Christensen Arms Ridgeline Safari Plains Game 7mm Backcountry 20" Rifle

7mm Backcountry was built to give magnum performance out of a short barrel, so a 20" tube on this Ridgeline Safari is not a compromise the way a 20" barrel would be under an older magnum. The barrel is stainless wrapped in carbon fiber, hand lapped, free float, and threaded at the muzzle, with a radial brake installed. Shorter and lighter up front means the rifle comes to the shoulder faster and swings without dragging, which matters on a mountain more than any number on a chronograph.

The stock is European walnut in a classic profile, and it is the reason to pick a Safari over the synthetic Ridgeline. Wood adds mass in the right places, absorbs recoil the way a light stock cannot, and looks like a rifle a hunter keeps for thirty years. QD sling cups are set into the wood at both ends, and a Picatinny section on the forend takes a bipod or tripod clamp. The stainless receiver is drilled and tapped for Remington 700 bases, and a TriggerTech trigger sets the pull. Because the cartridge was made with suppressors in mind, the threaded muzzle here is more than a box to tick; it is the way most owners are going to run this rifle.