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Off the top of my head I can think of at least 6 rifles that would be handier then the Christensen for that task. I used to own a Mesa in 6.5 creed more but the recoil was just too much. It weighed 4 oz more then the listed website weight.

It's the NOISE man, not the weight.

About as much as you do..... And while the side port brake does a pretty good job of mitigating recoil, it in no way, shape or form, lessons the muzzle blast.

So, yes, the 20", 300WSM was ordered with every intent to run suppressed, 100% of the time.

Sorry Skane, I thought you were implying that you are a recoil wuss 😁... Ridgelines come with a head busting factory muzzle brake, I would throw that thing away in the nearest trash can and install a thread protector ASAP...I always wear good hearing protection at the range and only shoot once or twice without ear muffs while hunting (only if im lucky enough to see one of my target bucks) ...Hb

Wait time for a 300WSM is long enough. Can't imagine how long it will take to get a 6.5-284.

Edit: Come to think of it, I don't know that I've ever seen or heard of a CA 6.5-284 in any model, in the wild. If in fact Mull gets, one he may have a 'collectors piece'.

LOL. Well, I don't go out of my way to find it.

Euro Optics Has The New FFT Ridge Line In Stock In 6.5-284. With The 22" Barrel..I Called To Check LA Or SA . And They Are Built On The LA. I ve Got Freind That Gets Whole Sale. $2010. Told Him I'd Take One As Soon As He Could Get One.. He's a Smaller Dealer So May Take Him a Few Weeks..Now The Bad Part. IM wanting a SA in 7-08...

shot the Mesa FFT today and I am very happy with it the weight with Tally rings and a Leupold 2.5-8 is 6.41

Got my Ridgeline FFT in 300WSM yesterday!

Bare rifle - no scope, rings or bases, with bolt installed and brake attached - 5lb 3oz.

Does not come with a thread protector, or at least this one didn't.

With a Swaro Z8i 2-16x50 mounted in Leupold Std rings and bases (not the lightest ring/base combo by any means, but I used what was in my stash), the gun tipped the scale at 7lb 2oz.

Took it out this morning to start barrel brake-in and initial sight in. Did all the shooting as configured above, although I intend to shoot the gun more often than not suppressed.

Using Norma Bondstrike 180gr factory loads, I was able to shoot a .4MOA 4 shot group, that opened up to 1MOA when I pulled the 5th shot (My excitement of the group size for the first 4 shots got to me, and spoiled the overall 5 shot group).

Norma markets these rounds with a MV of 3084. Across my MagnetoSpeed and down the 20" spout, they averaged 2935 FPS.

Nice report Wifo, I think i got to have one just like yours. 5.3lbs .300 wsm would be perfect for My mountain hunts. How does the rifle feed with that 35 degree shoulder on the .300 WSM is my only concern ..If you want a thread protector Christensen will send you one for free ( they sent me one for my Mesa) but its a damn shame these rifles dont include a thread protector from the factory like they used to..Good luck...Hb

Didn't have any issues with feeding. I'm hoping that trend continues.
I have other CA Ridgelines. Gonna see if the thread protectors from the 24" or 26" CF bbls mate up to the 20" bbl muzzle profile before I jump the gun and call CA.

I had a Ridgeline .300 WSM some years back and it fed a little rough compared to my Kimber and Winchester chambered for the same cartridge...and My guess is that your old thread protectors will work fine...good luck...Hb

That's a swing and a miss by CA.
But they offer them on their website.

Not gonna loose a lot of sleep over it. 1) It'll probably be home to my 30 cal can most of the time, 2) got some spares that'll work, and 3) push comes to shove . . . I know a guy.