Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT 6.8 Western 20″ Carbon Fiber Rifle

Description

Weight matters when the elk are two ridges over and the truck is a long way behind you. That's the whole idea behind the Ridgeline FFT. Christensen Arms took their already lightweight Ridgeline and shaved up to a full pound off it using their Flash Forged Technology, a carbon fiber manufacturing process that shows up in the stock, hinged floor plate, and bolt knob. The result in 6.8 Western is a rifle that comes in around 5.3 pounds bare, which leaves you plenty of budget for glass, water, and everything else in your pack.

What Makes the Ridgeline FFT Shoot

The 20 inch barrel is 416R stainless wrapped in aerospace-grade carbon fiber, button rifled with a 1:7.5 twist that stabilizes the long, heavy bullets the 6.8 Western was built around. It's free-floated, match chambered, and threaded 5/8×24 with a removable stainless side-baffle brake installed from the factory, which takes real sting out of a cartridge in this class. The action is machined on the familiar Remington 700 footprint with a spiral-fluted dual-lug bolt, so scope bases and aftermarket support are easy to come by. A TriggerTech trigger handles fire control, and a two-position safety lets you cycle the bolt while staying on safe. Feeding comes from a 3+1 internal magazine with that FFT carbon floor plate.

A 6.8 Western Built for the Backcountry

The Sporter FFT stock uses a compression-molded monocoque shell with carbon fiber bedding pillars, spot bedding, and an integrated recoil pad, dressed in a clean black finish with metallic gray accents. It's stiff where it counts and light everywhere else, which is exactly what you want when a rifle spends more time on your shoulder than on a bench. Christensen backs the whole package with their Sub-MOA guarantee and a limited lifetime warranty. For deer, antelope, and elk out where shots get long and the terrain gets ugly, this one earns its spot in the safe.