Strategy For Maximizing Christensen Arms Mesa

Posted by Ellington Figueroa on June 6th, 2021

The cartridge has received a lot of hype recently, but do you really need one? Head height is the amount of space available for the bullet outside the case while staying within SAAMI specifications for the cartridge. There is some overlap in the common bullet weights they use, but the 300 PRC generally works better with longer and heavier bullets. Therefore, 300 PRC has a slightly flatter trajectory, a little more retained energy, less wind drift, and somewhat more recoil than the 300 Win Mag. While the 300 PRC was purpose built for long range shooting, the .300 Win Mag was primarily designed for hunters. The .300 Win Mag normally uses a 1:10″ rifling twist, which is optimal for stabilizing bullets in that weight range. Why can’t handloaders just use those same long, sleek bullets with the .300 Win Mag and not seat them so deep in the case? The Hornady 10th Edition (p574-585) reloading manual (and their online supplement) provided data to compare their size and recoil of the .300 Win Mag and 300 PRC.

In fact, due in part to the fact that it has a long head height, the 300 PRC has a pretty long overall length. This will likely change in the future, but Hornady is the only major ammunition company currently producing 300 PRC ammo. In terms of reliability, the Mossberg MC1sc encountered no malfunctions of any type across 300 rounds of ammo fired. I will do at least one follow up review after some more shooting with the different ammo and hand loads. On the range, it was my intention to include a variety of premium handloads and factory ammunition from 120 to 143 grains, but I quickly discovered that hotter loads, such Hornady Superformance and one of my handloads, exhibited all the classic indications of too high a pressure for this rifle, so they were immediately dropped from this review. Read my full Whiskey 5 scope review here. content retains the basic Citori attributes of hard-chrome plated chambers, the transverse mounted tapered locking lug, coil-spring powered hammers, and full width hinge pin. The 725 Citori features Browning’s new Invector-DS (Double Seal) Choke System. It fits the a400 with KO and 28 BBL and extended choke tube with a little room to spare, but not too much to have the gun slide around.

The nitrided bolt adds a very welcome slickness to the cycling of the action and I would say the bolt cocking effort is on par if not a little better than a factory Remington 700. Every custom action I have cycled is a little easier than the Christensen to cock but I see little real world advantage to this in a hunting rifle. It is more of a spot and stalk or backpack hunting rifle and indications are it will be able to stretch the distance a little but with the classic style stock it obviously is not going to be the best rifle for long range shooting. The VX-5’s high-definition, calcium-fluoride (HD) precision ground lenses provide optimum clarity through a full range of magnifications, vivid colour and are lighter in weight than standard lenses. Though the .30-06 was and is a great option for many uses, hunters and shooters looking for more power or better long range performance have flocked towards the various .30 caliber magnum cartridges for many decades. Look no further and select from the following Christensen Arms Mesa for sale for better performance at the field. At the same time, I broke the barrel in according to the Christensen Arms website.

The first is a black with grey webbing and a tungsten Cerakote-finished barrel and action; and secondly, a green stock with black and tan webbing and a burnt bronze Cerakote-finished barrel and action. Christensen Arms has been at the forefront of lightweight, mountain rifle technology since founded in 1995. I still remember the first time I held one of their Carbon barreled rifles and couldn’t believe how light it felt in my hands. Satisfied with my load, it was time to validate drops and take the Mesa into the field on some hunts. I was so impressed with this Federal load that I decided to take it on two hunts last fall - an antelope hunt in Montana and an elk hunt in Idaho. If you absolutely know you will not be shooting over 200 yards I can’t see the justification of the price of this rifle but for those who hunt out west and are willing to practice or are already capable of shooter farther this is a great rifle at a great price for what you get. The 725 receiver is significantly lower than other Citori 12 gauge receivers, yet the 725 shares the renowned durability of generations of Citori over and unders with the same rugged full-width hinge pin and tapered locking bolt design.