I think they build good rifles. I’m just a Model 70 guy for the most part so I tripped it and got a 70 in 300 RUM instead.
Seen and shot quite a few others and they’ve all been accurate as well.
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I’ve got a Mesa in 6.5 PRC, most accurate rifle I’ve ever owned. Shoots factory and handloads into tiny little groups.
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A buddy has the Ridgeline, wouldn't shoot factory 6.5 PRC for anything. I was able to work up a load that's about .5" @ 100 (we haven't taken it past that since the load was made up). Does have an extractor issue, with factory and my handloads it won't pull the case out at all, or lets it go about halfway out, about 10% of the time.
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I have a Mesa in 6.5 PRC. I have only shot it to sight it in. I loaded up my first handloads to shoot last weekend, but got rained out. My 3 shot sight in group with factory ammo was about MOA. The LOP feels a little short to me, though in spec, it should be right on the money. It does have a thin wrist, so that may contribute to the feeling. I think I am going to end up being very happy with it.
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Now if they’d do a lefty 6.5 prc.....
Dave
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To those of you who own a CA, I looked at a Mesa a while back but didn't buy it. I've read reviews where the Mesa has a high bolt lift and there may be a problem with the bolt knob contacting a low mounted scope. Have any of you mounted a scope with a 40 mm objective close to the barrel as possible?
I also found the bolt knob small for my liking, have any of you replaced the bolt knob with a larger one and did it cause scope mounting issues? They are indeed nice looking put together rifles, they interest me.
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Can’t reply on the scope mounting as I’m not running a 40mm on mine but I did swap the bolt handle knob out for a larger tactical one.
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To those of you who own a CA, I looked at a Mesa a while back but didn't buy it. I've read reviews where the Mesa has a high bolt lift and there may be a problem with the bolt knob contacting a low mounted scope. Have any of you mounted a scope with a 40 mm objective close to the barrel as possible?
I also found the bolt knob small for my liking, have any of you replaced the bolt knob with a larger one and did it cause scope mounting issues? They are indeed nice looking put together rifles, they interest me. I changed the bolt knobs on both my ridgelines to the larger knob. I am nearly certain that both my scopes are mounted in low rings. No problems with Leupolds in 3-9x and VX6 HD.
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To those of you who own a CA, I looked at a Mesa a while back but didn't buy it. I've read reviews where the Mesa has a high bolt lift and there may be a problem with the bolt knob contacting a low mounted scope. Have any of you mounted a scope with a 40 mm objective close to the barrel as possible?
I also found the bolt knob small for my liking, have any of you replaced the bolt knob with a larger one and did it cause scope mounting issues? They are indeed nice looking put together rifles, they interest me. I've got a Zeiss HD5 with a 42mm bell on it, pretty sure I've got it in lows - the bolt knob does not hit the scope, but the bolt handle can hit the Butler Creek scope cap if the back one twists.
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I am considering a Christenson rifle, maybe a Mesa in 7mm Rem Mag. Anybody have any experience with these or similar models? I did shoot one, and it was extremely accurate. Just trying to get a broader review base before spending the money. Thanks. I had a Ridgeline in 6.5 PRC. Mine failed. Extremely NOT accurate. It's an interesting package but I could not get acceptable accuracy from it. No load I tested would give repeatable 1.5 MOA groups. Typically it'd put 5 shots into 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches at 200 yards. Scope is fine .. a proven and re-proven scope. Maybe it just didn't like Nosler bullets, but that's what I bought it for, so when it didn't shoot them, I sold it and moved on. I started out with the 140 grain ballistic tip and accubond, did a normal load workup with each with a couple powders, nada. With fired and neck turned brass in hand I switched to ladder tests for the 129 grain long range accubond with a few powders, thought I might have something, but when I loaded up 5 round to test a specific increment .. nope, the initial ladder hint was a fluke, not actual success, and was not repeatable. After a few boxes of those I switched to the 143 grain long range accubond and did it all again with the same result. The only thing that gun ever shot reasonably well was the 147 grain ELD Match factory load. At the time I had it, those bullets were unobtainable online or in-store anywhere so I was not able to try handloading them, but they aren't a good choice for what I bought the gun for anyway so it's just as well. I don't really see buying another Christensen rifle. Kinda "one and done", and since it was a failure, I'm moving on ...
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Thanks for replies gentlemen, my Rem 700 will touch Butler Creeks on a 3-9 Zeiss Conquest in lows.
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I am considering a Christenson rifle, maybe a Mesa in 7mm Rem Mag. Anybody have any experience with these or similar models? I did shoot one, and it was extremely accurate. Just trying to get a broader review base before spending the money. Thanks. I had a Ridgeline in 6.5 PRC. Mine failed. Extremely NOT accurate. It's an interesting package but I could not get acceptable accuracy from it. No load I tested would give repeatable 1.5 MOA groups. Typically it'd put 5 shots into 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 inches at 200 yards. Scope is fine .. a proven and re-proven scope. Maybe it just didn't like Nosler bullets, but that's what I bought it for, so when it didn't shoot them, I sold it and moved on. I started out with the 140 grain ballistic tip and accubond, did a normal load workup with each with a couple powders, nada. With fired and neck turned brass in hand I switched to ladder tests for the 129 grain long range accubond with a few powders, thought I might have something, but when I loaded up 5 round to test a specific increment .. nope, the initial ladder hint was a fluke, not actual success, and was not repeatable. After a few boxes of those I switched to the 143 grain long range accubond and did it all again with the same result. The only thing that gun ever shot reasonably well was the 147 grain ELD Match factory load. At the time I had it, those bullets were unobtainable online or in-store anywhere so I was not able to try handloading them, but they aren't a good choice for what I bought the gun for anyway so it's just as well. I don't really see buying another Christensen rifle. Kinda "one and done", and since it was a failure, I'm moving on ... It did take a while to work up a load my buddy's rifle did like.
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Well that is my last name... and all the rifles I have kept have been accurate..
the one's that weren't accurate, I sold to a democRAT....
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I have been eyeballing a Ridgeline for some time now. Anyone have one in 308?
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