Christensen Arms

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Christensen Arms

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I have recently become enamored with the Christensen Arms rifles at sportsman warehouse. As I have gone all in on 6.5 creedmor I was thinking about picking one up...but the price is a little daunting. I was thinking the mesa, but to get the stock where I would want it, would require cost and work (cheek riser, detach mag, flush cups, picatinny rail). Then I started looking at the BA tactical or even their modern precision rifle... which doubles the cost. Primary purpose will be as a hunting rifle.

Anyone have one or have opinions on them? Trying to determine if worth the investment or if my infatuation is misplaced.


If I were smart I would drop my $300 ruger american predator in the magpul stock and all it day.... if I were smart.


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Ummmmmm, it's a hunting rifle. Get your Ruger shooting 1 MOA in the stock it came in. Basic tuning and load development. Then spend 5-6 hundred on glass and another 50-100 on rings. Then go bang it around and go hunting.
In a hunting rifle is there a huge difference between 1MOA and 3/4 MOA ?
If you want a long range sexy lookin bench /range gun to sink thousands into get one of those.
But hunting rifles are tools.
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Got to agree with needsmostuff. High dollar rifles are beautiful works of art. The people who should buy them are the people for whom the price is a drop in the bucket. The rest of us are perfectly well served with off-the-shelf guns.

When I win the Powerball, I will get a $12,000 Chuck Rogers pistol, but until then, I will not be unarmed with my Springfields and Kimbers.

Now, about that Mercedes G-class for off-roading....
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I bought the Modern Precision Rifle. Still in the process of breaking in the barrel. Nice rifle.
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I own one of their Carbon Fiber DI, ARs. I had to shim the bolt release right from the factory as the bolt release slot was too wide and the follower of a magazine would jam behind the lock feature. I couldn't believe it wasn't caught at the factory.

Other than that, it has been a stellar gun as far as reliability and accuracy after that one fix. In fact, it is one of my favorite ARs and is easily my most accurate. It's stupid accurate.
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Have you looked at the browning hells canyon long range? You get a very nice rifle for 1000.00
My buddy has one in 6mm Creedmoor and it
Is more accurate then his 6xc gunwerks and it is a real sharp looking rifle. Just my two cents.
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From $300 to infinity. That's a person preference on what you want to spend on a hunting rifle. Glass, stocks and bipods or tripods are personal opinions that are uniquely based on our own comfort. Comfort is a price tag of the wallet or the wants of the shooter wanting to shoot. I spent 2k on a left handed bolt and reciever. Another 1k on carbon fiber barrel and 800 on a McMillan stock. Glass I just went with a Leopold mark 5 scope. Luckily I know a guy that gets dealer cost.
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What action costs 2k
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One that feeds from left ejects to the right, magazine fed, made out of titanium long action. I got a deal on one.
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Does it have a brand name?
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No I had it made that way. There are other people that have them I think. I believe had seen Defiance Machine making something like the one I wanted and I think Fierce firearms had them. Surgeon Rifles I think had a left handed one at one time. You know I think Gunwerks had something. But at the time everyone was heavy into making there parts and i went to a friend to have mine done.
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