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Christensen Arms - Ridgeline FFT - 308 Win - 20.0" - Burnt Bronze - Green w/Black & Tan Accents - 4 RND
Christensen Arms - Ridgeline FFT - 308 Win - 20.0" - Burnt Bronze - Green w/Black & Tan Accents - 4 RND
 
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Tech Specs at a Glance:

Caliber: 308 Win
Barrel Length: 20.0"
Overall Length: 39.50"
Weight: Starting at 5.30 lbs.
Trigger: Trigger Tech Trigger
Rate of Twist: 1:10"
Barrel: 416R Stainless Steel Aero grade Carbon Fiber Wrapped
Stock: Flash Forged Technology Synthetic Stock
Magazine Capacity: 4
Muzzle Brake: Side Baffle Muzzle Brake

Price: $3,951.00
Sale Price: $3,452.00
Special Instructions: Valid PAL Required
Firearm Classification: Non-Restricted

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Christensen Arms - Ridgeline FFT - 308 Win - 20.0" - Burnt Bronze - Green w/Black & Tan Accents:

The Ridgeline FFT represents the latest innovation Christensen Arm's carbon fiber structural manufacturing. It features a stock with Flash Forged Technology (FFT), a proprietary and advanced manufacturing technique that does away with the status quo of "overbuilding" a product in order to meet safety standards. Instead, Flash Forged Technology creates an extremely lightweight structure that exceeds strength and safety margins without compromising performance. The FFT stock utilizes an aerospace monocoque shell to eliminate the unnecessary internal weight found on traditional composite stocks, resulting in a stock that's a full pound lighter with a sturdy and more consistent shooting foundation. This ultra-lightweight stock combined with Christensen Arm's signature carbon fiber wrapped barrel makes the Ridgeline FFT an outstanding choice for hunts that involve hiking long distances such as backwoods hunting. The FFT manufacturing process is also 100% zero-waste: all trimmed composites and defective parts are broken down and put back into the production process, which greatly helps Christensen Arm's goal of wildlife conservation. Other features of the Ridgeline FFT include a sub-MOA accuracy guarantee, due largely in part to its TriggerTech trigger, free-floating barrel, and side-baffle muzzle brake.

Features & Design:

  • Caliber: 308 Win
  • Barrel Length: 20.0"
  • Overall Length: 39.50"
  • Weight: Starting at 5.30 lbs.
  • Action: Bolt Action
  • Trigger: Trigger Tech Trigger
  • Rate of Twist: 1:10"
  • Barrel: 416R Stainless Steel Aero grade Carbon Fiber Wrapped
  • Stock: Flash Forged Technology Synthetic Stock
  • Finish: Burnt Bronze Cerakote
  • Magazine: Hinged Floor Plate
  • Magazine Capacity: 4
  • Ring Compatibility: STD 6-48 Remington 700 Rings
  • New Removable Side-Baffle Muzzle Brake
  • Sub-MoA Accuracy Guarantee
308 Winchester:

The .308 Winchester (pronounced: "three-oh-eight" or "three-aught-eight") is a rimless, bottlenecked, rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62x51mm NATO round was derived. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62x51mm NATO T65. Winchester branded the cartridge and introduced it to the commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. Winchester's Model 70 and Model 88 rifles were subsequently chambered for the new cartridge. Since then, the .308 Winchester has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting cartridge worldwide. It is also commonly used for civilian target shooting, military sniping, and police sharpshooting. The relatively short case makes the .308 Winchester especially well-adapted for short-action rifles. When loaded with a bullet that expands, tumbles, or fragments in tissue, this cartridge is capable of high terminal performance.

Although very similar to the military 7.62x51mm NATO specifications, the .308 cartridge is not identical, and there are special considerations that may apply when mixing these cartridges with 7.62x51mm NATO, and .308 Winchester chambered arms. Their interchange is, however, considered safe by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI)

Suggested Use:
  • Predators
  • Small Game
  • Varmint
  • Deer
  • Black Bear
  • Moose (short range)
  • Elk (short range)

Performance:

The .308 Winchester is one of the most popular hunting cartridges in the United States, and possibly the world. It has gained popularity in many countries as an exceptional cartridge for game in the medium- to large-sized class. In North America it is used extensively on whitetail deer, pronghorn and even the occasional caribou or black bear.

Clay Harvey, an American gun writer, says it is usable on moose and elk. Layne Simpson, an American who has hunted in Sweden, says he is surprised how many hunters there use the cartridge. Craig Boddington was told by a Norma Precision executive that the .308 is one of Norma's best-selling calibers.

In Africa the .308 Win is one of the most popular calibers among Bushveld hunters and is used on anything from duiker right up to the massive eland (a small and large African antelope respectively). Proponents of the hydrostatic shock theory contend that the .308 Winchester has sufficient energy to impart hydrostatic shock to living targets when rapidly expanding bullets deliver a high rate of energy transfer.

The .308 Winchester has slightly more drop at long range than the .30-06 Springfield, owing to its slightly lower (100 ft/s) muzzle velocity with most bullet weights. Cartridges with significantly higher muzzle velocities, such as the .300 Winchester Magnum can have significantly less drop at long range.