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Walnut and carbon fiber sound like an odd couple until you pick this rifle up. The Ridgeline Safari takes the proven Ridgeline formula, a 416R stainless barrel wrapped in Aerograde carbon fiber that is button rifled, hand lapped, match chambered, and free floated, then sets it into a European walnut stock shaped on Christensen's NXT pattern. The wood is doing real work too. An aluminum bedding block and pillar bedding keep the action locked in place so the stock holds zero the way a synthetic would, while flush cup sling mounts and a Picatinny rail up front on the forend handle a sling and bipod without cluttering up the classic lines.
The 7mm Backcountry chambering is a smart match for the 20 inch barrel. The cartridge was designed to make serious velocity out of shorter tubes, so you get a rifle that swings fast in thick cover or a shooting house but still reaches out with confidence in open country. The 1:8 twist stabilizes the heavy, high BC bullets this cartridge was built around, and the 5/8×24 threaded muzzle wears a removable stainless radial brake, so running a suppressor is as simple as spinning the brake off.
The action is machined stainless with a black nitride finish on this model, drilled and tapped and compatible with standard Remington 700 optic bases, so scope mounting options are everywhere. A spiral fluted bolt, enlarged ejection port, and oversized aluminum bolt knob make cycling quick and positive with gloves on, and the TriggerTech trigger breaks clean shot after shot. Feeding comes from an internal magazine with a hinged aluminum floorplate, which keeps the belly of the rifle slick and quiet in the field.
Most rifles make you choose between traditional character and modern performance. This one skips the compromise. It carries the warmth of real European walnut and shoots like the carbon barrel Christensen built its name on, making it a fitting pick for plains game, elk camp, or the whitetail woods back home.
Yes. The muzzle is threaded 5/8×24, which is the most common thread pitch for suppressors and muzzle devices in this bore size. The factory radial brake is removable, so you can swap it for a can or a thread protector in a couple of minutes.
The receiver is drilled and tapped and accepts standard Remington 700 pattern optic bases, so rings and rails are easy to find just about anywhere. Pick a one piece rail or two piece bases in the Rem 700 footprint and you are set.
It is, and that is a big part of the appeal. The 7mm Backcountry was engineered to deliver strong velocity from shorter barrels, so a 20 inch tube keeps the rifle handy and suppressor friendly without giving up much downrange performance. It is a great setup for hunters who want a compact rig that still stretches its legs.
Christensen built this stock to work, not just to look good. It uses an aluminum bedding block and pillar bedding to keep the action seated consistently, plus a recoil pad, flush cup sling mounts, and a Picatinny forend rail for a bipod. You get traditional wood character with the kind of consistent bedding that keeps groups tight.
| UPC | 840290541636 |
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| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 80106010800 |
| Action | |
| Barrel Length | 20" |
| Caliber/Gauge | 7mm BC |
| Safety | Two-Position |
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