New for 2022: Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT

by
posted on March 11, 2022
** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. **
Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT Lead

What It Is: The next generation of Christensen’s superb bolt-action hunting rifle lineup.

Why We Love It: An already great rifle gets a new high-tech, lightweight stock design.

Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT Bolt-Action Rifle

Christensen Arms’ Ridgeline bolt-action rifles are popular with serious hunters because they offer a long list of high-end features and superb accuracy in a lightweight package. The new Ridgeline FFT offers those same features with an innovative new carbon-fiber stock that is lighter and more durable than the competition.

Christensen calls it their FFT, or Flash Forged Technology. By using an aerospace-grade monocoque shell, this stock provides excellent structural rigidity while cutting weight by up to a pound. For serious high-mountain hunters, that kind of weight saving is crucial. It’s especially compelling since the design still provides a durable platform that doesn’t compromise the Ridgeline’s excellent accuracy potential.

“Flash Forged Technology represents the latest in carbon fiber structural manufacturing,” said Jason Christensen, CEO of Christensen Arms. “Instead of maintaining the status quo of ‘overbuilding’ a product to meet safety standards, Flash Forged Technology employs an engineering approach to achieve the lightest possible structure while exceeding crucial strength and safety margins.”

The FFT stock comes with stainless steel bedding pillars and spot bedding, and is available in four different finishes, including black with gray webbing, green with black and tan webbing, and Gore Optifade Subalpine or Elevated II. All FFT stocks come with a straight comb and a generous rubber recoil pad that effectively reduces the punch of magnum recoil.

Man Shooting Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT Bolt-Action Rifle

Coupled with the new stock, the FFT Ridgeline comes with a light target contour Christensen Arms carbon-fiber-wrapped barrel with a removable stainless steel side baffle muzzle brake. The barrel design offers the rigidity of a target barrel with less weight and improved cooling. The hand-lapped 416 stainless barrel is button rifled and features a match chamber, and is mated with Christensen’s Natural Stainless or Burnt Bronze Cerakote action. The new model comes with an FFT bolt knob and hinged floorplate, and all of these rifles are equipped with TriggerTech triggers. The receiver is drilled and tapped for 6-48 Remington 700 bases. There are also several left-handed Ridgeline FFT options.

There are currently 19 chambering options available, ranging from .22-250 Remington to .300 Remington Ultra Magnum. Included on the list are popular long-range shooting and hunting rounds like the 26, 28 and 30 Nosler, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 PRC and .300 PRC. There are also many classic chamberings, including .243 Winchester, 7mm-08 Remington, 7mm Rem. Mag., .308 Win, .30-06 Sprg. and .300 Win. Mag. For those who live is states where straight-wall cartridges are mandatory, there’s also a .450 Bushmaster offering that comes with a detachable box magazine. All Ridgeline FFT rifles (with the exception of the .450 Bushmaster) are guaranteed to shoot sub-MOA, though based on my experience with Christensen Arms rifles I’d suspect that in the right hands and with the right load many will do considerably better than that.  

Thanks to the Ridgeline FFT’s new stock and barrel these rifles weigh in at as little as 5.3 pounds. That makes this an ideal mountain rifle, but the truth is, the Ridgeline FFT is suitable for hunting any game anywhere and at any reasonable range.

The Ridgeline FFT has an MSRP of $2,399.99. For more information, visit christensenarms.com.

Latest

44 Mag HST LEDE
44 Mag HST LEDE

New for 2025: Federal’s Personal Defense HST .44 Rem. Mag.

Federal Ammunition has recently added a new HST .44 Remington Magnum “Light Magnum” load featuring a specially designed hollow-point bullet, ideal for those seeking HST performance for self-defense with magnum revolvers.

Utah Wildlife Board Updates

The Utah Wildlife Board approved a few new and updated rules, some of which are necessary after recent legislative changes—including the wildlife management area license requirement for certain counties and the new process for regulating hunting guides and outfitters—along with a few other proposals during a public meeting Thursday.

Member's Hunt: A Tale of Two Moose

This month's Member's Hunt comes from John R. Bean of Tucson, Ariz.

Breeding Duck Numbers Decline Again in ND

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s 78th-annual spring breeding duck survey conducted in May showed an index of about 2.66-million birds, down from 2.9 million in 2024 and 3.4 million in 2023.

2025-26 Pennsylvania Migratory Game Bird Seasons Set

Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 migratory game bird seasons have been set. There are two significant changes to waterfowl seasons. The regular season daily bag limit for Canada geese in the Atlantic Population Zone has decreased from three to one, and for northern pintail, there will be a flat daily bag limit of three.

New for 2025: Christensen Arms Evoke in 450 Bushmaster

Christensen Arms has announced the release of the Evoke rifle chambered in powerful 450 Bushmaster.

Interests



Get the best of American Hunter delivered to your inbox.