Christensen arms MESA VS Ridgeline

[Oregon-hunter]

hello,

I'm looking for some opinions on both MESA and Ridgeline.

Looking at adding one for my hunting rifle.

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[kbuc nw]

What is more important to you? Weight or value?

If I remember correctly, the ridgeline is a few ounces lighter. The larger muzzle diameter allows you to easily attach a suppressor in the future. Since the CF barrel is a larger diameter than the Mesa, it should hold tighter groups with fast repeated shots.

The Mesa barrel is the same as the Ridgeline, minus it being turned down and wrapped, so you should get the same performance as the Ridgeline for less. And it is cheaper.

One of my hunting friends just bought the Mesa after having this discussion with him.
He's very happy with it. During break in he is shooting 1/2"-5/8" groups with factory ammo. I don't think he is even done breaking it in.

 

[bionic knees]

overpriced, lots of hype. a buddy of mine missed the biggest buck he had ever had in his sights last year because the Christianson arms rifle failed to fire when the trigger was pulled. buck bolted and never saw him again.

 

[bionic knees]

What is more important to you? Weight or value?

If I remember correctly, the ridgeline is a few ounces lighter. The larger muzzle diameter allows you to easily attach a suppressor in the future. Since the CF barrel is a larger diameter than the Mesa, it should hold tighter groups with fast repeated shots.

The Mesa barrel is the same as the Ridgeline, minus it being turned down and wrapped, so you should get the same performance as the Ridgeline for less. And it is cheaper.

One of my hunting friends just bought the Mesa after having this discussion with him.
He's very happy with it. During break in he is shooting 1/2"-5/8" groups with factory ammo. I don't think he is even done breaking it in.

my off the shelf Rugers and Remmingtons shoot that well out of the box for 1/4 the price

 

[tomcat]

Buy seekins trust me Iv seen sum bad things with the CA rifles they are so hit and miss on Quality

 

[kbuc nw]

my off the shelf Rugers and Remmingtons shoot that well out of the box for 1/4 the price

He's asking questions about two CA models. Not other brands.

 

[tomcat]

This was a Ridgeline as you can see the barrel diameter changes about 3/4 of the way down Iv seen this on a few of them that Iv worked on

If it was me rolling the dice I'd look into the masa
Iv had sum shoot ok but more chamber problems then I'd like to see in a rifle of that price point..

 

[Oregon-hunter]

What about the mesa Long Range?

 

[tomcat]

What about the mesa Long Range?

We have had good luck with the newer production. Mesa long range the older ones had chamber problems.

 

[Oregon-hunter]

They to heavy to hunt with? Or manageable?

 

[tomcat]

They to heavy to hunt with? Or manageable?

Yes they are heavy. If your looking for a amazing hunting long range rifle i have one listed was my wife's rifle not trying to push it but it's a proven shooter.

 

[Oregon-hunter]

What is it?

 

[tomcat]

What is it?

Seekins ph2 6.5prc with upgrades

 

[tts500]

Can't go wrong with Christensen Arms rifles. I have had both and prefer the Ridgeline if given a choice.

 

[Member 53328]

Not a Christensen Arms. Personal opinion.

 

[drstrangelove]

My Ridgeline is perfectly reliable and accurate… sub 0.5moa with 6.5prc handloads. I like it enough I put mine in an AI chassis which I can control better for long range steel. I put the tactical bolt knob on mine. The factory one is small and hard to grab quickly.

Nothing wrong the Mesa, but if the price isn't too different, get the Ridgeline. The barrel weight is much lighter and cools quicker between strings. If you hunt only, u won't care.