2nd Chance for the Christensen Arms Ridgeline 30-06

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Welcome to Ron Spomer Outdoors! Christensen Arms returned my 30-06 Ridgeline -- supposedly better than ever. But is it? Let's take it to the ridge and shoot it.
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@von3550 10 дней назад

Not bad? No good either. After seeing several people shoot this rifle, I would be embarrassed to have paid all that money for a Christensen when I could have chosen at least six other brands for less money and better accuracy. Thanks Ron for giving Christensen Arms a second chance while showing everyone what not to purchase.

@MikeHoncho0811 10 дней назад

I was thinking the same I would get a decent savage which I have seen several hold under 1moa groups and has a great adjustable trigger before spending 2 grand on that thing

@Patriot36 9 дней назад

Exact same thoughts here. How many dozens of Ruger American's have we seen that shot well below the average group sizes of this Christensen? ...yet the cost 1/4th the price. Golly, one of those groups was 4". I understand that weight savings can have a cost but we see this sort of thing too often with Christensen. Costly rifles that are kind of out shot by not only a Browning BLR and just about everything else it was being compared with.

@joeymiddleton4260 6 дней назад

Not Bad it’s terrible!

@BLINDDOGG357 10 дней назад

Thanks Ron. You just saved me $2200. I’ll be sticking with my Bergara Wilderness Ridge. .75” with factory ammo and was $1300 less.

@Garydasnaill 3 дня назад

@@BLINDDOGG357 Bergarais a way better rifle! Been working in a gun store for 10 years we sell a lot of Bergara rifles and only had one or two come back for repaired but wasn’t the manufacturer fault was user errors. But Christensen we stopped selling because they would come back all the time for accuracy issues and need to be sent back to the factory for repair but they never fix them like in the video still shot like crap with a “new” barrel they put on

@robinsok 10 дней назад

There are certainly enough reports like this to stop me from ever buying a Christensen rifle.

@tonygillahan 4 дня назад

Mine has cost me a fortune in making it better, don't do it.

@Garydasnaill 3 дня назад

@@robinsok As a guy who’s been selling guns for over 10 years we stopped selling Christensen arms rifles for a reason they were always coming back for warranty because they grouped like crap and they came back from repair the same still shot shitty. I tell anyone don’t guy one you want a good rifle by and Savage, Ruger, Tika, Begera or even a Sako for the price you pay for a Christensen way better rifles!

@buckaroobonsi555 11 дней назад

Just think you could purchase 3 or 4 Ruger Americans or Howa's for the price of that Christensen Arms rifle and have rifles that shoot tighter groups and more consistently!

@Garydasnaill 10 дней назад

Or a Tikka or Begera hell even a savage 110 lol better rifles then Christensen arms

@michaelbarrett1914 10 дней назад

The Savage 110 is my preference

@rifleshooterchannel208 10 дней назад

I’ve *never* seen a Christensen rifle that shot well.

@pauldickson1495 10 дней назад

Maybe it’s a bunch of good parts put together wrong !!🤷🏻‍♂️

@Maker_of_manners 10 дней назад

True story (ruger american) and with the money you saved you can put an american piece of glass on it from Leupold. Save money, support american manufacturing, and not missing your shot seems pretty deece.

@mr.mr.3301 11 дней назад

All that money and you can get an $800 tikka to shoot better. Right now it’s closer to 700 because they have a $75 rebate.

@Accuracy1st 10 дней назад

I'm waiting on 6 checks from them now.

@phild9813 10 дней назад

You can get a $300 Savage Axis that shoots better.

@arthurthomas7184 10 дней назад

@@phild9813tikka is softer

@jwoak0913 10 дней назад

Howa lol

@michaelrihel9584 10 дней назад

Absolutely correct, Tikka, Win XPR, Ruger American, I wouldn't give a dime for that POS Christensen.

@EdH-k2q 11 дней назад

I owned a ridge line in 308. It shot 3” groups at a 100 yards out of the box. I called CA I was absolutely astounded at what I was told. Shoot a 100 rounds through it then call us back. So 200.00$ in ammo later it tightened up to .75 moa at a 100 yards. I thought mmm it takes a 100 rounds of ammo to smooth out this carbon barrel. Wow what a shitty barrel this is but the more I shot it the better it got. Until the round count got up to 250 then it went to complete shit. I’m checking everything scope mounts actions screws found nothing. So I pulled the action and the spot bedding fell out in my hands. So after a full action bed with Devon 1010 still putty. It shot 1/2 MOA I was at the range a couple days after the bed job shooting it and had a guy offer me a price that was just ridiculous so we both left the range happy me with a pocket full of cash and him with a rifle that had problems

@garyh1449 10 дней назад

My take on this rifle is this. It was sent back for accuracy problems. I'd think that they would have fixed that problem before sending it back to the customer.

@Garydasnaill 3 дня назад

@@garyh1449 they don’t trust me been working in a gun shop for 10 years and had a almost all come back for warranty and most all come back and shoot the same. There barrels are trash

@Patriot36 9 дней назад

Thanks for the update, Ron. Looking back, this particular rifle has the poorest (average) groups of the batch of 30-06s you tested. I'm surprised that Christensen didn't seem to fix the issues, especially knowing you'd be giving it a 2nd try. Not that it would represent the typical off the shelf rifle but had I been in charge of that operation, I would have done whatever was necessary to send you back a 1" rifle, including re-barreling, testing, or send you a whole new target proven rifle. I would have put my most experienced people on it, found out what ammo it liked, sent the rifle back with test targets showing what we were able to accomplish and a box of ammo that it performed best with. Christensen seems to have provided a goofy rifle to the wrong dude if they were looking to improve / uphold their image. Lots of question marks for me on this one.

@longdarn 10 дней назад

Talked with the neighbor today. He purchased a 28 Nosler from Christensen that he has issues with accuracy. He said if he hadn’t received such a good deal on it he would take it back and huck it at them. Yikes! Thanks Ron for the update. I was wondering if the rifle could shoot better. I just purchased a Savage Axis 25-06 that shot under MOA out of the box. I paid under $350.

@briansteele1378 10 дней назад

Between this video and Jim's video from backfire, I have officially cross Christensen Arms rifles off my future purchase list. There are just so many other brands these days that shoot lights out and for a cheaper price.

@WHOTEEWHO 10 дней назад

Shewee. Sometimes they get picky with the ammo. Had to do quite a bit of testing with one I just got in but I found one it loves finally

@Garydasnaill 3 дня назад

@@WHOTEEWHO Love your videos Who Tee! But I worked in a gun shop for 20 years and sold a lot of these rifles a lot of them don’t like any ammo at all the barrels that CA make aren’t very good.. we stopped selling them because they kept coming back for accuracy issues

@foubert45 11 дней назад

Is this the same rifle Jim from Backfire threw in the bushes? 😂

@sethkatz4475 11 дней назад

Different barrel

@kirbyshumay3577 11 дней назад

yup

@jr8043 11 дней назад

Nope. He threw a Mesa.

@lmbear 11 дней назад

Backfire doesn't know how to shoot, to save his own life. He probably throws all his rifles in the bushes..

@kirbyshumay3577 10 дней назад

@@lmbear I agree brother

@backfire 9 дней назад

Excellent review, Ron. My Christensen had poor accuracy too. They look good, but the performance doesn’t seem commensurate with the price. Glad you got this to MOA-ish at least. #JustGetATikka

@farmerwayne1404 11 дней назад

I had a Savage 110 in .308. Got .5" groups with Federal 175 smk. All of a sudden, im getting 2.5". I found that the actions screws had loosened from 40 inch lbs to 25 and 40 in the rear. Torqued to spec and groups tightened right back.

@johnfitzgerald6510 9 дней назад

Ron my trust in you has been highlighted with this report. Integrity is everything. Keep up the good work.

@George-tz1cv 10 дней назад

Thanks, you saved me two grand! 😊

@jaymize5672 10 дней назад

Fierce is the way to go

@coledean1377 10 дней назад

🤣🤣 wish this video came out 2 years ago

@Maker_of_manners 10 дней назад

Im in Canada and product support can be non existant here. Christensen arms have earned a reputation for issuing a lot of dud rifles. I wanted a 300blk rifle of theirs from prophet arms, but ended up buying a ruger american. It feeds ar mags and has been consistent and reliable. Im happy with my purchase and I'm happy to have spent the difference in cost towards a semi custom 6.5 creed from the RDSC. I have 2 great rifles and no headaches.

@calhntr1 11 дней назад

Hi Ron, go back and watch your rifle rest for each shot, your pushing it forward rocking the rear leg off the table a different amount for almost every shot, rarely does the rear leg lay flat on the table, keep watching the rest, when it's resting flat and not tilting forward the shots are consistent, keep up the videos, Ron! love the content!

@michaelwilson9986 10 дней назад

Saw the same n front rest isn't squared up with firearm.? Is would that cause poor groups.? I think the bench needs tilted up at front to to square things up with his range.However things aren't often squared in the field.

@justinsalzl1517 10 дней назад

I went thru 2 that performed quite poorly. They were returned. My buddy got one at the same time and we had his shooting great. Couldn’t get my Mesa or Ridgeline too shoot well, though. We tried different shooters, ammo, scopes, brought them back to the store to have everything checked over, repeated the process, and still shot poorly. It bummed me out. I really liked the fit and feel of the rifles. And my buddy loves his ridgeline. I do too. Got a Bergara and it’s been fantastic. Good luck!

@sheepdog1102 11 дней назад

I have a browning x-bolt in 280 Remington and out of the box is the most accurate rifle I’ve ever shot. I ordered it with a 26” sport barrel but anything from 100gr. To 160gr. I get 1” or less 3 shot groups.

@clintonlayne9253 10 дней назад

I have a Browning A Bolt in 280 Remington it's one of my most accurate rifles . Good choice.

@shanerhodes925 10 дней назад

In our small shop we sold a couple christianson arms rifles and they didn't shoot as well as I thought they should for the money they cost a factory Tikka will outshoot them 9 times out of 10 in my opinion. Thanks Ron love your stuff.

@buckaroobonsi555 11 дней назад

I have a Thompson Center Compass in 30-06 that will keep up with that rifle and out shoot it. I paid around $249 brand new for it. Christensens Arms is like buying an expensive Mercedes that 5 years latter is a money pit vs buying a far cheaper Toyota Camry that 20 years latter is running strong for a fraction of the price. Only accurate rifles are interesting and worth owning!

@Mark-uq9km 10 дней назад

I agree with you 100%. I bought a Compass for range work. With the five lands I get very good accuracy. I'll be passing this fine rifle down to my grandsons for hunting whatever they choose with great confidence.

@briansmith2616 10 дней назад

As good as all the sub $300 dollars shoot from what I hear on the internet, makes me wonder why you don't see them used in competition. Why build a custom when you can buy a rifle with a Tupperware stock at Walmart and shoot one-hole groups with Remington Core lokts? I swear, every budget rifle is a laser accurate sniper rifle.

@Mark-uq9km 8 дней назад

@buckaroobonsi555 I have the same rifle. It isn't pretty but it is nicely accurate. It's my range rifle but would be a great hunting rifle with no risk of getting it dinged up in the field.

@ABa40032 10 дней назад

My mesa fft in 6.5prc took some work at the reloading bench but now it shoots .5 moa. You need to remember that it's a very light rifle. It's harder to shoot than a 12 pound rifle. But now I have an 8 pound set up after adding a 4-16x scope, arca rail, and suppressor.... That being said - Tikka.

@techfixr2012 11 дней назад

My sporterised m1903 with Lyman peeps will hold 2 inches with anything over 150 grains. You don't even need glass.

@bessie1854 10 дней назад

I have pretty much the same thing with a 1960s Weaver K-4 scope and can hold a 1-inch group at 300 using 178g ELD-M with 54.9g H-4350. The Remington Barrel was manufactured in January, 1943.

@richardlongfellow2159 10 дней назад

@@bessie1854

@eddiexoc8430 10 дней назад

Thank you for an honest review.

@homeinthewhiteoaks 10 дней назад

Thank your Ron for showing us honest reviews! Videos like this make me trust you. I get tired of seeing RU-vidrs who buy multiple rifles and do reviews, and somehow all of them are 1/2 moa guns with the first load they try...B.S.

@donfredeck177 10 дней назад

Beautiful rifle! I have known a few people who had CA rifles and all struggled with accuracy. Each and everyone of them moved on to other brands of rifles.

@Accuracy1st 11 дней назад

Wish they shot as good as they look. As mentioned below, you couldn't pay me to have a CA. Even if I won it in a raffle it would go straight to the store to trade in on 2 Tikkas or a Sako. I wouldn't even take it out of the box.

@Garydasnaill 10 дней назад

I agree I’d trade it for a Sako in a heartbeat they are very soild rifles plus you can get them with iron sights still!

@unixpro2 10 дней назад

Hi Ron, I appreciate your work and willingness to give CA a second chance. I wish CA would have sent a couple boxes of that Barnes ammo with their test rifle. On a side note, related to your shooting style at the bench. I’ve been watching some channels where they do long range shooting (500 yards, 1000 yards and beyond). I noticed 90% or more use your technique of putting their support hand under the butt to fine tune their aim. I’m just saying you’re in good company with that technique.

@45nightmare 10 дней назад

Keep that front sling swivel stud away from the front rest. It will throw your shot under recoil .

@sdpy15 День назад

My Savage Axis 2 in 30-06 shoots 1/2 moa with the cheapest American White Tail ammo you can find, and under an inch with just about ever 180 gr factory load i've tried. It's a testament to the fact that more expensive doesn't mean more better.

@tikkat3962 4 дня назад

Most of my family and I have used Tikka T3/T3x in various calibers and when you do your part they really will shoot incredible with most ammo. And alot cheaper than the Christensen!

@chaseacklam6174 5 дней назад

For an accuracy demonstration, you should’ve got a brand new out of box rifle. Now that Christensen is aware of your intentions I’m sure they did anything in their power to make it shoot. Probably gave it more attention than your average Christensen.

@andrewfischer1311 5 дней назад

If this rifle got special treatment, I'd be worried.

@chaseacklam6174 4 дня назад

@@andrewfischer1311 If you were Christensen arms, watched this video, offered to warranty the gun and send it back.. wouldn’t you give it the special treatment? I sure would. But this performance is pretty standard for Christensen in my experience

@andrewfischer1311 4 дня назад

@chaseacklam6174 that's what i meant. If CA knew this exact rifle was going to be featured on RSO and this is their level of acceptable performance, I'm worried about their off the shelf rifle at Scheels.

@warrenpolidori5541 9 дней назад

Ron, Recently I had a 264 WM threaded for a brake. Rifle always shot MOA before adding the brake but now I get first 2 almost touching and the 3rd is now consistently low, same spot. I haven't gotten to retry without the brake, but think the brake is changing the barrel harmonics as it heats up. Please try without the brake and report back if it changes the results. Just a hunch and worth a try IMO.

@lyellclare9365 10 дней назад

Some rifles like different powders, primers, seating depth , projectiles etc, and a different person pulling the trigger. It is rare that a rifle always shoots everything well. If you ever find one ,keep it forever.

@jr8043 11 дней назад

I had a first generation Ridgeline in 6.5 creedmoor shortly after they were released. Excellent rifle then. Won a few f-class matches with it surprisingly just using a bipod and squish bag for the rear. I haven’t seen consistent accuracy and quality from the company since then….

@gerardgoubel4169 10 дней назад

Vous allez rire, je suis à 12 kms de la Suisse (genêve) je tir avec une carabine russe à 300 dollars sous 1,5 pouce a 300 yards en 223 marque baikal 😊😊😊😊

@w.l.parrish629 8 дней назад

Bought a CA 308 Ridgeline after 20 different factory loads it would shoot no better than 3'' groups. Called CA and heard a song and dance story, pulled the barrel put on a Proof and now shoots sub 1/2'' groups. All it cost me was an extra $1000.

@buckaroobonsi555 11 дней назад

The only thing premium about Christensen is their price. My experince with them is that fit and finish is hit and miss and accuracy is likewise hit and miss. 1 out of every 3 I have seen in stores have obvious burrs and fit and finish issues that can be detected with the naked eye and with out tear down. If you gave me one I would shoot it with a smile or fix it but I would not buy one with my own money! Online a lot of guys comlain about out of the box accuracy issues with them.

@bucks2beards194 10 дней назад

I’ve got a ridgeline fft in 7mm mag. I have 9 different factory loads that I’ve tested through it across 3 outings. The largest group was about 3 or 4 inches while the smallest was 0.37”. The average of all 4 shot groups after nearly 200 rounds is slightly less than 1.25” at 100 yards. The favorite load was around .9”. These guns are decent guns, but they are very sensitive to the load in them. Having owned this one, I feel like it’s probably worth half what I paid for it.. unfortunately I’m probably stuck with it unless I want to take a loss. There is an often overlooked purpose that CA rifles were intended for: The make very light, handy guns. Many of the features that make theses guns so light and handy are basically the opposite of what you would do to a bench rest competition gun. Ultra precision is generally not needed on a hunt at reasonable range. I hunt whitetails almost exclusively, but plan to take bear and elk in the near future. I feel comfortable at about 400 yards, but honestly have never liked killing anything that far away. Even at 400 and 500 yards, my gun can hit an 8” steel target with regular ease (given the load it favors). The fact is, the gun is GOOD ENOUGH for me to hunt with, even though I could have got a much cheaper gun to achieve equal results.

@jayfxdx 8 дней назад

CA occupies a place in the market where accuracy is expected. The point of a carbon fibre barrel is heavy barrel precision without the weight not weight loss at the expense of accuracy. CA markets its rifles as an alternative to the ultralight pencil barrelled rifles and the premise they will maintain accuracy better and be as good on rough back country hunts.

@michaelcatalano8882 6 дней назад

Anybody who wants a good super light mountain gun get a savage 110 ultralight. It's about 5.7lbs and you can find them for like1600$. Never once have I had any of these problems or talked to anyone who has. At the end of the day Christensen is a small outfit that turns out a lot of rifles and their quality control just suffers because of it in my opinion. Savage on the other hand have become masters of cranking out insane volumes of highly accurate rifles over the years and the ultralight is really the pinnacle of that.

@serverlan763 10 дней назад

ive got a carbon classic, which uses a Rem 700 action ( before they made their own actions) and it shoots .8 no dramas...

@gregorygreen7912 6 дней назад

Not me. Never. And this was way before I started watching Ron Spomer

@TheRidgerunner1959 10 дней назад

I feel a little bad for Christiansen Arms. The rifle is OK, and that’s about all. Ron was more than fair and kind to the maker.

@jerad4336 11 дней назад

Buy a weatherby vanguard instead.

@michaelwilson9986 10 дней назад

OK Better than before. I would be curious if you cleaned it first then seened what it did with the Cooper Impact. Got screwy groups with it n GMX on top of Barnes TTSX. Havent redid those yet. Also someone else mention front rest ,see there comment, it seemed to be tilited forward n esp with both loads of Copper Impact. After firing. And not square with forend.on all..Now? Is if that would = less than consistent groups.? Of course nothing is squared in the field. Well done ,still waiting for the FWT vs 700 ya hinted at a bit ago.

@terrycalvert7812 10 дней назад

Every time you shoot Ron your front rest is rocking back and forth before you shoot the leg closes to you is off the bench then under recoil that leg hits and the front legs come off the bench!! That’s for sure causing the rifle to raise and lower as the rest rocks from front to back!! I think your accuracy could be a lot better with a better front rest that will stay put!!

@williamgaines9784 11 дней назад

You were still rocking your front rest on that 1st group AND the second! 😮

@williamgaines9784 11 дней назад

And the 3rd!

@ottokittel709 10 дней назад

@@williamgaines9784 the sling stud was hitting rifle rest bag rocking the rest back, (first few shots groups )

@hendrikkiliaan7639 5 дней назад

I think I will stick to my Tikka 3006! The maven scope by the way is a superb piece of equipment. Solid internals for repeatable results and very fine glass!

@brandiwynter 10 дней назад

Yikes, you can beat those groups all day long, by a huge margin, with a variety of ammo's, with a $500-600 Savage Axis II or Ruger American II. Even that last group looked a bit over an inch. This is down right embarrassing for Christensen Arms.

@mikerobinson6606 11 дней назад

So if I buy a $2000.00 rifle that guarantees MOA, i just have to spend another $1k on ammo to see what it will shoot or spend thousands handloading......got it!

@zach_6.813 10 дней назад

I had a Christensen mesa, the barreled action was bedded all sorts of crooked in the stock. The sling swivel studs were terribly off centered to the point of actually overhanging the side of the stock . They nearly missed the entire stock! Cerakote was poorly applied with light spots and dark spots all over. I only tried one box of ammo through it and didn’t even finish those. It shot well though with that load. I sent that gun down the road. it made me sick to look at it . For the money it was thrown together garbage with a good trigger and that’s all.

@RivenRock300 11 дней назад

This is easy , buy a Savage and save a lot of money .

@leonardharris8803 8 часов назад

I got a ranger 22lr and i have the same issue. No consistency with any groups. Tried a ton of high end 22 ammo. eley, sk, rws, federal gold, and others. The rws grouped good once. After that with the same ammo. Starts shooting like a shotgun. Going to give it another shot. But looks like it is going back to them. Honestly wish i had just gotten another cz457 or save my money and gotten the anschutz i wanted.

@davidfornkahl8374 10 дней назад

It's very true though. Rifles like certain bullets/ weights. Can make a big difference on accuracy.

@andrewwarren3891 11 дней назад

My Bergara ridge carbon shot Like that out of the box. After 3-4 boxes of ammo and a lot of cleaning in between single shots then groups, it started grouping under an inch. Now it shoots dang near everything at or under 1” groups.

@jameschristy9966 10 дней назад

My b14 in 6.5 cm shoots. 6 all day long with good glass arken ep5

@stevesexton4316 6 дней назад

I can't do a CA rifle for the money they want. Not when you see all the problems folks are having with them. You got the Ron Spomer treatment and thats what you got back. Imagine what they'll do to some regular Joe like me. Having awesome handloads is great but the reality is most people buy factory ammo so I think that's the true test of a rifle.

@johnmoore5544 11 дней назад

I hope it shoots better than last video. I have that exact rifle in 280 ackley with a Leupold vx5 3-15x and it shoots really well if I do my part. Sub moa with handloads shooting Barnes lrx and Speer hot cors. Also sub moa with norma 280 rem tipstrike factory loads. I’ve got about 225 rounds down the barrel so far with no trouble. I removed the brake and I’ve shot it that way or with a hybrid 46 supressor both give good groups. Looking forward to seeing if I need to stay away from CA in the future.

@johnmoore5544 10 дней назад

Yep looks like I’ll keep my two good CA rifles but when I get another rifle I’ll be looking at a Tikka

@Deerslayer1912 11 дней назад

I feel like Christensen suffers from trying to do too much at that price point. Like customish action, carbon barrel, muzzle brake, and carbon stock for 2k when a tikka cost $800 for steel barrel, plastic stock, and no threads? I feel like the tikkas are widely accepted as shooting great for $800 and you’d be pressing it to customize a tikka for $2k with those features

@Garydasnaill 10 дней назад

Honestly the Tikka even feels more high quality then a Christensen arms! Bolts smoother and light weight Tikka is just better I work at a gun shop and we stopped selling Christensen arms because they kept having to be sent back for accuracy issues but Tikka’s are amazing I bought 3 myself!

@PeterAngles-jq7gr 10 дней назад

But people buy Tikka and are happy with the performance People buy a Christensen and are irritated with the poor performance Doesn't matter how cool it looks if it is inaccurate

@Deerslayer1912 10 дней назад

@@PeterAngles-jq7gr for sure. And like Gary said ^ the tikkas are way smoother

@gunsandmachinesenthusiast 11 дней назад

1:45 yeah that has never sat right with me. It is not a carbon fiber barrel, it is a carbon fiber wrapped barrel

@clintonlayne9253 10 дней назад

Ron I will most definitely agree with you that the color choices of the stocks on Christensen rifles need some improvement. I have a Mesa Roy the Ducks Unlimited edition chambered in 308 Winchester. The stock color looks like a Tootsie roll color I don't particularly like the color. I won the rifle at the Sioux Falls Ducks Unlimited Gun Bash . So I won't complain too much.😊

@claytonyoumans111 9 дней назад

I think you should keep that front rest rotated so one of the 3 legs is inline with the barrel and points towards the muzzle. It might be more stable having two of the 3 legs pointed back towards you.

@pauldickson1495 10 дней назад

Hey Ron I have a sako finlight 85 30-06 that is about the same as that rifle your trying to. I spent $1500 on factory ammo trying to get a decent group . The sst and partition were the only factory ones that shot ok. I have it down to 3/4-1” with 150g ttsx . But it was an expensive venture

@JemezDaveNM84 8 дней назад

I have had a Christensen ELR in 300 win mag that easily shot 1moa and sold that for a Ridgeline in 300 PRC only because I don't like belted cartridges, and the PRC lets me shoot much heavier bullets. I didn't like the ELR stock as much as the ridgeline either. It shoots fine but I handload. I once loaded ammo for dad's Parker hale in 30-06 that hated everything but 180 grain bullets and those shot about 1moa or a little less.

@stevewalker4638 9 дней назад

Tikka is a excellent rifle,I have three all shoot under 1/2 inches…

@silaspierre1377 11 дней назад

you couldnt pay me to own a christensen rifle .... they have so many problems wrong with manufacturing / quality control when you look at the reviews online

@allthingsconsidered3211 11 дней назад

and jim's review from backfire

@gunsandmachinesenthusiast 11 дней назад

Yeah i used to assume they were decent due to their price. All i have ever seen is negative things about them which is wild.

@CDinNC 10 дней назад

The internet gives everyone a voice. You have to filter through all the 💩. I have two and my friend has one and we have had NO problems!

@masonmcneill3969 10 дней назад

@@CDinNCthat’s officially 3 out of 10,000 rifles that I’ve heard of without any problems! Maybe they figured out their problems!

@silaspierre1377 10 дней назад

@@masonmcneill3969 its more like 3 out of 50,000 rifles .....

@paulsimmons5726 10 дней назад

My Model 70 in 7x57 can shoot sub MOA any day of the week and it didn’t cost anywhere near $2K! All things considered, I’ll stay with my Winchester!

@mhortman1253 10 дней назад

It simply amazes me that CA charges what they charge for a rifle and so many have issues. Granted their customer service department is awesome but man why so many issues? I've shot at least 5 different Christensen Rifles and 3 of the 5 shot great. My buddy has a 26 nosler that is a laser beam and sub moa accurate. I've also shot one in 300 that wouldn't shoot a 3 inch group at 100 that got sent back rebarreled and now shoots perfectly fine. I wouldn't buy one unless I found a great deal on one and had time to play with it and send it back if I needed too. They feel wonderful in my hand.

@DJHunter-P 7 дней назад

I bought the Ridgeline FFT in 300 PRC. I never had a gun that has shot as bad as that gun. 5 different loads and all of various weights. 4-5” groups. The gun would only shoot 205gr Bergers. I would never use Bergers for hunting. I sent the rifle back to CA and was told it received a new barrel. Sent me a 1/2” group target with 205 Bergers. Went through the break-in process and it’s still garbage. Biggest regret (when it comes to gun purchases) is this rifle. I will never buy CA ever again.

@dancalvert781 2 дня назад

I tried to sight in a scope recently with my Weatherby and they were flying all over the place. Took me a while to realize it was the Winchester Copper Impact, total garbage bullet. Going back to Barnes Vor-TX, worth the extra money for sure.

@andrewmckee1156 10 дней назад

Might I suggest you look at a custom shop, I have one close by to me in Texas, they make some of the best I’ve seen. Alamo Precison I would argue one of top notch custom builders out there. You might spend a few hundred more, but your rifle will be a one-off creation.

@charlesperry1051 9 дней назад

I have a 1990s era Ruger M77MKII All Weather in 30-06 with the infamous boat paddle stock that will out shoot that rifle all day. Sub 1 inch groups with Federal Classic 150 grain bullets. And I mean I check accuracy every year before deer season and it is always less than one inch. I wonder if you are seeing a boat tail issue. I have a Remington 700 in .243 that will NOT shoot a boat tail bullet accurately. It loves flat base bullets. I can get hunting accuracy with boat tails, but for precision work I have to use flat based bullets.

@kylejohnson4340 10 дней назад

Christensen arms are great as long as you put a proof research barrel in them

@user-iw5ce9px3f 9 дней назад

they have proof research barrels.......

@cijetovina 7 дней назад

@@user-iw5ce9px3fnope, these are their own carbon fibre barrels.

@bigmike9558 8 дней назад

My Remington 700 ADL 30.06 shoots 3/4 groups at 100. I did work up a load for it. I feel like a gun at that price should not be so round picky

@utahknivesandgearnick7647 6 дней назад

Yup typical Christensen Arms unfortunately. 75-80% shoot 2-3” groups. If you get a good one keep it forever because they are beautiful rifles, QC just isn’t doing their part to keep them consistently shooting good. As a Utahn I hope they change that because I’d love to recommend them to people!

@TeamJesusOutdoors 10 дней назад

Even if it were shooting 1/2 inch moa, I am not sure why anyone would pay 2 grand for a hunting rifle. My $400 Ruger American throws 308 win in moa groups with minimal effort.

@crazyrock6896 11 дней назад

Dowbyay Dobyaw Two was one with a 30-06. Human, Elk, Moose. Seems like a reliable round to me.

@Esaiah5417 7 дней назад

My Uncle's 03 Mark i and his M1917 Winchester both in 30-06 are more accurate with iron sights. Sometimes old school is best

@pensnut08 10 дней назад

Use Shot-n-See targets and you WILL be able to see where you hit... What a concept..

@clintchapman4319 10 дней назад

This video has totally changed my opinion of Christensen Arms rifles, and not in a good way.

@husqvarna3726 6 дней назад

I always loctite the action screws before testing.

@greavous93 8 дней назад

My 03-06 is a 40 year old Rem700ADL that I floated the barrel and bedded the action, tuned the trigger and worked up a nice handload for and it shoots better than most of these expensive attempts for accuracy. IMR 4350 with Nosler 165 Ballistictips. Cases are only fireformed and only neck resized by 1/8 inch. Its not rocket science.

@jimdandy2330 10 дней назад

Yeah that thing needs to be used for a fence post I have seen this from this companý to many times I will never own one.

@davy1458 6 дней назад

Hello Mr Spomer.....if you haven't already, could you tell us more about the 6.5 lapua ? And what it's good for?

@Mark-uq9km 10 дней назад

With Spomer if it's a question of Indian or arrow being at fault it's always the arrow. Spomer is the best. However, I'll stick with Douglas barrels from Chatleston, WV. At close to $2000 for a rifle I would not choose Christianson firearms.

@myloveisajoke 9 дней назад

I picked an older one up in 270 used at a REALLY good price. Accuracy sucked with my existing handloads and factory ammo. I witched to SGKs and redeveloped a load. I found that it CAN be accurate but its SUPER picky. Its okay because i didnt pay much for the gun but if i pay fulled price for a premium gun and didnt get premium performance id be pissed. For the price you could get a Savage Axis on clearance and get a prefit barrel for it and a better stock and still be $800 ahead of the game.

@timbaskett6299 10 дней назад

I just got me another rifle. Nothing fancy, a Remington 597. The guy I bought it from had a cheapo Centerpoint 4x32mm plastic POS on it. I first tried my 4-16x Vortex 30mm, but it was too heavy for the rifle. I ended up going with my airgun/rimfire "go-to", a Hammers 3-9x40mmAO. If it didn't require a re-zero, I'd check the scope base and ring screws

@Garydasnaill 10 дней назад

I work at a gun shop and I use to work at Cabela’s behind the gun counter and the Christians arms rifles brand new come back very often for very bad accuracy problems… we actually stopped ordering them here at the gun shop because they just kept coming back. If you want a modern rifle get a Tikka, Howa, Begera, Savage 110, Ruger M77 etc way better rifles! Hell I just got a savage 110 trail hunter in 30-06 shoot to 200 yards is shooting under a inch and a half groups

@Garydasnaill 10 дней назад

Hell even my old 1980’s savage 110 308 with iron sights shoot under 2 inches at 100 yards lol

@BornAgain2019 10 дней назад

@@Garydasnaill1.5" @ 200 yds is .75" @ 100 yds. Those Trail Hunters are a little heavy but they shoot lights out.

@Garydasnaill 9 дней назад

@@BornAgain2019 I agree I still mostly hunt with my old faithful 1987 Savage 110 in 308 walnut stock and iron sights a beautiful rifle with no scope out to 200yrds a 2.5 inch group great rifle and very accurate. Where I hunt it’s thick brush so maybe most shots are 50 yards and under nothing over 70 yards unless you in a field but that’s only maybe 200yrds fields here aren’t very big in the Appalachian mountains of pa

@dallasyoung6247 10 дней назад

Try adjusting the scope mounts. Maybe the rear mount is too far back. Good looking rifle

@abelstraw4562 9 дней назад

I have the same Christensen Ridgeline FFT in 7PRC, the action screws were loose out of the box, and the factory spot bedding broke loose during the barrel break in. I swapped the stock to a McMillan game warden 2.0, glass bedded it and now it shoots consistently under .5MOA

@clintjoseph5832 4 дня назад

Did they stock add much more weight to the rifle? I have one in 300 WSM and am having accuracy issues as well. It was not nearly as bad as the one Ron was shooting. Do you remember how much it cost?

@abelstraw4562 4 дня назад

@@clintjoseph5832 the stock added a little bit of weight, but the total weight of the riffle with a Leopold VX6 3-18 scope and a sig SRD762 suppressor is sits just a little bit over 10lbs. The stock made the gun more shootable for me, so the added weight is negligible. I forget the exact price, but the McMillan stock was around ~$900

@clintjoseph5832 4 дня назад

@@abelstraw4562 thanks for the info. I will be looking into that stock.

@abelstraw4562 3 дня назад

@@clintjoseph5832 The McMillan stock helped me mostly because I’m 6’4” tall and I needed a longer length of pull. If you like the factory stock and just want to fix accuracy, I would recommend removing the factory spot bedding, and glass bedding the whole action. Glass bedding is fairly easy to do on your own, but I would recommend having a gunsmith do it if you’re uncomfortable. Another thing that helped make the gun more shootable was swapping the trigger tech special trigger it comes with to a trigger tech diamond.

@georgeking6901 6 дней назад

I’ve heard more than one sad story about a Christiansen that wouldn’t shoot for beans. Never hear much bad on Cooper or Parkwest Arms that’s for sure.

@sierramtnswest 9 дней назад

Ron, I had to replay the video to make sure you said 50 yards. (no comment)

@drocfox9771 10 дней назад

There’s no way I’d spend $2000 on that gun 😂😂

@awsomedude12345678 11 дней назад

My 1935 remington rolling block model 1905 in 22lr shoots better groups at 60 yrs than that Christiansen 😂

@brunoterlingen2203 10 дней назад

Get a Howa and be happy that you then have a rifle that performs and does not cost a packet.

@choppa47d69 10 дней назад

The only factory load that my Christiansen 300 Win mag will shoot in sub groups is 180 grain Nosler Accubond. I have tried every factory load I could find on the market. $100 bucks a box! Let's just say I don't plink it on the weekends.

@jessetripp8837 4 дня назад

Its a bummer you didnt use their recommended load. I would like to see if they are truthful about that... I had horrible luck with that same guns accuracy in a 300 win mag. It cost me a beautiful bull elk!

@davidfornkahl8374 10 дней назад

Ron, if you want a great looking rifle that shoots GREAT! Get a BROWNING WHITE GOLD MEDALLIAN. Made in Japan. They are AWESOME IN EVERY WAY!!!! Not cheap though. But they shoot!

@miko5058 5 дней назад

When you shoot the 400 legend could you please compare to 450 bushmaster. That’s the great debate here in lower Michigan 350 Legend vs 450 bushmaster before the 400 arrived.

@smallbatchprecision2791 9 дней назад

Perhaps try a different scope and mounts? Isn’t that still a question mark if it was the same one that was used to test the rifle before sending it back? Seems odd that something with that price tag wouldn’t work especially if it had been checked over by the OEM…