Description
The Christensen Mesa Long Range 6.5 Creedmoor pairs a 26 inch match grade barrel in burnt bronze Cerakote with a green carbon fiber composite stock that adjusts for both comb height and length of pull. It is the long range rifle in the Christensen Arms line that does not ask you to pay titanium money.
Christensen Mesa Long Range 6.5 Creedmoor Barrel and Muzzle
The 26 in. barrel uses a medium Palma contour, which is heavy enough to stay honest through a long string but not so heavy that the rifle becomes a range only proposition. The extra length matters with 6.5 Creedmoor, where a 140 grain match bullet picks up meaningful velocity over a 22 inch tube.
Rifling is a 1:8 twist, the standard pitch for the 140 to 147 grain high ballistic coefficient bullets this cartridge is built around. The muzzle is threaded 5/8×24 and wears a removable seamless side baffle brake, so a suppressor takes its place without a gunsmith.
Stock, Action and Trigger
The receiver is precision machined steel on a Remington 700 footprint and comes drilled and tapped, so scope bases, rails and aftermarket bottom metal are all off the shelf parts. A TriggerTech trigger handles the break, giving a clean release with no creep and a short reset.
The carbon fiber composite long range stock is where the money shows. It adjusts for comb height and length of pull, which lets you set eye alignment behind a large objective scope and then match the reach to your build or your layers. The green finish carries black and tan webbing that hides wear and breaks up outline in timber and sage alike.
Specifications
- Model: Mesa Long Range
- Manufacturer part number: 801-02006-00
- Caliber: 6.5 Creedmoor
- Capacity: 4+1
- Barrel length: 26 in., match grade, medium Palma contour, burnt bronze Cerakote, threaded
- Barrel twist: 1:8
- Muzzle: Threaded 5/8×24 with removable side baffle brake
- Receiver: Machined steel, Remington 700 footprint, drilled and tapped
- Stock: Carbon fiber composite long range, green with black and tan webbing, adjustable comb and length of pull
- Trigger: TriggerTech
- Starting weight: 8.9 lbs.
- Accuracy guarantee: sub MOA
- UPC: 810651029486
Why 6.5 Creedmoor From a 26 Inch Barrel
6.5 Creedmoor earned its reputation on mild recoil and excellent bullets, but most factory rifles chamber it in a 22 or 24 inch barrel. A 26 inch tube recovers roughly seventy to a hundred feet per second, and at distance that translates into less drop and a slightly narrower wind bracket.
It also burns powder more completely, which means less muzzle blast reaching the brake and a marginally quieter rifle under a suppressor. For a cartridge that most owners shoot in volume, the combination of low recoil, cheap match ammunition and a long barrel makes for an unusually easy rifle to get good with.
Why Buyers Choose the Christensen Mesa Long Range 6.5 Creedmoor
The adjustable stock is the feature that separates this from the rest of the sub two thousand dollar long range market. Comb height and length of pull adjustment are usually chassis territory, and a chassis brings weight and a very different feel. Here you get the fit without the bulk.
The finish combination is practical rather than cosmetic. Cerakote on the barrelled action handles weather and cleaning solvents, and the webbed stock hides the scuffs a rifle picks up riding in a truck and against rocks.
Who Should Buy It
The Christensen Mesa Long Range 6.5 Creedmoor suits hunters who take long shots in open country, shooters getting into precision rifle matches who want a factory gun that will not hold them back, and anyone who wants one rifle for both. The 8.9 lb. starting weight is honest about what it is, so pair it with a sling and a bipod rather than expecting a mountain gun.
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