Lightweight Rifle Review: Ridgeline FFT by Christensen Arms
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- This review features the Ridgeline FFT hunting rifle built by Christensen Arms. It was designed to be rugged and lightweight. Using the Flash Forge Technology, Christensen was able to make this rifle about one pound lighter than the Ridgeline. Todd Helms put this rifle through its paces at the range and in the field and wasn’t disappointed.
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It's amazing to me that guy's complain about carrying a 13lb rifle, but carrying 50lbs of beer gut is just fine
Lol
How long can you hold a 13lb weight up in front of you?
@@CBx91 uh, when was the last time you held your rifle out in front of you to take an animal dummy? I always have a tripod, a bag. Or I'm in a blind that has a rest built in. Are you on the spectrum?
I just broke in my Christensen Ridgeline FFT Titanium in 6.5 PRC. It printed a 3/4” 3 leaf clover at 100 yards and 2 within 2 inches at 200 yards. I’m very pleased!
Thank you, that's what we like to hear!
Holes wouldn't be touching if the group was 3/4" in 6.5prc...
I'm looking for a go-to hunting rifle for deer, black bear, and elk. I want it to be lightweight, handy, and accurate, for black timber to mountains, with shots ranging from up close to say 400 yards. After much thought, I decided upon the Ridgeline FFT. I want a short action and a 20-inch barrel. I surprised myself and most likely will go with the 6.8 Western chambering. I suspect the 165 factory ABLR will be my pill of choice. Now, this is a traditional style hunting rifle. I've pondered several other guns, including 6.5/7 PRC, 300 Win/PRC to 300 RUM! But this FFT checks most of my boxes! But, OMG... the Springfield 2020 Waypoint in 6.5 CM has my attention! I prefer it in 6.5 CM for slightly less weight and length than in 6.5 PRC. I think I could do it all with the 6.5 CM, but being Old School, the bigger bullets of the 6.8 instill a bit more confidence! Dang, I might need both!!!
I'm in the same boat eyeballing this gun in 6.8 western. My runner up and also considering the 7 mm saum since it's short action as well with a Alamo precision build. Just not sure if dealing with the ammo availability is worth it for the 7 saum as I'm not a reloader.
The Ridgeline FFT sounds like it would be perfect for you! Hope to see you with one soon.
I just purchased my CA Ridgline in 6.8 Western about a month ago. I’m still breaking in my barrel, but so far, I’m enjoying both rifle and cartridge.
Off you’re looking for good quality ammo, check out Choice Ammunition. Pendleton Ammunition is another with excellent quality.
@@Jasonmbartley
If you go with the 6.8 Western, check out Choice Ammunition and Pendleton Ammunition. They have a good selection of 6.8 Western ammo.
I went with the Ridgline for my 6.8 Western. It packs a punch, it’s lightweight, and it’s accurate
Another great and thorough review once again. CA definitely has a ton of options for everyone at price points of $900 with the new Evoke on up. I do like the fact that they have multiple offerings available in left hand which is way more than most brands outside of Savage and Tikka.
The big negative that I have heard from a few people is their quality control for the price and customer service. I don’t have any experience with either. However I sadly can’t get in touch with Savage about two of their rifles. I have sent three emails and multiple phone 📱 calls to no avail 😔
Thanks for sharing this with us Todd and great shooting.
First hand experience, I had an issue with my CA. Sent it back, they fixed it, no issues since. I def pooped on CA when it happened but I’ve been loving it ever since and their customer service was top notch. Nothing is perfect , parts fail and so do people but how the responded to it matters more for me, personally.
@@raider2503 good to hear that. You are right every company is going to have a mixed bag of experience with good and bad customer service and quality control. I am glad that you had a positive one.
Hey @TheWVgoodguy22, We believe everyone should enjoy hunting and have worked very hard to create the Evoke so more people can access a great American made rifle for a great price. We take great care to make every rifle perfect but in those rare occasions that the customer doesn't feel something is right, we take care of them. We hope you get the opportunity to use one of are rifles so you can see for yourself.
@@raider2503 Thanks for your honest comment! Thanks for supporting, and being part of the CA family. 👊
Enjoyed your review.
Great style of communicating!
Hows the recoil on that light little rifle? Wondering how it would be w 300wsm.
Thanks for watching... the superbly designed muzzle brake tames recoil very nicely... I don't think the recoil in a 300 WSM would be unmanageable at all.
@@toddhelms5241 thank you Sir. Subscribed
@@milo555100 Thank you sir, good luck out there.
my Kimber 280Ai. with scope sling bipod and four bullets is 7.2 pounds and I can shoot past 1000 meters easy money
Dang this video makes me want one, you gotta discount code for one!?
We'd love to see you with one!
@ChristensenArms cut me a great deal on one in 6.8 western and ill drive down to Gunnison to pick it up!
Christensen Arms is notorious for quality control issues. Most reviews on UA-cam that aren't paid to review these have all sorts of issues with them. No thanks
Not my steel barrel 20 inch FFT. I see people complaining about rifles with carbon fiber barrel. As for weight difference between carbon fiber barrel and steel barrel is 5.3 for carbon and 5.5 for steal. I reload and it shoots sub 1/2 MOA and my 142 Nosler ABLR in 6.5 PRC At 2944 in 20 inch. I shoots between .155-.358 MOA off bench. I shot 8 inch steel plate with 3 inch orange dot in middle and out to 700 with CDS ZL I hit on or right at 3 inch dot at 500 plus in field shooting pron position in cold, wet, snow conditions not sunny perfect 50-80 degrees days. Shoot in 100 degrees and shoot at below freezing to see how you really shoot.
The guys at Scheels Sports have mentioned that CA has made some changes in their quality control to rectify the situation. But once you lose your reputation, it is pretty tough to get back, but they also said after they’ve sent a rifle in, they’ve been fixed. I personally know of one that had to be sent back in and when it came back, it shoots 3/8” groups with the carbon barrel in a 7RM. It had a pillar bedding problem I believe. It shoots really well now. That, and another fellow I know, did not know how quick Carbon wrap barrels heat and could not just go out and shoot round after round for groups. Got to space your groups out for testing. That, and he cleaned his gun too good after every trip to the range, and it took quite a few more rounds to foul the barrel all the time, So he would be rearranging his scope all the time and all pissed off because he just didn’t know a few things, not really the guns fault. It’ll shoot under three-quarter of an inch with a 7RM all the time now. Pretty sure I’m going to go down and order one in 7 PRC in the next few days. You cannot build a gun that light , for under $3000. I I have just started looking at components and I have never built one myself before so if anyone has better ideas, I’ll listen
Like below mine shoots 3 shots under 1/2 and 5 around 3/4 all day 308
@masondevos799 Hey sir, Have you ever used our rifles? Would love for you to judge for yourself. We are always focused on quality control, and in those very rare occasions something is wrong, we make it right.
@@capt.america6296 Hey, thanks for the response. We get very few rifles returned with issues but if we do we get it taken care of ASAP, We believe in American made precision rifles. Hope we can show case our rifles to you sometime!
Is that the carbon fiber bog deathgrip?
It is and really like it.
90 degrees just clearing the scoop
If the charginghandel was bent Like some of the good old k98 it would clear better
Still nice
Weird you can’t see splash on the needmore
NeEdMoRE, DoEsN't hAVe EnOUgH poWeR. If you hate it you hate it. I don't understand the hate, the cartridge is low recoil and is very usable within 500 yards. There are plenty of videos online of people showing its effectiveness on deer and elk. But to each their own.
9:42 you missed by a mile where the highlight was on the film....
Yup, that's an editing error.
Highlighted the wrong rock cluster.
Yup....
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You guys highlighted the wrong hole...lol 🤪
Yup
I just go one and it’s does not shoot good. I need to send it back.
It does not group better than 8-9 inches.
I expect more from a high end rifle.
I'd be calling Christensen, ours shot very well.
its not even possible for a factory rifle to shoot 8-9" groups. either you need to re-evaluate the way you are conducting your grouping, zero, optics mounting etc or they sent you a barrel without rifling.
I feel like they send an awful lot of guns out for review. It could be they are proud of them or could they be hand picking they for review.
We send very few out ourselves for review, but we always welcome anyone doing reviews of our rifles. We are always pushing to bring the best rifles to the hunting community. We take great pride in our American made precision rifles and being the inventors of Carbon Fiber barrels, we're always trying to push innovation to provide the best rifles on the market.