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Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:24 am
by Colohunter
I was looking at some lightweight hunting rifles yesterday and have seen the Christensen Arms rifles at my local Sportsman's Warehouse a couple times. I was checking out their website and noticed that the 450 Bushmaster was listed as an option for the Ridgeline series and a couple of the others. I have never used one of their rifles, but it looked interesting. This model is a carbon wrapped barrel. I definitely like seeing more manufacturers offering a 450!

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https://christensenarms.com/ridgeline/

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:24 am
by Al in Mi
no doubt a nice one to have!!!!

I have fired one of their guns in 300mag before, they are defiantly light

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:37 am
by Colohunter
Was the brake effective, or did it beat you up pretty good? I was actually looking for a lightweight 7mm Rem Mag with a barrel heavy enough to support a suppressor. Most of the lightweight rifles have pencil barrels, unfortunately.

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 1:37 pm
by Al in Mi
it worked good, looked like the one in the pic.

I'm not recoil sensitive so takes a pretty good thump to get my attention.

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:25 am
by trob_205
Just picked up the Mesa 450 (steel barreled version). Hoping to shoot it soon and get some load development rolling this winter!

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:06 pm
by Colohunter
Let us know how it works!

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 10:43 am
by trob_205
best 3 shot group with Hornady Custom Ammo (the shot to the right was from the zeroing process)
https://imgur.com/ZcbJmy8

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:35 am
by Al in Mi
Shes a shooter!!!

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:00 pm
by Colohunter
Looks very promising!

Re: Christensen Arms 450 Bushmaster

PostPosted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 9:16 pm
by trob_205
It really is! And for anyone wondering about the brake the gun is pretty tame. Like I shot 78 rounds yesterday and at no point in time did I start to feel it. The new limbsaver pad that comes on it is pretty badass too. Hopefully next time out I’ll have a pet load figured out for it using 250 FTX and lil gun